But everyone’s secrets could bring everything crashing down. On their quest to save the kingdom, they may very well save themselves.

This unlikely crew is forced to work together and set out on an impossible quest to restore magic to Arawiya. Along with the two narrators we are blessed with so many more wonderful characters. Nasir is an assassin and a prince who just wants to escape. Zafira is a hunter who must hide her identity in order to help provide for her people. The story is told through alternating POV's between female and male protagonist. So you better believe that I was extremely excited (there may have been high pitched squealing) when I was selected to receive an Advanced Reader’s Copy from Macmillan/Fierce Reads. I’ve been watching the progress of Hafsah's story on social media since it was simply a dream, a work in progress, dubbed her “Arabian fantasy”. This book has been one of my most anticipated reads of 2019. WE HUNT THE FLAME is a sweeping Young Adult fantasy debut from Hafsah Faizal. Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, We Hunt the Flame is a gripping debut of discovery, conquering fear, and taking identity into your own hands. But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfolds-and the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine. 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 king on a similar mission: retrieve the artifact and kill the Hunter. War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. 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.īoth are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya-but neither wants to be. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the king. Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people.

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