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EARTH-AIR-WATER-FIRE


These elements have sustained the peaceful people of Shaftal for generations, with their subtle powers of
healing, truth, joy, and intuition.

But now Shaftal is dying.

The earth witch who ruled Shaftal is dead, leaving no heir. ShaftalтАЩs ruling house has been scattered and
destroyed by the invading Sainnites. The Shaftali have mobilized a guerrilla army against these marauders,
but every year the cost of resistance grows, leaving ShaftalтАЩs fate in the hands of three people:


Emil the Shaftali paladin: an officer and a scholar whose elemental powers make him an excellent
judge of character;


Zanja the diplomat: the sole survivor of a slaughtered tribe, her fire powers bringing the gift of
prescience;

Karis the metalsmith: a half-blood giant whose earth powers can heal and create, but only when she
can muster the strength to hold off her addiction to a deadly drug that suspends her will.


Separately, all they can do is watch as Shaftal falls from prosperity into lawlessness and famine. If they
can find a way to work together, they may just change the course of history.


In the tradition of Ursula K. Le Guin and Elizabeth Lynn, Laurie J. Marks weaves a complex tale of
political and personal struggle, set in a world whose concerns are as familiar as todayтАЩs headlines.




Praise for Fire Logic
тАЬLaurie Marks brings skill, passion, and wisdom to her new novel. Entertaining and engagingтАФan
excellent read!тАЬ

тАФKate Elliott


тАЬThis is a treat: a strong, fast-paced tale of war and politics in a fantasy world where magic based on the
four elements of alchemy not only works but powerfully affects the lives of those it touches. An unusual,
exciting read.тАЬ
тАФSuzy McKee Charnas