Torchfire
The blazing sequel to Songlight, Winner of the YA Book Prize
Published on 28. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
560 pages
978-0-571-38568-3 (ISBN)
Description
Read all of the Hunger Games series? Now read this! BOOK TWO IN GLOBAL PHENOMENON, THE TORCH TRILOGY.
LOVE. POWER. RESISTANCE ...
In a world where songlight is either your greatest gift or your greatest curse, the Brethren are tightening their power. But Torches are finding ways to commune.
LARK is on the run. She has lost all contact with Rye, but nothing is going to stop her finding him. NIGHTINGALE is a prisoner, working to free herself from Sister Swan's gilded cage. RYE is crossing the ocean on a journey to the dangerous unknown. He will do anything to get back to Lark. PIPER has been promoted to join the ranks of the elite Airmen, and he must play his part.
All four are united by a desire for peace, but the future of Brightland sits on a knife edge.
When an airship from another world arrives, armed by a seemingly superior new race, will PETRA and her people prove to be saviours, or an even greater threat to Brightland?
Praise for the series:
WINNER - YA Book Prize
'Desperately exciting.' Bookseller
'Superb . . . Mesmerising.' The Times
'The book blazes like its title.' Guardian, '5 of the Best YA for 2025'
'An extraordinary achievement.' The Times, '20 Best Books of 2025'
LOVE. POWER. RESISTANCE ...
In a world where songlight is either your greatest gift or your greatest curse, the Brethren are tightening their power. But Torches are finding ways to commune.
LARK is on the run. She has lost all contact with Rye, but nothing is going to stop her finding him. NIGHTINGALE is a prisoner, working to free herself from Sister Swan's gilded cage. RYE is crossing the ocean on a journey to the dangerous unknown. He will do anything to get back to Lark. PIPER has been promoted to join the ranks of the elite Airmen, and he must play his part.
All four are united by a desire for peace, but the future of Brightland sits on a knife edge.
When an airship from another world arrives, armed by a seemingly superior new race, will PETRA and her people prove to be saviours, or an even greater threat to Brightland?
Praise for the series:
WINNER - YA Book Prize
'Desperately exciting.' Bookseller
'Superb . . . Mesmerising.' The Times
'The book blazes like its title.' Guardian, '5 of the Best YA for 2025'
'An extraordinary achievement.' The Times, '20 Best Books of 2025'
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Series
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 14 years
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
449 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-571-38568-3 (9780571385683)
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Moira Buffini is one of the UK's leading dramatists. She has written acclaimed films and plays, including The Dig (BAFTA-nominated), Jane Eyre, Dinner and Handbagged (Olivier Award winner). She was co-creator and showrunner of the TV series Harlots. Songlight (Book 1 in the Torch trilogy) was her debut novel, published to critical acclaim, winner of the YA Book Prize, shortlisted for the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Award, longlisted for the Branford Boase Award and nominated for the Carnegie Medal.