We Are the Fire
Swoon Reads/Macmillan
Out Now!
As electrifying as it is heartbreaking, Sam Taylor's explosive fantasy debut We Are the Fire is perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and the legend of Spartacus.
In the cold, treacherous land of Vesimaa, children are stolen from their families by a cruel emperor, forced to undergo a horrific transformative procedure, and serve in the army as magical fire-wielding soldiers. Oksana and Pran—both taken from their homeland at a young age—only have each other to hold onto in this heartless place.
Pran dreams of one day rebelling against their oppressors and destroying the empire; Oksana only dreams of returning home and creating a peaceful life for them both.
When they discover the emperor has a new, more terrible mission than ever for their kind, Oksana and Pran vow to escape his tyranny once and for all. But their methods and ideals differ drastically, driving a wedge between them. Worse still, they both soon find that the only way to defeat the monsters that subjugated them may be to become monsters themselves.
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Content Warnings for We Are the Fire
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We Are the Fire
Swoon Reads/Macmillan
Out Now!
Content Warnings for We Are the Fire
This book is intended for a young adult/teenage audience. It contains dark themes and scenes that may be upsetting for some readers. I fully support readers—especially young readers—being free to choose which books are right for them. Part of that includes being fully informed of the heavier content in a book, so each reader can make responsible choices for themselves.
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We Are the Fire contains depictions of:
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Physical, emotional, and verbal abuse by adults toward children & teens (on-page scenes)
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Discussions of death and grief (on-page deaths, including murders)
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Violent burnings of property and people (on-page scenes)
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Body horror & torture
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Vomiting
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Syringes and injections
There is no sexual violence or abuse.
