Alpha Fisa only wants the strongest, most ruthless children. She’s had eight children, four of whom are dead. She hails from Fisa, but hasn’t been back in some time because the Alpha (head ruler - next in line is Beta Fisa, then Gamma Fisa, and so on) is, to be frank, a psychopath. You can see why this is a desirable trait. She’s a Kingmaker – a being born every couple hundred years who possesses the ability to tell whether or not someone is lying. So a Hoi Polloi family being able to usurp magic-using royals is a pretty big deal. Non-magic users are known as Hoi Polloi and pretty much Magoi treat them like crap. The kingdom of Sinta was recently taken over by a non-magic using family, which some people love and some people hate. But I never felt it was gratuitous.Ī Promise of Fire is set in a world divided by three kingdoms (Fisa, Sinta, and Tarva), all of which were ruled by magic nobles (Magoi), until very recently. I will give a word of warning in that the book can get very violent and deals with child and animal abuse as a backstory. I want the next book immediately, because the world that Amanda Bouchet has created is so stunning and I just want to be there forever and ever.
I will also go on record to say that, so far, this is the best book I’ve read in 2016. I cannot, in good conscience, promise that this will be the last time you hear me talk about this book because I am obsessed. A Promise of Fire is a fantasy romance and the first book in the Kingmaker Chronicles.
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