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The Smoke Thieves

The Smoke Thieves

Summary

**The first book in the new historical fantasy series from the author of Half Bad**

A princess, a traitor, a soldier, a hunter and a thief.

Five teenagers with the fate of the world in their hands.


Five nations destined for conflict.


In Brigant, Princess Catherine prepares for a political marriage arranged by her brutal and ambitious father, while her true love, Ambrose, faces the executioner's block.

In Calidor, downtrodden servant March seeks revenge on the prince who betrayed his people. In Pitoria, feckless Edyon steals cheap baubles for cheaper thrills as he drifts from town to town.

And in the barren northern territories, thirteen-year-old Tash is running for her life as she plays bait for the gruff demon hunter Gravell.

As alliances shift and shatter, and old certainties are overturned, our five heroes find their past lives transformed and their futures inextricably linked by the unpredictable tides of magic and war.

Who will rise and who will fall? And who will claim the ultimate prize?

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The perfect new YA fantasy series for fans of The Red Queen, Game of Thrones and Sarah J Maas.

About the author

Sally Green

Sally Green lives in Cheshire, England. She has had various jobs from her first paper-round to a career as an accountant, but in 2010 she started writing a novel and that changed her life. She still runs most days despite several attempts to give it up. Follow her on Twitter @Sa11eGreen.
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