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  • Published: 30 April 2018
  • ISBN: 9780141375397
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 512
  • RRP: $22.99

The Smoke Thieves




The first book in a new fantasy series set against a backdrop of warring kingdoms and mysterious magic.

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?

  • Published: 30 April 2018
  • ISBN: 9780141375397
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 512
  • RRP: $22.99

About the author

Sally Green

Sally Green lives in north-west England with her husband and son. She has had various jobs and even a profession but in 2010 she discovered a love of writing and now just can't stop. She used to keep chickens, makes decent jam, doesn't mind ironing, loves to walk in Wales even when it's raining, and will probably never jog again. She really ought to drink less coffee. Half Bad is her first novel.

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Praise for The Smoke Thieves

An excellent read

The Bookbag

Catherine is a fully fleshed heroine whose storyline advocates self-empowerment and independent thought

Publishers Weekly

As the Half Bad trilogy proved, Green is adept at writing a propulsive narrative

Financial Times

A rewarding read worth smoking out

The Times

This has elevated Sally Green's work to the next level... this series is going to be awesome

Clumsiness is a Curse

A gripping piece of fantasy

Parabatai Reviews

Bloody, fast paced and adventurous

She Loves to Read

It snares your attention, and keeps it

Faerie on the Shelf

Sally Green has fully captured me with this new series

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