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Book SynopsisReturn to Kristin Cashore''s captivating Graceling Realm with a heart-wrenching tale set eight years after the events of Fire
Eight years have passed since the young Princess Bitterblue and her country were saved from the vicious King Leck. Now Bitterblue is the queen of Monsea, and her land is at peace.
But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisers, who have run the country on her behalf since Leck''s death, believe in a forward-thinking plan: to pardon all of those who committed terrible acts during Leck''s reign; and to forget every dark event that ever happened. Monsea''s past has become shrouded in mystery, and it''s only when Bitterblue begins sneaking out of her castle - curious, disguised and alone - to walk the streets of her own city, that she begins to realise the truth. Her kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year long spell of a madman, and now their only chance to move
Trade Review
This is gorgeous storytelling: exciting, stirring, and accessible - SCHOOL JOURNAL
A WOW of a book. I HAD to know how it ended
There aren't enough words to describe how awesome this book is - ROMANTIC TIMES
Some authors can tell a good story; some can write well. Cashore is one of the rare novelists who do both. Thrillingly imagined and beautifully executed,
Bitterblue stands as a splendid contribution in a long literary tradition - The New York Times Book Review
Brilliantly detailed and brimming with vibrant and dynamic characters - SLJ, starred review of Bitterblue
There are some books that stick with you for years, and Kristen Cashore's
Fire is one of them. Thoughtful, steamy and completely original,
Fire is YA fantasy at its absolute best - Sabaa Tahir, author of New York Times bestselling Ember in the Ashes on Fire
