Ruby's Fire
A Fireseed Novel
by Catherine Stine
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Pub Date Jun 24 2013 | Archive Date May 14 2014
Description
If everything about you changes, what remains?
Seventeen year-old Ruby, long-pledged to the much older Stiles from the Fireseed desert cult, escapes with only a change of clothes, a pouch of Oblivion Powder and her mute little brother, Thorn. Arriving at The Greening, a boarding school for orphaned teens, she can finally stop running. Or can she? The Greening is not what it seems. Students are rampaging out of control and as she cares for the secret Fireseed crop, she experiences frightening physical changes. She’s ashamed of her attraction to burly, hard-talking Blane, the resident bodyguard, and wonders why she can’t be happy with the gentler Armonk. She’s long considered her great beauty a liability, a thing she’s misused in order to survive. And how is she to stop her dependence on Oblivion to find a real beauty within, using her talent as a maker of salves, when she has nightmares of Stiles without it?
When George Axiom, wealthy mogul of Vegas-by-the-Sea offers a huge cash prize for the winner of a student contest, Ruby is hopeful she might collect the prize to rescue her family and friends from what she now knows is a dangerous cult. But when Stiles comes to reclaim her, and Thorn sickens after creating the most astonishing contest project of all, the world Ruby knows is changed forever. This romantic fantasy set in 2099 on earth has a crafty heroine in Ruby, and a swoonworthy cast, which will surely appeal to the YA and new adult audienceAdvance Praise
“Gripping and addictive, Ruby has imagination packed into every page and scene. Unexpected and original.” -M. Pax, author of The Backworlds series
Ruby’s Fire, the second novel in the haunting Fireseed series unfolds layer by layer, like a Fireseed plant reaching out and calling you to figure out the mystery, mystery. What’s revealed is even creepier than expected in a world already steeped in exotic technology and bioengineered strangeness. Great science fiction imaginatively told, Ruby’s Fire is a wonderfully crafted story that will make you think – and be glad for a cold drink of water ready at your fingertips. –Susan Kaye Quinn, indie bestselling author of The Mindjack Trilogy
“A heart-pounding tale of deception and danger set in a futuristic world teetering perilously between metamorphosis and destruction.” -Ciara Knight, author of Amazon bestsellers Weighted and Escapement
"With an astounding creativity and unique world-building, Catherine Stine creates a futuristic adventure that will surely keep you turning the pages until you beg for more." -Books for YA!
"This captivating, heart pounding companion to Fireseed one will leave readers in awe. Its thrilling love story will capture a reader's mind in Catherine Stine's beautiful world."
-[YA] Between the Lines
Ruby's Fire, returns to the sun-scorched earth of Fireseed One. In this long-awaited sequel, Stine delivers a thrilling adventure led by a new and exciting cast of characters. Ruby, Armonk, Thorn and Blane are memorable, and the romance is really well handled. Favorite quote: " It feels wrong to lean on Armonk right now with Blane staring at me, a hungry, lonely look in his eye. It’s as if he’s never been hugged, never been fed, never been loved..." ” -YAs the Word
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780984828227 |
| PRICE | $8.50 (USD) |
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