Palace intrigue, dark magic, and terrifying secrets drive this beautifully written stand-alone novel set in the world of Last Song Before Night.
Ilana C. Myer lives in New York City. Under her real name, Ilana Teitelbaum, she has written for The Globe and Mail, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Salon, and The Huffington Post. Previously she was a freelance journalist in Jerusalem for the Jerusalem Post, the Jewish Daily Forward, Time Out Israel, and other publications. Fire Dance is her second novel, following Last Song Before Night. Visit her online at ilanacmyer.com and on twitter at @ilanacmyer
[Myer's] world opens like a flower, revealing fresh landscapes both
beautiful and dreadful...Worth waiting for. --Kirkus Reviews
(starred review) Intricate, enthralling, and devastating. --Yoon Ha
Lee, author of Ninefox Gambit A wondrous world matched in beauty
only by the prose in which it is sung. Ilana Myer is incredible.
--Ken Liu, author of The Grace of Kings "A brilliantly imagined
page-turner...uses lush, lyrical prose to propel the reader through
the machinations of a wildly original fantasy world. Highly
recommended." --Scott Hawkins, author of The Library at Mount Char
"With its lush bouquet of elegance, intrigue, and passion, Fire
Dance is Myer at her most intoxicating." --Mishell Baker, author of
Borderline
"Sings of the atrocities of kings, the conspiracy of sorcerers, and
the silk poison of palace intrigue...A triumph of insight and
humanity." --Seth Dickinson, author of The Traitor Baru Cormorant
"Beautifully lyrical, Myer's high-fantasy debut weaves a
multilayered tale of good versus evil and intimate
self-discoveries.... Builds to a poetic crescendo worthy of their
epic quest. With detailed worldbuilding and vivid characters...this
lush and luminous story combines exquisite splendor and fathomless
cruelty as it champions the power of art and the resilience of the
human spirit. --RT Book Reviews
"Court intrigue and shadowy power spread through a richly described
world, with strong characters and intricate prose to construct this
absorbing plot...Myer's sequel to Last Song Before Night is as
powerful as its predecessor." -- Library Journal
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