

Of Fire and Stars was one of my favorite books of 2017, so naturally I was ELATED to find out there was a prequel story. Most frightening of all, she discovers the dark secrets of her own mysterious history-and the terrible, powerful legacy she carries in her blood. To stop her, Asra must embark on a journey across the kingdom, becoming a player in lethal games of power among assassins, gods, and even the king himself. Unaware that Asra is at fault, Ina swears revenge on the king and takes a savage dragon as her manifest. Asra uses her blood magic to help Ina, but her spell goes horribly wrong and the bandits destroy the village, killing Ina’s family. Desperate to protect her people, Ina begs Asra for assistance in finding her manifest-the animal she’ll be able to change into as her rite of passage to adulthood. To keep her power secret, she leads a quiet life as a healer on a remote mountain, content to help the people in her care and spend time with Ina, the mortal girl she loves.īut Asra’s peaceful life is upended when bandits threaten Ina’s village and the king does nothing to help.

A sweeping, action-packed, and romantic fantasy full of dangerous magic and dark choices, perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce and Kristin Cashore-set in the same world as Of Fire and Stars.Īsra is a demigod with a dangerous gift: the ability to dictate the future by writing with her blood.
