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 The extraordinary sequel to The Balloon Thief: an epic
journey into a world of shadows and trickery where the stakes are
even higher ... After the battle of Al-Shaam – where the invading
jinn army was defeated – Khadija, Jacob and their friends are
heroes. Then, Khadija receives a letter: her sister, Talia, has
been kidnapped and stolen into the magical realm of Al-Ghaib.
Accompanied by Darian – who has been different since jinniya
Queen Bidhukh’s parting blow – Khadija embarks on a quest to
rescue Talia. But Al-Ghaib, where the sky is emerald green, is a
place of trickery: Khadija will have to have all her wits about her
if she’s to outfox her sister’s captor ... The fiery sequel to
the celebrated YA fantasy romance The Balloon Thief A dual
narrative split between Khadija’s magical quest to rescue her
sister, and Jacob’s embroilment in a political mysteryÂ
Full of ancient djinn, epic adventure and heartrending
romance Explores love, politics, equality and racism in a
highly original South Asian-inspired fantasy world  PRAISE
FOR THE BALLOON THIEF:Â 'An exhilarating adventure' OBSERVER
'Highly relevant yet utterly original' LAUREN JAMES 'A thrilling
fantasy' IRISH EXAMINER
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 hari, and Khadija a
Ghadaean. The hari are oppressed and restless - their infamous
terrorist group, the Hareef, 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 Hareef
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
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