Tell the Wind and Fire - Hardcover

Brennan, Sarah Rees

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 054431817X ISBN 13: 9780544318175

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2016

Synopsis

&;Sarah Rees Brennan writes with fine control and wit, and I suspect that word of this magical thriller will pass through the populace with the energy of wind, of fire.&; &;Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Egg and Spoon 

In a city divided between opulent luxury in the Light and fierce privations in the Dark, a determined young woman survives by guarding her secrets. 

Lucie Manette was born in the Dark half of the city, but careful manipulations won her a home in the Light, celebrity status, and a rich, loving boyfriend. Now she just wants to keep her head down, but her boyfriend has a dark secret of his own&;one involving an apparent stranger who is destitute and despised. Lucie alone knows the young men&;s deadly connection, and even as the knowledge leads her to make a grave mistake, she can trust no one with the truth.

Blood and secrets alike spill out when revolution erupts. With both halves of the city burning, and mercy nowhere to be found, can Lucie save either boy&;or herself?

Celebrated author Sarah Rees Brennan weaves a magical tale of romance and revolution, love and loss.
 

About this title

About the Author

Sarah Rees Brennan&;s popular teen fantasies include The Demon&;s Lexicon and Unspoken. She wrote Team Human with Justine Larbalestier and also coauthored The Bane Chronicles with Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson. She lives in Ireland. Visit her website at www.sarahreesbrennan.com.

Reviews

Gr 8 Up—Practicing Light magicians need excess magic drained from their blood to avoid being poisoned by it; Dark magicians need it to boost their own abilities. But despite this symbiotic relationship, Light magicians oppress their Dark counterparts, restricting them to a section of town and imposing brutal public punishments for any transgressions. Lucie Manette was born in the Dark city to Light magicians who worked secretly to heal people without access to other treatment. After her mother's death, Lucie's father was harshly punished for his work; her public protests earned him a pardon and her celebrity status. She and her father were allowed to move to the Light city, where she starts dating Ethan Stryker, son of a member of the Light Council. When Ethan is mistaken for a resistance fighter, Lucie learns that he has a doppelganger—a soulless mirror self that is created when extraordinary measures are taken to save someone from death. And when the doppelganger, Carwyn, gets loose in the Light city, Lucie's life is turned upside down. Intricate world-building, effective characterization, and an oppressed class fomenting revolution make this creative adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities a natural fit for "Hunger Games" fans. VERDICT A sound purchase for all YA collections.—Stephanie Klose, School Library Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 054431817X
• ISBN 13: 9780544318175
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360