The smoke thieves

**The first book in the new fantasy series from the author of Half Bad**br>br>This is the perfect story for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor. br>br>-------------br>br>A princess, a traitor, a soldier, a hunter and a thief.br>br>Five teenagers with the fate of the world in their hands.br>Five nations destined for conflict.br>br>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.br>br>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.br>br>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.br>br>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.br>br>Who will rise and who will fall? And who will claim the ultimate prize?br>br>****** br>br>If you couldn''t get enough of The Children of Blood and Bone or The Red Queen, then you need to dive into the world of Brigant.>