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We Hunt the Flame

by Hafsah Faizal

A perilous quest in a shadowed kingdom

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  • Bestseller

    New York Times Bestseller

    Described as a New York Times bestseller.

  • Book club selection

    Teen Vogue Book Club Pick

    Selected as a Teen Vogue Book Club Pick.

  • Editorial selection

    TIME Magazine Top 100 Fantasy Book of All Time

    Named one of TIME Magazine's Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time.

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A perilous quest in a shadowed kingdom

In Arawiya, Zafira and Nasir are known by roles they never chose: she hunts in disguise to feed her people, while he carries out the sultan’s orders as the Prince of Death. Their missions converge around a lost artifact said to be capable of restoring magic and halting the encroaching Arz. The danger reaches beyond the cursed forest and the kingdom’s brewing war: both must contend with the expectations imposed on them and the cost of revealing who they are. Drawing on a world inspired by ancient Arabia, the first book in the Sands of Arawiya duology brings together political conflict, identity, and a fantasy quest with an increasingly consequential prize.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young adult fantasy readers interested in epic quests and magical worlds
  • Readers who enjoy stories involving political conflict and competing missions
  • Readers interested in characters negotiating identity and imposed roles

Themes

Identity and social expectationsPolitical power and conflictMagic and a threatened worldDuty and self-determination

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Book overview

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Tempest of Tea

An Ignyte Award Winner
A TIME Magazine Top 100 Fantasy Book of All Time
A Paste Magazine Best YA Book
A PopSugar Best YA Book
A TeenVogue Book Club Pick
A New York Times Bestseller

"A spellbinding tale filled with deception, political intrigue, and atmosphere that lives and breathes--I am obsessed with this story." --Kerri Maniscalco, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, New York Times bestselling author Hafsah Faizal's We Hunt the Flame--first in the Sands of Arawiya duology--is a gripping debut of discovery, conquering fear, and taking identity into your own hands.


People lived because she killed. People died because he lived.

Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the sultan. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected; if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways. Both Zafira and Nasir are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya--but neither wants to be.

War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world and stop the Arz, Nasir is sent by the sultan on a similar mission: retrieve the artifact and kill the Hunter. But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfolds--and the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine.

Don't miss these other titles from Hafsah Faizal:
We Free the Stars, the second book in the Sands of Arawiya duology
A Tempest of Tea, the instant #1 New York Times-Bestseller

A Steeping of Blood, second book in the Blood & Tea duology

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