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Black Heat

A Dark and Thrilling YA Fantasy

Bex Hogan author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Hachette Children's Group

Published:6th Jul '23

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'Dark, enthralling feminist fantasy ... deft characterisation, intricate world-building and serpentine twists will appeal to fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J Maas' Guardian

'Intelligent, heartbreaking and fiercely feminist' Katharine Corr, co-author of Daughter of Darkness

Exile. Rebel. Healer. Three underestimated women, destined to be brought together by revenge in this dark and thrilling new YA fantasy.

Marzal - an exiled daughter with a plan for her return.
Rayn - a rebel blacksmith with a blade of blood.
Elena - a gentle midwife with a fiercely protected secret.

Each young woman wants peace for their country, but in times of war, not everyone fights by the same rules. As their countries burn around them, and the stakes of victory rise, each woman will have to decide how far she is willing to go for peace.

But the desire for revenge also burns deep...

A dark and thrilling new fantasy from the author of The Isles of Storm and Sorrow trilogy.


'Heart-stopping and addictive' - Maria Kuzinar, author of The Ship of Shadows

''Dark, enthralling feminist fantasy ... deft characterisation, intricate world-building and serpentine twists will appeal to fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J Maas.' - Guardian

'As beautiful as it is brutal, Black Heat is a seething ball of feminist rage and I loved it' - Anna Waterworth, author of The Girl Who Grew Wings

'Dark, enthralling feminist fantasy ... deft characterisation, intricate world-building and serpentine twists will appeal to fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J Maas. -- Imogen Russell Williams * Guardian *
Intelligent, heartbreaking and fiercely feminist * Katharine Corr, co-author of Daughter of Darkness *
Three women's destinies entwine in this darkly thrilling fantasy of revenge and war * Maria Kuzniar, author of The Ship of Shadows *
As beautiful as it is brutal, BLACK HEAT is a seething ball of feminist rage and I loved it * Anna Waterworth, author or The Girl Who Grew Wings *
"A gripping and compelling story" -- Jemima Breeds * Armadillo Magazine *

ISBN: 9781510110960

Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 28mm

Weight: 320g

384 pages