Torchfire (the Blazing Sequel To Songlight)

By (author) Buffini Moira
Description:

Welcome back to a world where songlight - or telepathy - is either your greatest power or your greatest curse.

Elsa is on the run and is urgently seeking a safe haven.
Nightingale is being held captive and forced to use her songlight against her own people.
Piper has been promoted up the ranks of the Airmen, where nothing but bloodshed is demanded of him.
Rye has stumbled across an incredible airship, the likes of which has never been seen before . . .

All four are united by their desire for peace. But peace between the Aylish and Brightland feels more fragile than ever.

And there is a new threat, not just to Brightland, but to Ayland and the world beyond. The airship that Rye has discovered is owned by a race of elite Torches, recently returned to Earth.

The future of civilisation is on a knife edge, with those from Brightland wanting to stamp out songlight, those from Ayland wanting harmony and those from Sealand wanting songlight to rein, whatever the costs . . .

A SEQUEL TO RIVAL ALL OTHERS, proving this to be the most exciting trilogy to have been published for decades!

Reader Reviews:
''Wow. This second book leaves me even more hardbroken and curious for the next part of the story.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''Torchfire by Moira Buffini was a masterpiece! This author is a genius!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''The world building is top notch... An excellent fantasy story.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''Dystopian fantasy YA perfection! 5/5 stars.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''Easiest 5 star review. I loved the first book, and incredibly I think her second trumps the first.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''I loved the first volume, it was one of my favorite reads of 2024. I didn''t think it was possible to love the second more. But I did, it''s epic.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Biographical note:
Moira Buffini is one of the UK''s leading scriptwriters. She has written acclaimed TV, films and plays, including The Dig (BAFTA-nominated), Harlots, Jane Eyre, Tamara Drewe, Dinner and Handbagged. She co-chairs the board of trustees of Tonic, a charity which supports equality, diversity and inclusion across the performing arts . She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Society of Arts. Songlight was her debut novel and was named YA Book of the Year across the national press. It was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and longlisted for the Branford Boase. Moira lives in London.
Promotional headline:
THE HOTTEST DYSTOPIAN FANTASY TRILOGY OF THE DECADE CONTINUES! Who will triumph? Those with songlight, or those without?
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Urgent, ambitious, mesmerising . . . The standout young adult novel of the year.
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The start of something big.
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Wow. This second book leaves me even more heartbroken and curious for the next part of the story. The twists kept coming and . . . I just need the next book now.
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A masterpiece! This author is a genius! So, so good.
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One of the best YA dystopias in years.
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Thrilling, post-apocalyptic drama with shades of The Handmaid''s Tale.
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Dystopian fantasy YA perfection! 5/5 stars. I thought I loved book 1 (I did) and book two was just a revelation. I could not put it down. I stayed up to finish it till 2am because it was THAT good.
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One of the most gripping reads of 2024.
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Has Hunger Games-style franchise pote