We Hunt the Flame

An Ignyte Award Winner 2020
A TIME Magazine Top 100 Fantasy Book of All Time
A Paste Magazine Best YA Book of 2019
A PopSugar Best YA Book of 2019
A TeenVogue Book Club Pick for 2019
A Barnes & Noble Teen Book Club Pick for 2019

Lyrical and spellbinding --Marieke Njikamp, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, 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.

Author: Hafsah Faizal
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 05/14/2019
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780374311544
Age Range: 14-18

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 19
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 507002 / We Hunt the Flame


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2019
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2019
Booklist 04/01/2019 pg. 68
School Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 103
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2019 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Publishers Weekly 06/24/2019
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Hafsah Faizal is the New York Times bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame, and the founder of IceyDesigns, where she creates websites for authors and beauteous goodies for everyone else. When she's not writing, she can be found designing, deciding between Assassin's Creed and Skyrim, or traversing the world. Born in Florida and raised in California, she now resides in Texas with her family and a library of books waiting to be devoured. Visit her at hafsahfaizal.com.