Kamilah ColeFantasy · Young Adult
So Let Them Burn
Synopsis
Faron Vincent is seventeen and can channel the power of the gods. Five years earlier, she used that magic to free her island from the Langley Empire, whose armies ride dragons. Her people treat her as a legend. Her neighbors treat her as a nuisance, a weapon with no war left to fight.
Then Faron is made to attend an international peace summit, where she expects to show off her power like a trained pet and go home. Instead her older sister, Elara, forms a bond with an enemy dragon, something no one has done before. The gods announce that the only way to break that bond is to kill Elara.
Faron refuses to accept that answer and goes looking for another. Her search pulls her onto a dark path. Meanwhile Elara uncovers secrets at the heart of the Langley Empire, and the sisters are pushed toward separate, hard decisions. Each choice will shape the other's life, and the fate of their world.
This fantasy draws on Jamaica for its inspiration and follows the two sisters. Faron must decide between saving Elara and protecting her homeland. The stakes run high, and the tie between the siblings drives the plot from the first summit onward.
How it reads
Prose complexity 5/10
Content warnings (2)
ViolenceTrauma