The Dark Lady

A PICKPOCKET WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL GIFT
A PRISONER OF EXTRAORDINARY VALUE
AN ORPHAN HAUNTED BY DREAMS OF THE MYSTERIOUS DARK LADY

Henry is an orphan, an outsider, a thief. He is also a fifteen-year-old invested with magical powers...

This brilliant, at times brutal, first novel from the amazing imagination that is Akala, will glue you to your seat as you are hurled into a time when London stank and boys like Henry were forced to find their own route through the tangled streets and out the other side.

A natural storyteller with a vision of his own, The Dark Lady, Akala's debut novel for teens will enthuse and entertain teenagers and young adults, showing that reading is a true super-power.

‘Powerful ... The kind of disruptive, aggressive intellect that a new generation is closely watching’ — Guardian

Hard cover ISBN: 9781444943696 | Published: 6 May 2021 | Hard cover | 336 pages

Paperback ISBN: 9781444942972 | Published: 10 May 2022 | Paperback | 336 pages