AUTHOR BIO:
Dana Swift started making up fantasy worlds when she was eleven years old and hasn’t stopped since. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned degrees in English and Advertising. While in college, Dana competed as a saber fencer and learned a thing or two about fighting, parrying and how it feels to fall in love with your sparring partner. She currently lives with said husband in Miami, Florida. Her YA Fantasy debut, Cast in Firelight will be published by Delacorte Press January 2021. She is represented by Amy Brewer of Metamorphosis Literary Agency.
Shorter bio: Dana Swift graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and is an active member of the DFW Writers’ Workshop. She lives in Miami, Florida, with her husband. Cast in Firelight is her debut novel.
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CAST IN FIRELIGHT
Other Book Details
- Publisher: Penguin Random House – Delacorte Press
- Publication Date: January 19, 2021
- Genre: YA Fantasy Romance
- Series Name: Wickery Series (Book 1)
- Age Range: 12 – 17 years
- Grade level: 7 – 9
- Language: English
- Hardcover: 448 pages
- ISBN 10: 0593124219
- ISBN 13: 978-0593124215
One Sentence Pitch:
Entangled in political intrigue, a betrothed couple joins forces as vigilantes, not knowing the true identity of their partner.
For fans of We Hunt the Flame and An Ember in the Ashes, comes the first book in an epic, heart- pounding fantasy duology.
Full and Official Book Summary:
The first book in an epic, heart-pounding fantasy duology about two royal heirs betrothed to be married, but whose loyalties are torn, and a ruthless enemy who threatens their world, perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Susan Dennard, and Mary E. Pearson.
Adraa is the royal heir of Belwar, a talented witch on the cusp of taking her royal ceremony test, and a girl who just wants to prove her worth to her people.
Jatin is the royal heir to Naupure, a competitive wizard who’s mastered all nine colors of magic, and a boy anxious to return home for the first time since he was a child.
Together, their arranged marriage will unite two of Wickery’s most powerful kingdoms. But after years of rivalry from afar, Adraa and Jatin only agree on one thing: their reunion will be anything but sweet.
Only, destiny has other plans and with the criminal underbelly of Belwar suddenly making a move for control, their paths cross…and neither realizes who the other is, adopting separate secret identities instead.
Between dodging deathly spells and keeping their true selves hidden, the pair must learn to put their trust in the other if either is to uncover the real threat. Now Wickery’s fate is in the hands of rivals..? Fiancées..? Partners..? Whatever they are, it’s complicated and bound for greatness or destruction.