Aneesa Marufu
The Balloon Thief
The Balloon Thief
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In the YA fantasy novel "Burn the Flame," Khadija flees her home in a stolen hot air balloon to escape an arranged marriage. She forms an unlikely alliance with a poor glassmaker's apprentice, Jacob, who is a hāri, and together they face a deadly revolution threatened by the Hāreef, a terrorist group using forbidden magic to summon jinn. The novel explores racism, misogyny, and discrimination in a highly original fantasy universe and is perfect for fans of "Noughts + Crosses," "We Hunt the Flame," and "Rebel of the Sands."
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 03 March 2022
Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
The year's must-read YA fantasy – ancient djinn, an epic adventure, and one girl's courage to seek her own destiny.
Burn the flame. Seek the night.
Highly relevant yet utterly original, I was utterly entranced by this world of jinn, peris, and hot air balloons that ache for the skies.
Lauren James, author of THE QUIET AT THE END OF THE WORLD For Khadija, the only escape from her father's arranged betrothal is the sky. When she spots a rogue hot air balloon fighting against its ropes, she leaps at the chance for adventure.
Khadija soon finds an unlikely ally in a poor glassmaker's apprentice, Jacob. But Jacob is a hāri, and Khadija a Ghadaean.
The hāri are oppressed and restless – their infamous terrorist group, the Hāreef, have a new fearsome leader. And the ruling Ghadaeans are brutal in their repression.
Soon, a deadly revolution threatens their friendship and their world.
The Hāreef use forbidden magic, summoning jinn – wicked spirits made of fire – to enact their revenge, forcing Jacob and Khadija to choose what kind of a world they want to save.
A commercial, thrilling, and uplifting fantasy adventure following sixteen-year-old Khadija, who flees her home in a stolen hot air balloon to escape an arranged marriage.
The debut novel from enthralling new talent, twenty-four-year-old Aneesa Marufu, which draws on the author's South Asian heritage.
Explores racism, misogyny, and discrimination in a highly original fantasy universe.
Perfect for fans of Noughts + Crosses, We Hunt the Flame, and Rebel of the Sands.
Weight: 322g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913696078
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