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Fire

By: Kristin Cashore
Narrated by: Xanthe Elbrick
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Publisher's summary

Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award for Young Adult Fiction winner, 2010

New Hampshire Great Stone Face Children's Book Award nominee, 2010

New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award nominee, 2012

She is the last of her kind...It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a girl whose beauty is impossibly irresistible and who can control the minds of everyone around her.

Exquisitely romantic, this companion to the highly praised Graceling has an entirely new cast of characters, save for one person who plays a pivotal role in both books. You don't need to have read or heard Graceling to love Fire. But if you haven't, you'll be dying to listen to it next.

Enchanted? Also listen to Graceling.
©2009 Kristin Cashore (P)2009 Penguin

Critic reviews

"Piercing and elegant." (The Horn Book, starred review)

"Fresh, hopeful, tragic and glorious." (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

"Readers can enjoy this novel without having read Graceling. And enjoy it they will, with its vivid characters, convincing fantasy elements, gripping adventure scenes, and memorable love story." (Booklist, starred review)

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Magnificent

Would you listen to Fire again? Why?

Yes. I already have listened to it 3 times so far, and it seems that everytime I listen, I hear something I missed the last time I listened. I loved every minute of it, and will probably listen to it at least once every other week while in the gym, it's better than trying to read while you workout. Definitely going to look for more audibles along this storyline.

What did you like best about this story?

There were many things I liked about it, but I was most intrigued by the performance of the reader. Loved the way each character came to life, but was surprised a few times the way each character took an unexpected turn form the way I expected them to go, but wouldn't change a thing.

Which character – as performed by Xanthe Elbrick – was your favorite?

Fire of course.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. I stayed up half the night to do so, I didn't wantto shut it off. Everytime I got to a point where I wasgoing to stop it, something interesting hapened and I couldn't put it down.

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I want more.

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Favorite book of the series

I loved the very unique angle of this book, a woman who was extremely powerful and extremely vulnerable at the same time, she was so fragil yet she could get everyone to do what she wanted! I enjoyed her character and the twists and turns that the book took

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A great book with strong young women characters

A childhood favorite of mine! Fire and Graceling can be reread over and over again

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Graet

The book had adventure and the love and caring heats the was a great twist.

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A Preference for Book 1


I loved Graceling but found Fire disconnected. I never really got into it completely.

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I utterly adore this book

The reader does such a wonderful job of capturing all of the emotion and heartbreak of this wonderful story. It is one of my favorite romances. Her voices run together at times, and sometimes she doesn't quite hit the timing, but overall, this is a wonderful performance.

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Absolutely Phenomenal

Seriously. I might like this even better than Graceling. The preformance was extremely well done and engaging. The story was a very different vibe from Graceling; smoother and more mature feeling.

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Absolutely Breathtaking

This book has been one of my favorites for years. The characters have so much depth, and I've fallen in love with them all. The story just sucks me in everytime.

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One of my favorite books of all time

Top 3 favorite book!
Great if you love fantasy, strategy, and romance!
The performance is also amazing!

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love it once I got a few chapters in

so I was about to give up when I first started listening this, the beginning is a little farfetch for me from the original graceling series, but once you get past about chapter 3 it'll really hook you in and you'll actually end up really enjoying it and you'll end up really liking the main character and her allies. I wasn't a big fan of the person who is reading the actual book they're retake of voices was a little funny to me depending on the character otherwise a very enjoyable

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