Ali El-Masry thought uncovering Cairo's Hidden World was his greatest challenge. He was wrong. Ever since he stepped into Bab al-Nar, his dreams have been haunted by visions of the past and the future-some beautiful, some terrifying. But when a dark sorcerer, Zafar al-Karim, curses him, those visions twist into something else. Ali can't trust his own mind anymore. He sees things that never happened. He remembers things that were never real. And worst of all? His curse is growing stronger. But Ali isn't alone. With his closest friends-Tamara, Ezz, Adam, and Farida-he searches for a way to break the curse before it breaks him. Their journey leads them deep into the oldest mosques, underground tombs, and forgotten libraries of Cairo, where they discover the legend of the Talisman of Solomon-an artifact that can control Djinn. But Zafar wants the talisman too. And Ali's visions whisper a terrifying possibility: If he finds it first, the world will burn. Time is running out. The curse is getting worse. And somewhere in the darkness of Cairo's ancient streets, Djinn are beginning to wake. Ali thought magic was his gift. Now, it might be his curse.