Ember and the Ice Dragons

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A stunning middle grade fantasy about a girl who used to be a dragon and heradventure to save her new homefromEven the Darkest Starsauthor Heather Fawcett. Perfect for fans of the Nevermoor and His Dark Materials series.

Ember St. George is a dragon. At least she was before her adoptive fathera powerful but accident-prone Magicianturned her into a human girl to save her life.

Unfortunately, Embers growing tendency to burst into flames at certain temperaturesnot to mention her invisible wingsis making it too dangerous for her to stay in London. The solution: ship Ember off to her aunts research station in frigid Antarctica.

Though eccentric Aunt Myra takes getting used to, Ember quickly feels at home in a land of ice storms, mischievous penguins, and twenty-four-hour nights. She even finds herself making friends with a girl genius called Nisha and a mysterious orphan named Moss.

Then she discovers that Antarctica is home to the Winterglass Hunt, a yearly tradition in which rare ice dragons are hunted for their jeweled scales. Furious, Ember decides to join the hunt to sabotage it from the inside.

But being an undercover dragon isnt easyespecially among dragon hunters. Can a twelve-year-old fire dragon survive the dangers that come her way in the Antarctic wilderness and protect the ice dragons from extinction

Reviews

This highly readable middle grade fantasy adventure wins with its likable heroine and ecological angle. School Library Journal Fawcetts story is full of original details that add depth But it is the richly nuanced primary and secondary characters, as well as the evenhanded inclusion of females as intelligent scientists, that give the story its richness Fresh and original. Kirkus Reviews Stunning descriptions and well-rounded characters are woven into a story that hums with excitement and adventure. ALA Booklist “A n interesting twist on the typical dragon novel. Bookworm readers will relate to Embers solitude-loving character in spite of her different species, and astute readers will see real-life parallels to the ethics of dragon hunting. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books Smart, funny and full of wonder. Part gripping Arctic adventure, part richly woven fantasy, this is the rare type of story that readers will want to visit again and again. Kim Ventrella, author of Skeleton Tree and Bone Hollow Full of intrigue and adventure, magic and science,Ember and the Ice Dragonswill keep you reading all the way to the last icy, breathless page. Ruth Lauren, author of Prisoner of Ice and Snow A hugely inventive and enjoyable fantasy. Pure magic. Claire Fayers, author of The Voyage to Magical North Praise for EVEN THE DARKEST STARS: An utterly inventive and wholly original debut. Booklist Praise for EVEN THE DARKEST STARS: With a dash of romantic entanglement, a rich original mythology, and a sizzler of a twist at the end, this duology opener will appeal to fans of femalecentric fantasy by such authors as Leigh Bardugo and Sarah Maas. Kirkus Reviews Praise for EVEN THE DARKEST STARS: Brilliantly rendering aspects of mountaineering, debut novelist fawcett makes readers feel the constant danger and bitter cold. Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Praise for EVEN THE DARKEST STARS: Fawcett brings snow-capped mountainsand their baleful secretsalive in this magical, atmospheric debut. Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of The Crowns Game and The Crowns Fate Praise for EVEN THE DARKEST STARS: Cinematically vividimmersive and absorbing. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books Praise for EVEN THE DARKEST STARS: A lush adventure filled with magic, myth, and monsters. Even the Darkest Stars will sweep you off your feet, steal your heart somewhere between the mountains and sky, and leave you breathless. Sarah Glenn Marsh, author of Fear the Drowning Deep and Reign of the Fallen

Author Bio

Heather Fawcett has worked as an archaeologist, an aerospace technical writer, and a backstage assistant for a Shakespearean theater festival. In her spare time, she can be found reading, hiking, reading, eating ice cream, or reading. She is also the author of Even the Darkest Stars. Heather can be found online at www.heatherfawcettbooks.com.