Torchfire

Read all of the Hunger Games series? Now read this! BOOK TWO IN GLOBAL PHENOMENON, THE TORCH TRILOGY.

LOVE, POWER, REBELLION...

Her songlight felt like it was burning through me, turning me into a thousand stars. I will find her. I will free her.

In a world where songlight is either your greatest gift or your greatest curse, the Brethren are tightening their power. But Torches are still finding ways to commune.

Lark is on the run, headed for Brightlinghelm, with an enigmatic enemy in her boat. Nightingale is a prisoner, working to free herself from Sister Swan's gilded cage. Rye is crossing the ocean on a journey into the dangerous unknown. And Piper must play his role as the Brethren's elite airman.

All four are united by a desire for peace. But peace feels more elusive than ever. Could Petra, in her majestic airship, be their saviour, or will her people prove an even greater threat?

When survival is on a knife edge, WHO WILL TRIUMPH: THOSE WITH SONGLIGHT, OR THOSE WITHOUT?

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

Review

Urgent, ambitious, mesmerising . . . The standout young adult novel of the year. ― The Times on SONGLIGHT - Best Books of 2024

The start of something big. ― SFX Magazine on SONGLIGHT

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. ― Early reader review

A masterpiece! This author is a genius! So, so good. ― Early reader review

One of the best YA dystopias in years. ― The Bookseller Buyer's Guide on SONGLIGHT

Thrilling, post-apocalyptic drama with shades of The Handmaid's Tale. ― Daily Mail on SONGLIGHT

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. ― Early reader review

One of the most gripping reads of 2024. ― Sunday Times Ireland on SONGLIGHT - Best Books of 2024

Has Hunger Games-style franchise potential written all over it. ― TLS on SONGLIGHT

The most gripping dystopia to be published this year. ― Bookseller on SONGLIGHT

One of the most compulsive reads of the year. ― Irish Examiner

Will leave readers thirsting for the next instalment. ― Guardian

Easiest 5 star review. I loved the first book, and incredibly I think her second trumps the first. ― Early reader review

Heartbreaking, heartening, wondrous. ― Kirkus, starred review

Unputdownable . . . Captures the human spirit and all its messy and beautifully complex emotions. ― Kirkus on SONGLIGHT - starred review

About the Author

Moira Buffini is one of the UK's leading dramatists. She has written acclaimed films and plays, including The Dig (BAFTA-nominated), Jane Eyre, Byzantium, Tamara Drewe, Dinner and Handbagged (Olivier Award winner). For young adults she has written Silence, A Vampire Story and the musical, wonder.land. She was co-creator and showrunner of the TV series Harlots. Songlight was her debut novel.