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A 2018 Most Anticipated Young Adult book that is part Wonder Woman, part Vikings -- and all heart.OND ELDR. BREATHE FIRE.Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield -- her brother, fighting with the enemy -- the brother she watched die five years ago.Faced with her brother's betrayal, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbor is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. But when the Riki village is raided by a ruthless clan thought to be a legend, Eelyn is even more desperate to get back to her beloved family.She is given no choice but to trust Fiske, her brother's friend, who sees her as a threat. They must do the impossible: unite the clans to fight together, or risk being slaughtered one by one. Driven by a love for her clan and her growing love for Fiske, Eelyn must confront her own definition of loyalty and family while daring to put her faith in the people she's spent her life hating."THIS IS A GRIPPING STORY, RICHLY TOLD." -- Rene Ahdieh, New York Times bestselling author of Flame in the Mist"FIERCE, VIVID, AND VIOLENTLY BEAUTIFUL." -- Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of Caraval"A STUNNING DEBUT" -- Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen"BLEAK BEAUTIFUL AND DEADLY" -- Traci Chee, New York Times bestselling author of The Reader"WHOLLY UNIQUE AND INSTANTLY ADDICTIVE" -- Kerri Maniscalco, New York Times bestselling author of Hunting Prince Dracula "HEARTRENDING, HEART-MENDING" -- Kayla Olson, bestselling author of Sandcastle Empire



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Adrienne Young

Adrienne Young is the New York Times, USA Today, and Indie list bestselling author of the Fable duology and the Sky in the Deep duology. She is a foodie with a deep love of history and travel and a shameless addiction to coffee. When she's not writing, you can find her on her yoga mat, sipping wine over long dinners or disappearing into her favorite art museums. She lives with her documentary filmmaker husband and their four little wildlings in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.



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