\'Enchanting, immersive and beautifully imagined. and to find her place in this magical new world.. . .
The practice of magic has been outlawed, the Sultan\'s alchemists are plotting a sinister scheme - and the answers Yara is searching for seem to be out of reach.
Yara must summon all of her courage to discOver the truth about her mother\'s past and her own identity .
But Zehaira is not the land it used to be.
Yara must travel from the home she has always known to a place that is not on any map - Zehaira, a world of sorcerers, alchemists and simmering magic.
Good luck, my brave girl.
When Yara\'s mother passes away, she leaves behind a letter and a strange set of instructions. . .
To return to the city of Zehaira, you must read out the words on the back of this letter .
Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief\'Spellbinding storytelling - lyrical, heartfelt, and glittering with possibilities\' Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs\'Intricately-woven and wholly authentic.\' Aisha Bushby, author of A Pocketful of StarsMy own Yara, if you are reading this, then something terrible has happened, and you are on your own.
Once I\'d finished, I couldn\'t stop dreaming of this magnificent magical world\' A.
F. \'Enchanting, immersive and beautifully imagined
