The Fire Wish
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A jinni. A princess. And the wish that changes everything. . . . Beautifully written and accessible fantasy for fans of Tamora Pierce, Rachel Hartman, and Laini Taylor.
In this romantic and evocative fantasy, Najwa is a jinni, training to be a spy in the war against the humans. Zayele is a human on her way to marry a prince of Baghdad—which she’ll do anything to avoid. So she captures Najwa and makes a wish. With a rush of smoke and fire, they fall apart and re-form—as each other. A jinni and a human, trading lives. Both girls must play their parts among enemies who would kill them if the deception were ever discovered—enemies including the young men Najwa and Zayele are just discovering they might love.
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Debut author Lough introduces two courageous, resilient heroines in this series opener, a historical fantasy set in Baghdad's Golden Age. Humans and jinn once lived in peace, advancing scientific knowledge through cooperation, but are now at war. Zayele, a free-spirited 16-year-old from Zab, where the war began, dreads her upcoming marriage to the caliph's son Kamal; she'll have to leave behind her blind brother. Zayele makes a wish to trade places with the unwilling jinni Najwa. Reflecting the author's background in military intelligence, Najwa, part of the prestigious Eyes of Iblis Corps, must investigate the game-changing weapon Kamal is developing. As both girls struggle to undo Zayele's wish, they uncover their shared, hidden past and become targets of deadly intrigue. Though sometimes predictable, Lough's novel distinguishes itself by its willingness to follow through on the consequences of its protagonists' actions. "We know you didn't mean to harm Najwa, but what is disturbing is that you so freely took from someone else," the wise Faisal explains to Zayele before sending her to rescue Najwa and reverse her mistake. Ages 12 up.
