Trial by Fire
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4.4 • 120 Ratings
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- £7.99
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
Trial by Fire is a sensational, page-turning adventure from the bestselling author of Starcrossed, Josephine Angelini.
Love burns. Worlds collide. Magic reigns.
This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying many of the experiences that other teenagers take for granted...which is why she is determined to enjoy her first (and perhaps only) high-school party. But Lily's life never goes according to plan, and after a humiliating incident in front of half her graduating class Lily wishes she could just disappear.
Suddenly Lily is in a different Salem - one overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women called Crucibles. Strongest and cruellest of all the Crucibles is Lillian . . . Lily's identical other self in this alternate universe. This new version of her world is terrifyingly sensual, and Lily is soon overwhelmed by new experiences.
Lily realizes that what makes her weak at home is exactly what makes her extraordinary in New Salem. It also puts her life in danger. Thrown into a world she doesn't understand, Lily is torn between responsibilities she can't hope to shoulder alone, and a love she never expected.
But how can Lily be the saviour of this world when she is literally her own worst enemy?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
With her mix of girl-next-door charm and familiar teenage angst, Lily Proctor is the kind of heroine you can’t help falling for. And once we'd met her alter-ego, we were totally smitten. Josephine Angelini’s New Salem setting is an amazing parallel universe where underground trains are fuelled by magic, glowing trees replace street lamps and witches put the scientists on trial. The first book in the Worldwalker trilogy, Trial by Fire might start out like your average YA fantasy romance; you'll soon realise it’s anything but.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A native of Salem, Mass., Lily Proctor seems allergic to the world she can't even go out with her crush Tristan without collapsing, sick, in front of her classmates. When a powerful witch named Lillian, identical to Lily in every way, tricks her into crossing into a parallel Salem, Lily's "allergies" become symptoms of her enormous power as a "Crucible." In this medieval yet modern alternate Salem (which Lillian rules), fearsome, manmade creatures called the Woven terrorize non-citizens. As at home, Lily has a sister, Juliet, and a friend named Tristan in this Salem, but there is also Rowan, a beautiful witch's mechanic, or attendant, to whom Lily is powerfully drawn. Angelini (the Starcrossed series) creates an escapist fantasy infused with magic and complicated romance, while taking up themes of science gone wrong and humans' endangerment of the world and their environment. The ways in which the two worlds mirror one another specifically, how Lily's weakness in one realm means strength in the other provide emotional resonance and fascinating possibilities for subsequent books in the Worldwalker trilogy. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
A beautiful book
Loved it from the start
Loved it
I haven’t been sucked into a series like this in a while I loved the characters with all my heart and am sad now I finished the series!!!!
Finally!
At last I found a book that I couldn't put down! Finished it in two days. Absolutely loved it. The storyline and characters were very well written!