Fatima must use all of her courage and wits to save her best friend Hassan from the Spanish Inquisition after their palace is taken over by agents of the Spanish monarchy. Hassan has a wonderful and terrifying secret, he can draw maps of places he has never seen and then create doorways to travel there. Fatima has never left the palace and now must travel across Spain to escape the Inquisition and find the magical island of The Bird King. With the help of a mischievous and clever jinn, Fatima and Hassan will sail ships, find refuge in caves, escape soldiers and mercenaries, and create a new life of their own making. Beautifully told, fast moving and full of adventure, this story kept me completely captivated from start to finish.