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It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. The young King Nash clings to his throne while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. The mountains and forests are filled with spies and thieves and lawless men.
This is where Fire lives. With a wild, irresistible appearance and hair the color of flame, Fire is the last remaining human monster. Equally hated and adored, she had the unique ability to control minds, but she guards her power, unwilling to steal the secrets of innocent people. Especially when she has so many of her own.
Then Prince Brigan comes to bring her to King City, The royal family needs her help to uncover the plot against the king. Far away from home, Fire begins to realize there's more to her power than she ever dreamed. Her power could save the kingdom.
If only she weren't afraid of becoming the monster her father was.
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**Books in the Graceling Realm series**
1. [Graceling][1]
2. Fire
3. [Bitterblue][3]
4. [Winterkeep][4]
[1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15702282W
[3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16262971W
[4]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15631967W
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Graceling Realm is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 1992 with contributions by Kristin Cashore.
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This was part very good and part very bad. The lack of plot made it a surprisingly slow read and the fluid writing style made it hard to put down. You can see I'm a little torn here. To read exactly how torn and why, here's my full review: http://sffbookreview.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/kristin-cashore-fire/
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This is one of my all-time favorite books and it gets better with every reread. I can't help but love what and who Fire loves, and she loves so much and so many. I think that's sort of the overall theme of this book, love in all it's forms and all the ways it changes us. Fire grows up lonely and afraid of herself, and despite all the tragedy in this book, I can't help but find hope in the journey she goes on, one that ultimately ends in an expansive family that adores her and the knowledge that she is capable of more love than cruelty. Every part of this book destroyed me, but the relationship between the royal siblings the most. Nash and Brigan especially. When Nash tells Fire that he loves his brother more than he realized before she came along... Yeah, I cried like a baby. Generally, this is a story that is as much about family as it is about monsters.
