There's something that happens at the beginning of FLAMECASTER that won't have the impact it should, if you haven't read Seven Realms. I have an OCD compulsion to read everything in order.ģ. It's my favorite (finished) YA fantasy series, so EVERYONE should read it.Ģ. You: Should I read Seven Realms before reading FLAMECASTER? She frequently speaks to young writers and readers at schools and libraries nationwide.Ĭhima lives in North Carolina with her family, and is always working on her next novel.įirst things first-I've been asked eleventy billion times where FLAMECASTER falls in the works-of-Chima lineup: it's a spinoff from her Seven Realms series. Chima has been a workshop leader, panelist, and speaker at writing conferences, including the Northern Ohio SCBWI Conference, the Western Reserve Writers’ Conference, and the World Fantasy Convention. Children of Ragnarok releases 11.8.22, but is available for preorder now.Ĭhima is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University and the University of Akron. Her newest series, Runestone Saga, marries Norse magic and mythology with swordplay (axeplay?) and romance. Her Shattered Realms quartet comprises Flamecaster ( 2016) Shadowcaster (2017) Stormcaster (2018) and Deathcaster (2019.) The Dragon Heir The Enchanter Heir, and the Sorcerer Heir.Ĭhima's Seven Realms series comprises The Demon King The Exiled Queen The Gray Wolf Throne and The Crimson Crown ).

Her Heir Chronicles series (magic comes to contemporary Ohio) comprises The Warrior Heir The Wizard Heir. She began writing romance novels in middle school, which were often confiscated by her teachers. New York Times bestselling author Cinda Williams Chima comes from a long line of fortune-tellers, musicians and spinners of tales. Set in the world of the acclaimed Seven Realms series a generation later, this is a thrilling story of dark magic, chilling threats, and two unforgettable characters walking a knife-sharp line between life and death. Thrown together by chance and joined by their hatred of the king, they will come to rescue each other in ways they cannot yet imagine. Though Jenna doesn’t know why she’s being hunted, she knows that she can’t get caught.Įventually, Ash’s and Jenna’s paths will collide in Arden. But when the King’s Guard launches a relentless search for a girl with a mark like hers, Jenna assumes that it has more to do with her role as a saboteur than any birth-based curse. As a healer, can Ash use his powers not to save a life but to take it?Ībandoned at birth, Jenna Bandelow was told the mysterious magemark on the back of her neck would make her a target. Now Ash is closer than he’s ever been to killing the man responsible, the cruel king of Arden. The son of the queen of the Fells, Ash is forced into hiding after a series of murders throws the queendom into chaos.

Adrian sul’Han, known as Ash, is a trained healer with a powerful gift of magic-and a thirst for revenge.

Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima