The Smoke Thieves
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Publisher Description
From the internationally bestselling author of the Half Bad trilogy comes an epic fantasy series where unforgiveable betrayals, devious motives, and forbidden love collide.
“A [young adult] Game of Thrones that pits power against love, conviction against convention.”—Booklist
“Full to overflowing with dark magic, marvelous mayhem, heart-stopping action, and delicious forbidden romance.”—Morgan Rhodes, New York Times bestselling author of Falling Kingdoms
Meet the Smoke Thieves.
A shrewd princess whose father is plotting against her.
An idealistic soldier turned traitor.
A radicalized servant on a quest to avenge his family.
A streetwise demon hunter in need of money.
A charming thief with no clue about his true identity.
These five young adults’ lives would never intersect were it not for a stolen bottle of demon smoke. As war approaches, they must navigate a tangled web of political intrigue, shifting alliances, and forbidden love in order to uncover the dangerous truth about the strangely powerful smoke that intertwines their fates.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this first volume in a fantasy trilogy from the author of the Half Bad books, Princess Catherine of Brigant loves a soldier, Ambrose, but her tyrannical father, King Aloysius, insists that she marry Prince Tzsayn of Pitoria. Catherine knows that Aloysius has designs on his brother Thelonius's kingdom of Calidor, but she's uncertain how her nuptials factor into his scheme. Ambrose suspects that the king is plotting something nefarious, but since Aloysius recently executed Ambrose's sister for treason, an investigation could prove deadly. Also in the mix are orphan Tash, who possesses an illicit substance that might be the key to defeating Aloysius, and Thelonius's bastard son, Edyon. Edyon believes that March, a refugee, is taking him to meet his father; instead, March plans to sell Edyon to Aloysius. After a scattered start, Green's latest finds its footing and will hold readers rapt until the harrowing conclusion. The romance is secondary to the action, and some of the supporting characters, especially the villains, lack dimension, but Catherine is a fully fleshed heroine whose storyline advocates self-empowerment and independent thought. Ages 14 up.
