{{Short description|Kuwaiti-American writer}} {{Infobox writer | name = Chelsea Abdullah | image = Chelsea abdullah 9033243.jpg | caption = Abdullah at the 2022 National Book festival | occupation = writer | nationality = Kuwaiti-American | years_active = 2022–present | education = Masters Degree | alma_mater = Duquesne University<br>University of Colorado Boulder }}
'''Chelsea Abdullah''' is a Kuwaiti-American writer. She is the author of the fantastical ''Sandsea Trilogy''.
==Early life and education== Abdullah was born and raised in Kuwait. She earned an MA in English from Duquesne University.<ref name="LOC">{{cite web |title=Chelsea Abdullah |url=https://www.loc.gov/events/2022-national-book-festival/authors/item/n2021069326/chelsea-abdullah/ |website=Library of Congress |access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref> She graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lauritzen |first=Haley |date=2022-04-27 |title=Former CUI staff member to release her debut novel this May |url=https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/04/27/former-cui-staff-member-release-her-debut-novel-this-may/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Career== In 2022, Abdullah published her debut novel, the first of an intended trilogy.<ref name="pw"/> Titled ''The Stardust Thief'', it's a story that takes place in a ''One Thousand and One Nights''-inspired fantasy world where jinn are persecuted and hunted for their healing blood, and their enchanted relics are coveted.<ref name="pw"/><ref name="na">{{Cite web |last=Belgacem |first=Assia |date=2022-06-22 |title=The Stardust Thief: A magical nod to Arab oral story-telling |url=https://english.alaraby.co.uk/features/stardust-thief-magical-nod-arab-oral-story-telling |access-date=2022-09-02 |work=The New Arab |language=en}}</ref> ''Publishers Weekly'' praised Abdullah's "lush descriptions [that] bring the setting to life" and her ability to create a "sense of mystery and enchantment".<ref name="pw" /> ''The New Arab'' applauded her inclusion of traditional Emirati folk tales and said she "beautifully [weaves] stories within stories, tales within tales."<ref name="na"/>
The third installment of the trilogy is yet to be published.
==Bibliography== ===The Sandsea Trilogy=== *''The Stardust Thief'', Little, Brown Book Group Limited, 2022. {{ISBN|9780356517445}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-21 |title=Exclusive: Chelsea Abdullah talks The Stardust Thief, oral storytelling, and more |url=https://winteriscoming.net/2022/05/21/exclusive-chelsea-abdullah-on-the-stardust-thief-oral-storytelling-and-more/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Winter is Coming |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-17 |title=The Stardust Thief is a captivating debut novel from a bright new voice in modern fantasy |url=https://winteriscoming.net/2022/05/17/book-review-the-stardust-thief-by-chelsea-abdullah/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Winter is Coming |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="pw">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-03 |title=The Stardust Thief |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780316368766 |access-date=2022-09-02 |work=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> *''The Ashfire King'', Little, Brown Book Group Limited, 2025. {{ISBN|9780356517469}}<ref name="pw2">{{Cite web |title=The Ashfire King |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780316369060 |access-date=2025-10-13 |work=Publishers Weekly}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|https://www.chelseaabdullah.com/}} *{{ISFDB name|id=343043|name=Chelsea Abdullah}}
==Further reading== *{{cite web |url=https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2022/05/26/the-middle-geeks-interview-chelsea-abdullah-author-of-the-stardust-thief/ |title=The Middle Geeks Interview: Chelsea Abdullah, Author of "The Stardust Thief" |website=Nerds of Color |date=2022-05-26 |first=Swara |last=Salih}} *{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Michael M. |title=A Story Built of Stories: PW Talks with Chelsea Abdullah |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/88806-a-story-built-of-stories-pw-talks-with-chelsea-abdullah.html |access-date=2022-09-02 |work=Publishers Weekly|language=en |date=2022-03-18}}
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