Kindling, Traci Chee
Kindling, Traci Chee
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Kindling

Author: Traci Chee

Narrator: Catherine Ho, Jeanne Syquia, Amielynn Abellera, Allison Hiroto, Erika Ishii, Joy Osmanski, Ferdelle Capistrano

Unabridged: 13 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 02/27/2024


Synopsis

From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a stand-alone fantasy set against a war-ravaged world where kindling warfare—the use of elite, magic-wielding teenage soldiers—has been outlawed. In this rich and evocative novel, seven kindlings search for purpose and identity as they prepare for one final battle. For fans of the classic films Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven.A Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalistA Kirkus Best Book of the 21st Century (So Far)An ALA Rainbow Round Table Top Ten Title for Teens An SLJ Best BookA Booklist Editor’s ChoiceFour starred reviews!Once, the war was fought with kindlings—elite, magic-wielding warriors whose devastating power comes at the cost of their own young lives. Now the war is over, and kindlings have been cast adrift.Violence still plagues the countryside, though, and memories haunt those who remain. When a village comes under threat of siege, it offers an opportunity for seven kindlings to fight one last time. But war changed these warriors. And to reclaim who they once were, they will have to battle their pasts, their trauma, and their grim fates to come together again—or none of them will make it out alive.Traci Chee brilliantly crafts a gut-wrenching, introspective fantasy about seven lost soldiers searching for the peace they once fought for and the future in which they’re finally daring to believe.

About Traci Chee

Traci Chee’s novels include the New York Times bestselling Reader Trilogy and the National Book Award finalist and Printz honoree We Are Not Free. An all-around word geek, she loves book arts and art books, poetry and paper crafts, though she also dabbles at egg painting, gardening, and hosting game nights for family and friends. She lives in California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Stevie on March 02, 2024

This was hurtful. I highly recommend it (only if you have tissues near by)......more

Goodreads review by KMart on August 15, 2024

One of the saddest books I've ever read. And it's YA. Review to come once I've stopped sobbing. --- Full Review: F*CK. This one hurt. In all the best ways, but still. For anyone who longs for a less intense Poppy War - you should check this one out. This is an INTENSELY dark and haunting young adult fa......more

Goodreads review by Zana on May 14, 2024

Powerful story about children in war, but gets bogged down by too many POVs that start to read too similar to each other (even though I listened to a full cast audiobook). But despite this, I still liked the book.......more

Goodreads review by h on May 20, 2024

Thank you HarperCollins and NetGalley for the ARC! I honestly picked this book up because of the cover, at the same time wanted to give a try to read the author's book. ALSO THIS BOOK ABOUT WAR! SO I WONT MISS IT! YET I'm not disappointed regarding the book; I'm just bored during a few chapters and h......more

Goodreads review by Nicholas on March 22, 2024

After a terrible war, Leum, a kindling--that is a soldier that uses crystals called balar and their own body's energy to use magic--ventures north to try and leave the land of Amerand. There is nothing left for her. That is, until she runs into one of her former kindlings Amity, who was once a great......more