'A stunningly original fantasy world that will blow your mind.' --Eoin Colfer, #1 New York Times-bestselling author 'A delightful, redolent adventure--I couldn't put it down . . . I'll never sniff a spice drawer the same way again.' --Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Book of Boy Impossible Creatures meets The Inquisitor's Tale in this immersive middle grade fantasy adventure that follows a girl who must use her remarkable sense of smell to save the world from a terrifying plague. Every scent tells a story. The last thing Nia wants is to be branded a 'Sinsory.' Where she comes from, that's just as deadly as the plagues that sweep through the land. That's why she keeps her unusually keen sense of smell a secret. Only two people in the city of Yerat know of her special abilities: her beloved Auntie and her best friend, Fox. But when the worst plague in a century hits their desert continent, all of that suddenly changes. An invitation arrives in the shape of