Book description
Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak-but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth . . . a truth about her heritage that could change her life-and her future-forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon,…
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2 authors picked Heir of Fire as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
SO many scenes in this book gave me literal chills and my imagination was fueled up for days, nay, years! Incredible.
I lost a lot of sleep reading this series! Heir of Fire is when I started to really LOVE the Throne of Glass series, and it totally sucked me in. Even though I read this book almost ten years ago, I still think of these scenes from time to time–and I’m still impressed by them.
Definitely on my re-read list.
From J.L.'s list on fantasy books to ignite your stalled imagination.
This is richly imagined fantasy, where we meet witches with iron teeth and nails, who ride malevolent wyverns, Faes, who are no quaint fairies, but chillingly Other, and Celaena Sardothien, who would rather live as a trained assassin then face her destiny as ruler of kingdom, and a realm in which to practice magic means death.
There is a depth of emotion in this series that is not always found in fantasy. We feel the erotic tension between the Fae prince Rowan and Celaena, as he puts her through a course of punishing exercises, to teach her to control her…
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