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Road of the Lost
By (Author) Nafiza Azad
Simon & Schuster
Margaret K McElderry Books
15th December 2023
23rd November 2023
Reprint
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Mythic fantasy / Mythic fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Comic (humorous) fantasy
813.6
Paperback
352
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 10mm
193g
A beautifully mythic world rich with heart and charming characters, Road of the Lost tells a powerful tale of self-discovery thatheld me wholly enchanted until the end. Ashley Shuttleworth, author of A Dark and Hollow Star
Perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince, this gorgeous young adult fantasy follows a girl who discovers shes spent her life under an enchantment hiding her true identity on her quest into the magical Otherworld to unlock her powers and discover her destiny.
Even the most powerful magic cant hide a secret forever.
Croi is a brownie, glamoured to be invisible to humans. Her life in the Wilde Forest is ordinary and her magic is weakuntil the day that her guardian gives Croi a book about magick from the Otherworld, the world of the Higher Fae. Croi wakes the next morning with something pulling at her core, summoning her to the Otherworld. Its a spell she cannot control or break.
Forced to leave her home, Croi begins a journey full of surprisesand dangers. For Croi is not a brownie at all but another creature entirely, enchanted to forget her true heritage. As Croi ventures beyond the forest, her brownie glamour begins to shift and change. Who is she really, who is summoning her, and what do they want Croi will need every ounce of her newfound magic and her courage as she travels a treacherous path to find her true self and the place in the Otherworld where she belongs.
Nafiza Azad is a self-identified island girl. She has hurricanes in her blood and dreams of a time she can exist solely on mangoes and pineapple. Born in Lautoka, Fiji, she currently resides in British Columbia, Canada, where she reads too many books, watches too many K-dramas, and writes stories about girls taking over the world.Nafiza is the coeditor of the young adult anthologyWriting in Colorand author ofThe Candle and the Flame, which was nominated for the William C. Morris Award,The Wild Ones, andRoad of the Lost.Learn more at NafizaAzad.com.