The balloon thief - Aneesa Marufu

For Khadija, the only escape from an arranged betrothal is the sky. Seeing a rogue hot air balloon fighting against its ropes, she leaps at her chance for adventure.

Khadija soon finds an unlikely ally - but Jacob is an oppressed hari, Khadija a ruling Ghadaean - and revolution is stirring all around them.

Together, Jacob and Khadija must decide where they belong, and whether their friendship is worth fighting for..

Cover illustration by

Catherine Rowe