Books with title Fire and Ice

Where magic is dark and gritty, characters troubled and twisted, and victory comes at a heavy price.Deep under the City of Glass in the frozen southern land, an age-old machine called the Heart of the City radiates a power which locals call icefire. Most citizens are immune to it, but a few, always born with physical disabilities, can bend it to their will. For fifty years, the ruling Eagle Knights, who fly on the back of giant birds, have killed these Imperfects, fearing the return of the old royal family, who used icefire to cut out people's hearts, turning them into ghostly servitors.The old king's grandson Tandor only sees the good things icefire brought: power and technology now forgotten while the people of the south live in dire poverty. He's had enough of seeing his fellow kinsfolk slaughtered by ignorant Knights, of Imperfect babies being abandoned on the ice floes to be eaten by wild animals. His grandfather's diary tells him how to increase the beat of the Heart the first step to making the land glorious once more. Arrogant as he is, he sets the machine in motion. All he needs is an army of Imperfect servitors to control the resulting power.Isandor is Imperfect, an ex-Knight apprentice, betrayed by his best friend and running for his life.The queen Jevaithi is Imperfect, living like a prisoner amidst leering Knights, surviving only because the common people would rebel if their beloved queen were harmed.Both are young and desperate and should be grateful that Tandor wants to rescue them from their hopeless situations. Or so he thinks. The youngsters, however, have no inclination to become heartless ghosts, but while they defy Tandor, the Heart beats, and he alone cannot control its power.

What do you see? A very important question for a follower of Christ Jesus and the one question at the heart of this series of books. The Heart Series by Andy Smart is designed to take the reader on a journey of exploring new sides to the revealed truths of God. To walk with them in a way that directs the reader not to glance over what is being explored but to engage with all parts. As a child not only looks at the new toy given them but wants to know how it feels,how it smells, how it taste,...“Taste and see that the Lord is good;...” Psalm 34:8 (NIV)“How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” Psalm 119:103 (NIV)Fire and Ice, explores the separation between beginnings living in godliness and those living in ungodliness. A separation man knows too well.

Strange things are happening at the frozen edge of the world. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have crisscrossed Erdas in their quest to stop the ruthless Conquerors. Only the four of them, supported by the gifts of their legendary spirit animals, have the power to defeat an evil takeover. While chasing down a lead in the cold North, the heroes arrive at a quiet village where not everything is as it seems. Rooting the truth out of this deceptively beautiful place won't be easy and the team is already out of time.

In a classic tale with a modern twist of fate, in a future dynasty world where Fire and Ice are the only two ways of living. The City of Fire is for the hoodlums, poor, and homeless. The City of Ice is for the high class, the academically inclined, and the wealthy. But when one child from the ruling families of each city meet and fall in love...everything changes.