The Map of Bones (Fire Sermon, Book 2)

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The second book in Francesca Haigs critically acclaimed debut fantasy series.
The ashes of the past cannot hide the truth forever.

The Omega resistance has been brutally attacked, its members dead or in hiding.

The Alpha Councils plan for permanently containing the Omegas has begun.

But all is not entirely lost: the Councils seer, The Confessor, is dead, killed by her twins sacrifice.

Cass is left haunted by visions of the past, while her brother Zachs cruelty and obsession pushes her to the edge, and threatens to destroy everything she hopes for.

As the country moves closer to all-out civil war, Cass will learn that to change the future she will need to uncover the past. But nothing can prepare her for what she discovers: a deeply buried secret that raises the stakes higher than ever before.

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The Map of Bones is a wonderful book thrilling, emotionally engaging, booby-trapped with some incredibly inventive twists and turns and some excellent action sequences and, from beginning to end, it is intensely moving. Like its predecessor, this is a book that forces us to consider what it means to be human, and how important it is to respect the humanity in others. Francesca Haigs writing is exquisite, loaded with turns of phrase and lines of dialogue that are so perfect and so beautifully realised, it reminds us how powerful the written word can be. And, on top of all that, it is along with The Fire Sermon the most exciting and rewarding novel we have read in a very, very long time. You have got to read these books, they are storytelling at its absolute finest. STARBURST.

PRAISE FOR THE FIRE SERMON:

This book is a thought-provoking whirlwind of a story, with a fab lead character, grisly politics and brave adventure. I loved it! Jessie Burton

'A hell of a ride. I would recommend it to anyone I can, regardless of age' James Oswald

Set in a vividly realised world of elite Alphas and their weaker Omega twins, it holds a mirror up to our obsession with perfection Guardian

Words like masterpiece and instant classic are clich, but in the case of Francesca Haigs astounding THE FIRE SERMON, theyre the only words to use Starburst Magazine

This terrific set-up spools out into a high tension tale of mistrust and dependency, injustice and optimism, told with poetic intensity Daily Mail

Haigs post-apocalyptic world is colorfully fleshed out, and the conclusion ask us to consider who, really, is the Other Washington Post

With its well-built world, vivid characters and suspenseful plot, this book is poised to become the next must-read hit. Kirkus

Author Bio

Francesca Haig grew up in Tasmania, gained her PhD from the University of Melbourne, and was a senior lecturer at the University of Chester. Her poetry has been published in literary journals and anthologies in both Australia and England, and her first collection of poetry, Bodies of Water, was published in 2006. In 2010 she was awarded a Hawthornden Fellowship. She lives in London with her husband and son. Francescas novel, The Fire Sermon, is the first in a post-apocalyptic trilogy, and is being translated into more than 20 languages.