Book : Freed By Flame And Storm - Allen, Becky

-Titulo Original : Freed By Flame And Storm

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Delacorte Press

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For fans of Tamora Pierce and Kristin Cashore comes the exciting and thoughtful social-justice fantasy sequel to Bound by Blood and Sand. Revolution is nigh, and one seventeen-year-old girl stands at the head of it all. Jae used to be a slave, laboring with the rest of her people under a curse that forced her to obey any order she was given. At seventeen, she found the source of her peoples lost magic and became the only person to break free--ever. Now she wants to use her power to free the rest of her people, but the ruling class will do anything to stop her. Jae knows that breaking the curse on her people would cause widespread chaos, even unimaginable violence between the castes, and her caste would likely see the worst of it. Many would die. But to let them remain shackled is to doom them to continue living without free will. How is one girl, raised a slave and never taught to wield power, supposed to decide the fate of a nation? Much food for thought and discussion; but above all, a gripping read. -Kirkus ReviewsUnflinchingly honest...A satisfying sequel. -SLJThe action of this memorable story is fast and furious, its challenges many, and the fight for right ever-present. -Booklist“Allen does a great job of interweaving elements of the backstory throughout...will appeal to readers looking for stories about social justice.” -VOYA Review Much food for thought and discussion; but above all, a gripping read. -Kirkus ReviewsUnflinchingly honest...A satisfying sequel. -SLJThe action of this memorable story is fast and furious, its challenges many, and the fight for right ever-present. -BooklistPraise for Bound by Blood and Sand, book one in the duology “Allen’s lush debut mixes current, pressing questions with fantasy while exploring systematic injustice and historical oppression. . . . Readers will clamor for the sequel.” -Publishers Weekly “[Jae] is a particularly courageous choice for a heroine. While this volume comes to a satisfying (if bittersweet) conclusion, there is clearly-thankfully!-more to come. Ferocious and intelligent.” -Kirkus Reviews About the Author Becky Allen grew up in a tiny town outside Ithaca, New York, and graduated from Brandeis University with a major in American studies and a minor in journalism. For the last eight years, she has held various positions at TheBody , an online HIV resource. She is now the website director. Becky loves New York, brunch, and feminism. She cannot function without coffee. She lives in New York City with her sister, Rachel, and their cat, Lily. It was a conversation with her sister about irrigation that inspired Becky to wonder about a fantasy world where irrigation was fueled by magic, and what that would mean. Their discussion became Bound by Blood and Sand and its sequel, Freed by Flame and Storm. Visit her site beckyallenbooks and follow her on Twitter @allreb Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1Erra stepped into the small meeting chamber with her mind already racing. The room was lantern-­lit, with latticework over the flames casting strange shadows and making the faces of the four Highest look even more serious. She took a breath and tried to match them, grim for grim, and waited to be told what this was about. Two other Highest heirs had already been in, one at a time, and then dismissed just as quickly. Their expressions had betrayed nothing but bafflement, given no sign at all of why they’d been called here, in front of their parents, or what had happened inside.Now it was her turn.The four current Highest were waiting for her, seated on cushions around the low table. Her father, Elthis Danardae, was among them. He wore the same dead-­eyed expression he’d had since returning home from one of their remote estates weeks ago with the news that her younger brother, Elan, had died. He hadn’t spoken about it much, but she’d learned from others that Elan had