Rebel fire

Rebel fire

Ann Sei Lin

Book - 2024

"The second book in Ann Sei Lin's Rebel Skies fantasy YA series, set in a world of flying ships, sky cities and rebel uprisings. Perfect for fans of Xiran Jay Zhao, Kalynn Bayron and the films of Studio Ghibli. urara has barely escaped the grasp of Princess Tsukimi. Reeling from her Crafter mentor's grim betrayal, Kurara and her friends are desperate to catch up with their old airship, even if it means they have to do it on foot. But after everything she's been through, Kurara refuses to give up on understanding and freeing the shikigami, origami creatures enchanted to life, nor will she stop at anything to understand her mysterious past, no matter who tries to interfere . . . or what dark truths about her role in the wa...r may surface, the farther south she goes. Her goal is the Grand Stream, where Suzaku, the greatest shikigami of all, likes in furious wait. But Kurara isn't the only one searching for Suzaku. Traveling through forests, seas and the ruins of an underground Crafter city, there is no shortage of enemies who wish to control Kurara and the shikigami of the world for their own ends. When a bloody confrontation leads to horrifying revelations about the true nature of shikigami and Kurara's past, Kurara will need all the support she can muster just to carry on."--

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Subjects
Teenage girls > Fiction.
Spirits > Fiction.
Airships > Fiction.
Origami > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Imaginary wars and battles > Fiction.
Imaginary places > Fiction.
Magic > Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Novels.
Genres
Young adult fiction
Fantasy fiction
Novels
Published
Toronto : Tundra 2024.
Language
English
Main Author
Ann Sei Lin (author)
Physical Description
345 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Issued also in electronic format
ISBN
9781774884010
Contents unavailable.
Review by Kirkus Book Review

Kurara pieces together her fragmented memories to face the sins of her past in this follow-up toRebel Skies (2024). At the end of the first book, Kurara discovered that she's a shikigami--a sentient being made out of paper that's typically controlled by a human Crafter. Pursued by Princess Tsukimi, who's obsessed with shikigami, Kurara and her friends Haru, Sayo, and Tomoe rush to reunite with the flying shipOrihime at the Great Stream. Along the way, they find another shikigami whose mind is slipping--a bear named Banri whose songs stir memories within Kurara. Her goal is to free all shikigami from needing a mental bond with a Crafter. Clues from her past and hints from Haru lead her to believe that the two of them are bonded by the blood of a Star Tree, which grants them their agency. Even though Banri says that no Star Trees remain, and Haru insists they were all cut down by Crafters, Kurara believes the dream she had about a Star Seed. The well-plotted narrative shifts among the third-person viewpoints of Tsukimi, Kurara, and Himura (a Crafter) as they pursue their own interests and converge on the ancient Crafter village of Kazami. Many secrets are revealed as this Japanese-inspired fantasy reaches a chilling climax. The introduction of new creatures and some shifts in political power and goals strongly hint at another installment. Intrigue coupled with fascinating reveals make for a thrilling adventure. (maps, glossary of terms and places)(Fantasy. 12-17) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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