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A Magic Fierce and Bright by Hemant Nayak

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A Magic Fierce and Bright

Hemant Nayak

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Hardcover · July 9, 2024

Reading lane: Ethnic & Regional Fairy Tales for Teens

A young technomancer teams up with a handsome thief and a sentient motorcycle to save her sister in this propulsive, magic-filled young adult fantasy that is perfect for fans of Gearbreakers and Iron Widow .

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Why This Clicks

Bright Magic

Come here for

  • Bright, magical texture
  • A keepsake-worthy fantasy sheen

Expect

  • An immersive, sustained read
  • A fairy-tale-inflected YA fantasy

Book Details

Authors
Hemant Nayak
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published
July 9, 2024
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Ethnic & Regional Fairy Tales for Teens · Epic YA Fantasy
Reading lane
Ethnic & Regional Fairy Tales for Teens

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Publisher Categories

  • YA Fantasy Romance

  • Asia for Teens

  • Alternative History

About This Book

A young technomancer teams up with a handsome thief and a sentient motorcycle to save her sister in this propulsive, magic-filled young adult fantasy that is perfect for fans of Gearbreakers and Iron Widow . Adya wants nothing more than to be left alone. Content to be loyal to no one but herself in the isolated jungles of South India, she dreams only of finding her lost sister, Priya, and making enough money to take care of their family. It’s too bad that her rare ability to...

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A young technomancer teams up with a handsome thief and a sentient motorcycle to save her sister in this propulsive, magic-filled young adult fantasy that is perfect for fans of Gearbreakers and Iron Widow . Adya wants nothing more than to be left alone. Content to be loyal to no one but herself in the isolated jungles of South India, she dreams only of finding her lost sister, Priya, and making enough money to take care of their family. It’s too bad that her rare ability to wake electric machines—using the magic that wiped them out five centuries ago—also makes her a coveted political pawn. Everyone seems to believe that her technomancy can help them win the endless war for control over the magic’s supernatural source. These senseless power struggles mean little to Adya. But when her enemies dangle news of her sister before her, she’s all too quick to leap at the chance to bring Priya home—even if it means teaming up with a rakish, disreputable thief in order to do it. With the threat of invasion looming ever larger on the horizon, Adya must reconcile the kind of person she is with the kind of person she wants to be and untangle the web of intrigue, conspiracy, and deceit that threatens to take all of India down with it.

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