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9781429946117

City of Fire

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  • ISBN13:

    9781429946117

  • ISBN10:

    1429946113

  • Edition: 1st
  • Copyright: 2009-09-01
  • Publisher: St Martins Pr
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Summary

Two-time Newbery Honor Award-winning author Laurence Yep kicks off an action-packed new fantasy trilogy Sure to appeal to fans of Rick Riordan and Eoin Colfer, this action-packed tale takes readers on an unforgettable journey through an alternate version of our world in 1941a world filled with magical beings such as dragons in human form, tiny "lap griffins," reincarnations of legendary Chinese warriors, Japanese folk creatures, and goddesses in disguise. When her older sister dies trying to prevent the theft of one of her people's great treasures, twelve-year-old Scirye sets out to avenge her#xA0;and recover the precious item. Helping her are Bayang, a dragon disguised as a Pinkerton agent; Leech, a boy with powers he has not yet discovered; and Leech's loyal companion Koko, who has a secret of his own. All have a grudge against the thieves who stole the treasure: the evil dragon Badik and the mysterious#xA0;Mr. Roland. Scirye and her companions pursue the thieves to Houlani, a new Hawaiian island being created by magic. There, they befriend Pele, the volatile and mercurial goddess of volcanoes. But even with Pele on their side, they may not be able to stop Mr. Roland from gaining what he seeks: the Five Lost Treasures of Emperor Yu. Together, the treasures#xA0;will give him the power to alter the very fabric of the universe.

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Excerpts

Angrily, Scirye chased after the brown-haired boy who had stopped in front of the shattered case with the throwing stars. “This is no place for you,” she ordered, pulling at Leech’s arm. “You’ll just get in the way.”

“Playtime’s over,” Leech snapped at her, “so take your costume and get lost. Leave this to people who know how to fight.”

The boy was holding one of the stars like a spiked baseball. 

Scirye gave a snort of disgust. “You don’t even know how to use one of those,” she snapped and plucked one from the half-dozen in his other hand. “You hold it by the tip.”  She held up the star between her index finger and thumb as her sister had shown her. She had done well in practice, but she wondered how she would be in real combat.

Leech’s face grew stormy as he snatched it back. He looked if he were going to argue, but froze when the dragon’s laugh echoed around the dome like the rumbling of an avalanche. 

The dragon’s scar twisted his smile into a menacing leer as he leaned downward.  “Do you really think any of you can stop me?”

—FromCity of Fire

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