In this stand-alone prequel to Graceling – Kristin Cashore's New York Times bestseller – 17-year-old Fire becomes the king's secret weapon due to her beauty and ability to control minds.
A 'monster' who looks human, 17-year-old Fire is mesmerisingly beautiful. Her admirers will do anything for her once they fall under her spell. They will turn away from their families, forget their responsibilities, and worse, abuse their power and crush nations. Fire knows her beauty is a weapon, so she hides herself away from humans until the day that the young king needs her help …
This is a read-until-you’ve-finished-it book that will “slake the thirst of Twilight fans” (Publishers Weekly).