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A Tempest of Tea

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3 of 15 copies available
3 of 15 copies available

This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.

"Maya Saroya gives an expressive performance in this thrilling historical fantasy filled with vampires, action, romance, and tea."—AudioFile on A Tempest of Tea
From the New York Times–bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame comes the first book in a deliciously propulsive vampire-fantasy duology teeming with slow burn romance, found family, and revenge, led by an orphan girl willing to do whatever it takes to save her self-made kingdom.

On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by night, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it—she can't do the job alone.
Calling on some of the city's most skilled outcasts, Arthie hatches a plan to infiltrate the sinister, glittering vampire society known as the Athereum. But not everyone in her ragtag crew is on her side, and as the truth behind the heist unfolds, Arthie finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy that will threaten the world as she knows it. Dark, action-packed, and swoon-worthy, this is Hafsah Faizal better than ever.

A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from January 22, 2024
      After mauve-haired, brown-skinned Arthie Casimir—an orphaned youth from a colonized island who lives on the streets—gains notoriety for drawing the legendary pistol Calibore from a stone, she opens Spindrift, a popular tearoom by day and a “bloodhouse” covertly frequented by vampires and their thralls at night. Arthie and her staff, along with her chosen brother Jin, who reads as East Asian, gather the secrets of their moneyed patrons, using their influence to improve their own lives in White Roaring, the impoverished capital city of the gluttonous Ettenia empire. Arthie soon learns that the monarchy’s armed guard is plotting to take ownership of Spindrift and shut it down for good, until a ranking guard presents Arthie with a deal: retrieve a stolen ledger capable of destroying the guard to save Spindrift, and possibly bring down the monarchy as well. In this captivating duology opener, Faizal (We Hunt the Flame) crafts a steadfast love letter to the security of found family, the strength and struggles of immigrants thriving in the face of violent colonialism and white supremacy, and the wondrous experience of a good cup of tea. Faizal draws on well-known adventure tropes then delightfully subverts them via sumptuous writing, making for a sublime heist novel and revenge tale. Ages 14–up.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Maya Saroya gives an expressive performance in this thrilling historical fantasy filled with vampires, action, romance, and tea. Saroya portrays Arthie Casimir in a smooth, deadly tone that highlights her fierce determination. Arthie's an outsider in Ettenia, but she's created a safe haven in her tearoom, Spindrift, where her crew serves the best tea to high society by day and blood to vampires under the cover of night. When Arthie discovers a threat to Spindrift, she plans a heist to help expose government corruption. Saroya moves easily into the points of view of Jin, Arthie's charming yet deadly brother, and Flick, a forger whose voice reveals her upper-crust background. It's a compelling story set in a richly built world packed with secrets--performed beautifully. E.E.C. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

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