This series starter concludes with an impressively necromanced hawk soul attached to a prototype flying machine, the well-earned first kiss between Jetta and Leo before she faces off in battle with his father, and a promise of (un)dead magics and spirited teen angst in future installments. When she comes across mixed-race Leo, a charismatic burlesque club owner and bastard son of Legarde, they soon discover more about her necromancy abilities and her secret family history that brings it about, and they pursue a treatment for her 'malheur.' Heilig skillfully mixes francophone-inflected language and South Asian aesthetics-e.g., tropical climate, rambutan fruit, sarongs, and congee-with in-world folk songs, legends, and sections that read like a stage play to present a truly eclectic fantasy narrative of uncanny theatrics. Jetta's mysterious shadow play consists of her using her own blood to imbue handmade marionettes with the souls of the dead, as was the old way in Chakrana, but due to new Aquitan laws against magic, she must keep her abilities-which she barely understands-a closely guarded secret. Heidi Heilig For a Muse of Fire: 1 Hardcover 25 September 2018 by Heidi Heilig (Author) 42 ratings Book 1 of 3: Shadow Players Trilogy See all formats and editions Hardcover 35.21 1 Used from 11.36 7 New from 28.24 Paperback 21.73 3 New from 21.07 Audio CD 62.07 1 New from 62.07 'Be prepared to stay up late with this one.

For a Muse of Fire will captivate fans of Sabaa Tahir, Leigh Bardugo, and Rene Ahdieh.Jetta’s family is famed as the most talented troupe of shadow players in the land.

As the decidedly political wedding of Legarde's daughter to the new boy king of Chakrana approaches, a family of traveling entertainers-including protagonist Jetta, a talented young shadow player-seeks to perform at the event in hopes of springboarding travel to more prosperous Aquitan. The first book in a new trilogy from the acclaimed Heidi Heilig blends traditional storytelling with ephemera for a lush, page-turning tale of escape and rebellion. Ever since General Legarde infamously defeated the ruler of Chakrana, the Chakranan people have been forced to acquiesce to the oppressive regime of Aquitan, a technologically advanced land across the sea.

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