Fanfic about Ventralli, one of the kingdoms created by Sara Raasch in Snow Like Ashes / Ice Like Fire / Frost Like Night

The story of the mysterious kingdom of Paisly begins with a lowly farmer girl by the name of Sarnai Altan. Her peaceful life in the Paisel Mountains suddenly changes when rumors begin to spread of the brave Winter Queen's fight against King Angra and she realizes that she no longer has to hide who she really is.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a companion story to ICE LIKE FIRE, the sequel to SNOW LIKE ASHES. I say "companion" as it parallels the beginning events of ICE LIKE FIRE -- and as such, you will find a few minor spoilers for ICE LIKE FIRE. If you are the sort of reader who screeches in horror at the thought of a spoiler of any kind, LOOK AWAY NOW. But if you are the sort of reader who flips through the pages of a book, perusing lines here and there before you've quite finished it yet...well, read on, dear rebel reader. Read on. *** SUMMARY: "She was part of Summer, and Summer was part of her, and this land wouldn't abandon her too." Ceridwen Preben, princess of Summer, has spent her life plotting against her brother, Simon, the Summerian king. Simon has embraced the ruling family's reputation for using their conduit to keep their subjects in a state of bliss, and has spent his reign slowly driving Summer into ruin, filling everyone with carelessness and letting them turn a blind eye to Summer's rampant -- and deadly -- slave trade. But Ceridwen refuses to let her kingdom disintegrate, and with the help of her fellow rebel-in-arms, Lekan, she hopes to undo Simon's lethal dealings. But when Ceridwen uncovers Simon's deadliest plot yet, she starts to realize just how deep magic runs -- and that even though her kingdom is one of sunlight, with light, there always comes shadows. *** The first part of this story will appear on Tuesday, September 8. Parts will continue to be uploaded every Tues/Thurs through October 8. Look for ICE LIKE FIRE, out October 13 from Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins!

Fanfic set in the Snow and Ashes world of Primoria before any of the books. Princess Ceridwen plays a dangerous game in Ventralli - balancing her official duty from her brother, King Simon, with her own need for alliances against him. King Jesse seems to be a good man, rare for a Rhythm King. Could he be the answer to her problems... or the cause of yet more of them?

"I am so tired of waiting, Aren't you, For the world to become good And beautiful and kind?" - Langston Hughes

A one-shot regarding Rares' decision to go to Yakim to wait for and guide Meira. Set before Meira and co. arrive in Yakim in "Ice Like Fire".