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Some flames burn too brightly to be extinguished. This exceptional new thriller from Joe Hill is essential reading for 2016 and perfect for fans of Justin Cronin's The Passage. In a world overtaken by a deadly and dramatic new virus, Harper is determined to live long enough to deliver her baby. But when all it takes is a spark to start a deadly blaze, she's going to need some help from the mysterious fireman.

Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms turned to ash.

So began the Targaryens’ bloody rule, with fire and blood. Setting brother against brother, mother against daughter, and dragon against dragon.

Chronicled by a learned maester of the Citadel, this thrilling and bloody history of Westeros tells the story of where the battle for the Iron Throne began…

War has swept across Marquensas. Ruthless raiders have massacred the inhabitants of Beran’s Hill, including Gwen, the beloved wife of Declan Smith. Hollow of heart, his hopes burned to ashes, Declan swears to track down and destroy the raiders, an ambition shared by Baron Daylon Dumarch, whose family was massacred as they fled the capital.

Hatushaly and his young wife Hava have arrived in the prosperous trading town of Beran’s Hill to restore and reopen the fire-damaged Inn of the Three Stars. They are also preparing for the popular midsummer festival, where their friends Declan and Gwen will be wed. But Hatu and Hava are not the ordinary loving couple they appear to be. They are assassins from the mysterious island of Coaltachin, home to the powerful and lethal Nocusara, the fearsome “Hidden Warriors.” Posing as innkeepers, they are awaiting instructions from their masters in the Kingdom of Night.

War has swept across Marquensas. Ruthless raiders have massacred the inhabitants of Beran's Hill, including Gwen, the beloved wife of Declan Smith. Hollow of heart, his hopes burned to ashes, Declan swears to track down and destroy the raiders, an ambition shared by Baron Daylon Dumarch, whose family was massacred as they fled the capital. Meanwhile Hava is closing in on the whereabouts of those who unleashed the murderous hordes.

Young, talented, in love with life - why should Sally have thrown herself 15 floors to her death? But as suicide is the verdict of the uncompromising Hong Kong authorities, Sally’s brother, a London-based crime reporter, begins his own investigations. As he delves into the details of Sally’s unaccountably opulent lifestyle and her mysterious work as a journalist, he is forced to recognise a very different girl from the fun-loving kid sister he remembers.

Hatushaly and his young wife, Hava, are living a good life, working to reopen the burned-out Inn of the Three Stars in the prosperous trading town of Beran's Hill. But there is a great deal more to this bucolic scene than meets the eye. Both Hatu and Hava were raised on the secret island of Coaltachin, and though they may appear to be no more than a young couple in love preparing for the midsummer festival where their friends Declan and Gwen will be wed, they are in fact assassins on a mission, waiting instructions from their masters in the Kingdom of Night.

La guerre a ravagé le Marquensas et les habitants de Mont-Beran ont été massacrés sans pitié. Son avenir réduit en cendres, Declan jure de retrouver les meurtriers, une soif de vengeance que partage le baron Daylon Dumarch, dont la famille a été décimée après avoir fui la capitale. Pendant ce temps, Hava s'emploie à parfaire sa carrière dans la piraterie. Celle que l'on surnomme désormais le Démon des Mers se rapproche de plus en plus des commanditaires des raids sanglants au Marquensas.

Garn abritait cinq grands royaumes jusqu'à ce que le roi d'Ithrace et toute sa famille soient exécutés par l'ambitieux souverain de Sandura. Ithrace était gouverné par les légendaires Firemane à la crinière de feu, craints par les autres monarques. Désormais, il ne reste plus que quatre grands royaumes au seuil de la guerre. Mais on raconte que le fils du dernier roi d'Ithrace a survécu et qu'il est aux mains d'une société secrète nommée Quelli Nacosti, qui s'illustre dans l'infiltration des puissants. Inquiets, les quatre rois offrent une énorme récompense en échange de sa tête.

Désormais établis à Mont-Beran, Hatushaly et sa jeune compagne Hava se préparent à célébrer le festival du Solstice d'été. Or, ils n'ont rien d'un couple ordinaire... espions et assassins aux ordres des puissants Nocusara, les "Guerriers cachés:, ils se font passer pour des aubergistes en attendant les ordres de leurs maîtres au royaume de la Nuit. Hatu dissimule un secret plus dangereux encore puisqu'il est le dernier survivant des Firemane, le clan décimé qui régnait autrefois sur l'Ithrace.