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ancient artifact, but while Zafira is retrieving it to restore magic to her people, Nasir is sent by his father to retrieve the object and kill the legendary hunter who is there to retrieve it. As their journey unfolds, an ancient evil emerges and the artifact they seek may pose a greater threat than they realize.
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tells the story of Zafira, a legendary hunter who disguises herself as a man in order to travel into a dangerous forest to feed her people. The story also follows Nasir, the crown prince who acts as an assassin and is kept on a tight leash by his father. Both are sent on a mission to retrieve an
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just before the contest started. Faizal first got the idea to write the novel at age 17, when she first came into contact with the young adult novel scene, due to being a book blogger. Hafsah Faizal was inspired by
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than 200, Booklist Online: More; Librarians, 000 Book Reviews for; Groups, Book; Association, book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library.
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in May 2019 and debuted on the New York Times bestseller list, at #5. It debuted to favorable reviews, earning a star from
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and decided to write the book in a setting that was more familiar to her. Faizal set the story in a world reminiscent of
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Faizal reports during her writing process, she began to sketch a map and found that the map closely represented
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was developing a television adaptation of the novel with Faizal as executive producer.
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cultures that she states are often wrongfully entwined with stories about the
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Hafsah Faizal wrote four other manuscripts before starting the first draft of
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Hafsah Faizal
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The Hunger Games
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