From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a standalone fantasy set against a war-ravaged world where Kindling warfare--the use of elite, magic-wielding teenage soldiers--has been outlawed.
From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a gut-wrenching, introspective fantasy about seven lost soldiers searching for the peace they once fought for and the future in which they\'re finally daring to believe..
And to reclaim who they once were, they will have to battle their pasts, their trauma, and their grim fates to come together again--or none of them will make it out alive.
But war changed these warriors.
When a village comes under threat of siege, it offers an opportunity for seven kindlings to fight one last time.
Violence still plagues the countryside, and memories haunt those who remain.
Now the war is over, and kindlings have been cast adrift--their magic outlawed, their skills outdated, their formidable balar weapons prized only as relics and souvenirs.
Once, the war was fought with kindlings--elite, magic-wielding warriors whose devastating power comes at the cost of their own young lives.
For fans of the classic films Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven .
In this rich and evocative novel, seven kindlings search for purpose and identity as they prepare for one final battle.
From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a standalone fantasy set against a war-ravaged world where Kindling warfare--the use of elite, magic-wielding teenage soldiers--has been outlawed
