Following Faces Under Water, Tanith Leeโs alchemical thriller series continues with a Joan of Arcโinspired novel set in an alternate medieval Venice.
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In Saint Fire, the second volume in the Secret Books of Venus series, Volpa is a strangely beautiful servant girl who glows with an inhuman inner flame. When her master, an abusive wood seller, is mysteriously incinerated, Volpa discovers her power of fire. Her gift is noticed by the Church leaders, who see her as a mighty weapon in their holy wars. This gripping fantasy of a mysteriously gifted Joan of Arc is stunning from beginning to end.
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โLeeโs writing is as entrancing as ever, full of evocative imagery and memorable characters. The questions she raises about faith and hypocrisy, fear and justice, are deftly rendered and not easily answered.โ โPublishers Weekly
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โThe author of Faces Under Water continues her saga of a city at the mercy of powers beyond its control. Leeโs sensual and evocative storytelling imparts a dreamlike quality to this tale of transcendent faith and human passion.โ โLibrary Journal
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โEvocative, and set forth in Leeโs eerily crystalline prose.โ โKirkus Reviews