You know what they say: nothing travels faster than the speed of light…except gossip. (OK we might’ve made it up, but it sounds right, yes?) This is something Amani, the incredible heroine of Rebel of the Sands, knows first hand. Her feats across the desert have people talking far and wide – but what is it they think they know about her? We’ve had our ear to the ground, and these are some of the things we’ve been hearing about the infamous Blue-Eyed Bandit.

She’s more gunpowder than girl.

We have it on good authority from our sources in the Last County that the Blue-Eyed Bandit never misses a shot. Gotta wonder where she learned to do that. Not from her awful family, that’s for sure.

She tamed a magic horse.

We all know Buraqi don’t obey just anyone, and yet people are saying the Blue-Eyed Bandit not only managed to trap one, she managed to steal it, too!

She helped a wanted fugitive escape.

That foreigner who was hanging around the pistol pit in Deadshot? Yeah, we totally saw her skip town with him on the back of a Buraqi. Too bad for her, half the Miraji army is after that guy.

She works for the prince.

A new dawn, a new desert. We’ve all heard his rallying cry whispered in the streets. And from what we hear, the girl is full-on Team Rebel Prince. But can he really trust someone called the Blue-Eyed Bandit?

She never lies.

We’ve heard the foreigner say the Bandit has “traitor eyes,” but as far as anyone else can figure, she always tells the truth. So what are those blue eyes hiding, we wonder?

She isn’t even human.

Okay, okay, even we know this one is a little out there. But the gossip mill just doesn’t know what to make of this girl!

Want to learn more about Amani and Rebel of the Sands? Here are 5 things you need to know about the book from author Alwyn Hamilton! Curious about this “foreigner” we keep talking up? Meet Jin, a.k.a. your new book boyfriend.