Alif the Unseen

“[A] Harry Potter-ish action-adventure romance” set during the Arab Spring, from the New York Times –bestselling author of the Ms. Marvel comic book series ( The New York Times ).   In an unnamed Middle Eastern security state, a young Arab-Indian hacker, who goes by Alif, shields his clients—dissidents, outlaws, revolutionaries, and other watched groups—from surveillance, and tries to stay out of trouble.   The aristocratic woman Alif loves has jilted him for a prince chosen by her par