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The Burning Sky

The Burning Sky

FantasyHistorical Romance
Pages
449
Published
2013

Synopsis

Iolanthe Seabourne is a sixteen-year-old girl with no formal training who nonetheless commands the most powerful elemental magic seen in a generation. Prince Titus, guided since childhood by his dead mother's prophetic visions, has spent his life preparing to protect the wielder of that power and use her to avenge his family against the tyrannical Bane.

Titus makes the mistake of falling for the girl he was raised to sacrifice for a cause. Fleeing across a hidden magical Britain disguised within the ordinary world, the two must learn to trust each other while Titus trains Iolanthe for a confrontation neither may survive. The Burning Sky, the first book in Sherry Thomas's Elemental Trilogy, blends portal fantasy, elemental magic, and a slow-burn romance in a richly built alternate Victorian England.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousAtmosphericRomanticTense
Chosen OneSlow Burn

Genres

Fantasy Historical Romance Victorian YA High Fantasy

About the author

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Sherry Thomas

Sherry Thomas is one of the most acclaimed romance authors working today. Her books regularly receive starred reviews from trade publications and are frequently found on best-of-the-year lists. She is also a two-time winner of Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA® Award. English is Sherry's second language—she has come a long way from the days when she made her laborious way through Rosemary Roger's Sweet Savage Love with an English-Chinese dictionary. She enjoys digging down to the...

Characters

Iolanthe SeabourneProtagonist

A untrained but immensely powerful elemental mage.

Prince TitusProtagonist

An exiled prince raised on prophetic visions to protect and use Iolanthe against the Bane.

All characters in The Burning Sky

Frequently asked questions

  • Does this book stand alone or is it part of a series?

    This is the first installment of The Elemental Trilogy, which continues in The Perilous Sea and concludes with The Immortal Heights.

  • Are there any unique magical structures or devices I should know about?

    The story features a magical construct known as the Crucible, which allows mages to mentally enter and experience various fairy tales as if they were physically present within those stories.