Ice Like Fire

Publisher Marketing:"Game of Thrones" meets "Graceling" in this thrilling fantasy filled with shocking twists and heart-pounding action, the highly anticipated sequel to "Snow Like Ashes."It s been three months since the Winterians were freed and Spring s king, Angra, disappeared thanks largely to the help of Cordell. Meira just wants her people to be safe. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria s lost chasm of magic. Theron sees this find as an opportunity with this much magic, the world can finally stand against threats like Angra. But Meira fears the danger the chasm poses the last time the world had access to so much magic, it spawned the Decay. So when the king of Cordell orders the two on a mission across the kingdoms of Primoria to discover the chasm s secrets, Meira plans on using the trip to garner support to keep the chasm shut and Winter safe even if it means clashing with Theron. But can she do so without endangering the people she loves?Mather just wants to be free. The horrors inflicted on the Winterians hang fresh and raw in Jannuari leaving Winter vulnerable to Cordell s growing oppression. When Meira leaves to search for allies, he decides to take Winter s security into his own hands. Can he rebuild his broken kingdom and protect them from new threats?As the web of power and deception is woven tighter, Theron fights for magic, Mather fights for freedom and Meira starts to wonder if she should be fighting not just for Winter but for the world." Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2015 (EAN 9780062286956, Hardcover) School Library Journal 09/01/2015 pg. 171 (EAN 9780062286956, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Raasch, Sara Sara Raasch has known she was destined for bookish things since the age of five, when her friends had a lemonade stand and she tagged along to sell her hand-drawn picture books too. Not much has changed since then: her friends still cock concerned eyebrows when she attempts to draw things, and her enthusiasm for the written word still drives her to extreme measures. She is also the author of Snow Like Ashes. Sara lives in Manassas, Virginia.