The Healing Wars: Book II: Blue Fire - by Janice Hardy (Paperback)

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Book Synopsis

Part fugitive, part hero, fifteen-year-old Nya is barely staying ahead of the Duke's trackers.

Wanted for a crime she didn't mean to commit, she risks capture to protect every Taker she can find, determined to prevent the Duke of Baseer from using them in his fiendish experiments. But resolve isn't enough to protect any of them, and Nya soon realizes the only way to keep them all out of the Duke's clutches is to flee Geveg. Unfortunately, the Duke's best tracker has other ideas.

Nya finds herself trapped in the last place she ever wanted to be, forced to trust the last people she ever thought she could. More is at stake than just the people of Geveg, and the closer she gets to uncovering the Duke's plan, the more she discovers how critical she is to his victory.

To save Geveg, she just might have to save Baseer--if she doesn't destroy it first.

From the Back Cover

Part fugitive, part hero, fifteen-year-old Nya is barely staying ahead of the Duke of Baseer's trackers. Wanted for a crime she didn't mean to commit, she risks capture to protect every Taker she can find, determined to prevent the Duke from using them in his fiendish experiments. But resolve isn't enough to protect any of them, and Nya soon realizes that the only way to keep them all out of the Duke's clutches is to flee Geveg. Unfortunately, the Duke's best tracker has other ideas.

Nya finds herself trapped in the last place she ever wanted to be, forced to trust the last people she ever thought she could. More is at stake than just the people of Geveg, and the closer she gets to uncovering the Duke's plan, the more she discovers how critical she is to his victory. To save Geveg, she just might have to save Baseer--if she doesn't destroy it first.

Review Quotes

Praise for THE HEALING WARS, BOOK ONE: THE SHIFTER "In the tradition of strong-willed adventure heroines, Nya rallies, unleashing her powers as she faces complex moral dilemmas. Her first-person narration is suffused with the agony of deciding who will live or die. Timely ethical exploration in the guise of high-action fantasy." - Kirkus Reviews

Nya confronts impossible moral choices as she fights. Relentless, gripping adventure - Kirkus Reviews

A thrilling, complex saga. - The Horn Book

"The headstrong Nya and the innovative premise...keep readers turning the pages." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Fantasy fans and those who just love a good story will enjoy this fast-paced novel and eagerly await book two." - School Library Journal

"Nya's distinctive first-person voice, strongly personable with a wry sense of humor, draws readers in, while the (mostly) simple, hard-charging plot makes the pages fly by. Questions of ethics-would you save someone's life at the cost of unbearable pain to someone else? Would it make a difference if the pain recipient were willing?-are adroitly presented. Nya's horror at the prospect of being used as a weapon will resonate with readers, who will eagerly await the next volume of the Healing Wars." - The Horn Book