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Flame in the Mist

  • 2017 first published
  • 392 pages
  • ★ 3.3 (3 ratings)

Flame in the Mist is a 2017 feudal-Japan fiction novel by Renée Ahdieh. Much of the action takes place in Japan. Readers will find themes of arranged marriage, alchemists, Samurai and sex role.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 7 more have it on their want-to-read list. It appeared on the New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list in 2017.

At about 392 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Young Adult Hardcover, 2017

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Subjects

  • Arranged marriage
  • Alchemists
  • Samurai
  • Sex role
  • Robbers and outlaws
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Conduct of life
  • Japan
  • Children's fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Flame in the Mist?

Flame in the Mist was written by Renée Ahdieh and first published in 2017.

What genre is Flame in the Mist?

It is usually shelved as Samurai & Feudal Japan.

How long is Flame in the Mist?

The median edition has 392 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Flame in the Mist?

Readers who like it often enjoy Across the Nightingale Floor, Il Segreto Dei Tre Samurai and Dragon of the Red Dawn.

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