Fire & Ice
By Patty Jansen
- Release Date: 2013-11-18
- Genre: Epic Fantasy
Description
Where magic is dark and gritty, characters troubled and twisted, and victory comes at a heavy price.
Deep under the City of Glass in the frozen southern land, an age-old machine called the Heart of the City radiates a power which locals call icefire. Most citizens are immune to it, but a few, always born with physical disabilities, can bend it to their will. For fifty years, the ruling Eagle Knights, who fly on the back of giant birds, have killed these Imperfects, fearing the return of the old royal family, who used icefire to cut out people's hearts, turning them into ghostly servitors.
The old king's grandson Tandor only sees the good things icefire brought: power and technology now forgotten while the people of the south live in dire poverty. He's had enough of seeing his fellow kinsfolk slaughtered by ignorant Knights, of Imperfect babies being abandoned on the ice floes to be eaten by wild animals. His grandfather's diary tells him how to increase the beat of the Heart the first step to making the land glorious once more. Arrogant as he is, he sets the machine in motion. All he needs is an army of Imperfect servitors to control the resulting power.
Isandor is Imperfect, an ex-Knight apprentice, betrayed by his best friend and running for his life.
The queen Jevaithi is Imperfect, living like a prisoner amidst leering Knights, surviving only because the common people would rebel if their beloved queen were harmed.
Both are young and desperate and should be grateful that Tandor wants to rescue them from their hopeless situations. Or so he thinks. The youngsters, however, have no inclination to become heartless ghosts, but while they defy Tandor, the Heart beats, and he alone cannot control its power.
Reviews
Fire & Ice
3By MHDragonAuntI'm on fence about this book. The beginning is very slow moving, to much detail I think. I was more than half way thru the book before it got into the really good stuff. Once there I couldn't put it down. Then the book ended to soon. It's a cliff hanger & need to read the next book in series. The characters, sets are very detailed & are very in depth. You really get to know the characters.A Fantastical Adventure!
5By OnescififanPatty Jansen is a true Master Story Teller with a keen understanding of the interplay between human nature, society, government and politics, and the environment. In the Ice Fire Trilogy (Fire & Ice, Dust & Rain, Blood & Tears), she unabashedly deconstructs each of these concepts and reconstructs them in surprising and imaginative ways. The world in which the Ice Fire Trilogy is set is delicately balanced and tipping the scales one way or the other is the impetus that propels the story forward. The main characters are compelling and well defined, each with his/her own strengths and imperfections, both literally and figuratively. Ice Fire Trilogy is a uniquely imaginative adventure set forth in a fantastical world that felt like it could be real on so many levels - with just the right touch of "magic". Do yourself a favor and dive into the bundled 3 set. You will thank me later!Great story!
5By SistrbThe underdog is the hero and good triumphs over evil. A good read with imagination and heart. I enjoyed it!Don't read much but I liked it!
5By TurtleChinoI recommend.
