The Balloon Thief (Paperback)
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The Balloon Thief (Paperback)

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Paperback 400 Pages
Published: 03/03/2022
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Waterstones Says

Featuring airborne adventure and wicked djinn spirits, Marufu's exhilarating YA debut finds a sixteen-year-old fleeing an arranged marriage in a hot air balloon - and into a dangerous world of magic and curses.

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. 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.

Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
ISBN: 9781913696078
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 320 g
Dimensions: 198 x 131 x 31 mm

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“A Powerful and Gripping Magical Adventure”

... But more than that, this book deals with some incredibly punchy issues so deftly. The nature of freedom and oppression, privilege and finding one's place in a world designed to keep people down. What the... More

Maureen at Waterstones Belfast

“Beautifully constructed world and rich characters.”

I was sent a proof copy of this book and without reading much about it I dove in- and boy am I glad I did! I couldn't put it down!

Set in a beautiful, colourful world with heartbreaking problems, the... More

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“A powerful, thought-provoking read, set in an exquisitely drawn world”

I was lucky enough to get a proof copy of The Balloon Thief and it completely blew me away.
The worldbuilding is spellbinding, but never slows the plot - which is absolutely action-packed.
The story tackles tough... More

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