Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the sultan. Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people.

But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfolds-and the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine.An Ignyte Award Winner 2020 A TIME Magazine Top 100 Fantasy Book of All Time A BuzzFeed Pick for 'YA Books You Absolutely Must Read This Spring' A Bustle's Most Anticipated 2019 YA Release A Paste Magazine's Top 10 Most Anticipated YA Novels of 2019 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. 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. War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. Both Zafira and Nasir are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya-but neither wants to be. 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. Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, Hafsah Faizal's We Hunt the Flame-first in the Sands of Arawiya series-is a gripping debut of discovery, conquering fear, and taking identity into your own hands.

Both narrators deliver commanding performances steeped in drama and suspense, drawing out every ounce of emotion and intrigue: - AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner

'Narrators Fiona Hardingham and Steve West lend their exceptional vocal skills to this fantasy novel. Categories Young Adult and Teen Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy

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