# City of Stolen Magic

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- Authors: [Nazneen Ahmed Pathak](https://www.bookquiver.com/nazneen-ahmed-pathak)
- Publisher: Puffin
- Medium: audio
- Length: 10 h 36 min
- Narrated by: Shaheen Khan
- ISBN: 978-02-4164-708-0
- Published: 2023-06-29
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook · 10 h 36 min

## Description

Brought to you by Penguin. A spellbinding, epic and heart-racing magical adventure from an exquisite new storytelling talent. India, 1855. There are two kinds of magic in Chompa's world. The kind her mother favours: writing-magic, which anyone can do if they take the time. Write a spell in Farsi, and wait. It's calm, controlled, safe, says Ammi. It's slow, frustrating, boring, thinks Chompa. Then there's finger-magic, which only those descended from ancient djinn are born with. Immediate, powerful - and dangerous, for every act of finger-magic leaves a trace, and comes at a price . . . Growing up in an isolated village, hot-headed Chompa has never understood why her mother forbids her from using her potent finger-magic - until, one day, Chompa defies Ammi, and casts a spell. Soon after, a group of pale men attack their home and snatch Ammi. In desperate search of her mother, Chompa must travel to another world: to England, and the smoky, bustling streets of East End London, where the powerful Company is transporting magical people like her and Ammi for the most sinister purpose . . . 'A wonderfully vibrant debut . . . A vivid magical adventure' - Jasbinder Bilan 'An unexpected gem of a story . . . A stellar setting, a gut-punch of a twist, and an unforgettable heroine. This has all the hallmarks of classic children's storytelling' - Nizrana Farook ©2023 Nazneen Ahmed Pathak (P)2023 Penguin Audio