Rebel of Fire and Flight

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Khadija, a sixteen-year-old girl, escapes her impending arranged marriage by stealing a hot air balloon, longing for adventure beyond her constrained life. While flying over the desert, she meets Jacob, a glassmaker's apprentice, and they forge a bond amid rising tensions from a revolution led by the oppressed h ga sri. As the conflict escalates with the emergence of a powerful terrorist group using forbidden magic, Khadija and Jacob must confront their ideals and decide the future they wish to fight for.