Return to the world of Graceling with Kristin Cashore's incredible second novel, Fire, and expand your view of this amazing fantasy world.
From the blurb;
'Her beauty is a weapon - and Fire is going to use it.
'Fire's exceptional beauty gives her influence and power. People who are susceptible to it will do anything for her attention, and for her affection.
'But beauty is only skin deep, and beneath it Fire has a human appreciation of right and wrong. Aware of her ability to influence others, and afraid of it, she lives in a corner of the world away from people - not only to protect them, but also to protect herself from their attention, their distrust, and even their hatred.
'Yet Fire is not the only danger to the Dells. If she wants to protect her home, if she wants a chance to undo the wrongs of the past, she must face her fears, her abilities, and a royal court full of powerful people with reason to distrust her.'
Cashore returns us to the fantasy world of Graceling which we thought we knew, and drops us in a place we've never been. Deep in the Dells, a land unexplored in the first novel, we race to understand the new dangers, and new abilities, which reside in this place.
For readers desperate for more insight into Katsa's story, Cashore gifts a few moments of recognition between this novel and it's predecessor, but it does not take long to fall in love with the strong willed Fire.
This new character and setting offers not just a grander perspective of the complex fantasy world Cashore has crafted, but also gives readers a new, powerful, female lead to love and root for.
Fire is just as gripping as Graceling and as it expands our view of this world we become more hooked with the fantasy Cashore is weaving. Filled with brilliant action scenes and carried by captivating characters, Fire is a spell-binding continuation to this exciting series.
We give Fire Four Stars
ISBN - 978-0-575-09815-2 Cover Price - £7.99 First published in Great Britain in 2009 by Gollancz an imprint of Orion Publishing Group.
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