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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I can honestly say this book wouldn’t be what it is today if not for the help of quite a few folks. It was one of those stories that fought me the whole way through, and the extra hands (and eyes) played a huge role in whipping this sucker into shape. I-can’t-believe-you-didn’t-divorce-me thanks go to my husband, Tom, who took care of all the things I couldn’t while on deadline and losing my mind. Big grateful thanks to Donna, who never made me feel rushed even though I was well past deadline. For her keen eye and wonderful advice when I knew the story wasn’t yet there and I needed direction. I-so-needed-that thanks go to Kristin, who kept reminding me that second books are often a disaster and I wasn’t alone in my struggle. Much love and hugs to Ann, who dutifully read almost every version, even the really bad ones. And another heap to Juliette, who cut through the bad to point out the good and kept me focused on the heart and soul of the tale. Big thanks to Bonnie and Birgitte, who always see things I don’t and make me look at what I’ve written with their eyes. Three cheers to the Bloodies, Dario, Aliette, Doug, Keyan, Genevieve, and Traci, who did just what I asked and pointed out everything they thought was wrong with it. Extra thanks to Ruta and Julie, for keeping me updated on so many things and making the process go so smoothly. Special technical thanks go to Phil, who helped me understand smelting and how I could do terrible things with it. And last but not least, thanks to all the unnamed folks who worked so diligently to bring my little novel to the shelves who I’ve never even met.

Every last one of you rocks.

About the Author

JANICE HARDY
is the author of
THE HEALING WARS: BOOK I: THE SHIFTER
. She is currently hard at work on book three, thinking up terrible things to do to imaginary people. She lives in Georgia with her husband, three cats, and one very nervous freshwater eel. You can visit her online at www.janicehardy.com.

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Also by Janice Hardy:

THE HEALING WARS
:
BOOK I

The Shifter

Credits

Jacket design by Holden Designs and Jennifer Rozbruch

Copyright

THE HEALING WARS, BOOK II: BLUE FIRE
. Copyright © 2010 by Janice Hardy. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hardy, Janice.

Blue fire / Janice Hardy.—1st ed.

p. cm.—(The healing wars; bk. 2)

Summary: While trying to lead the Takers out of Geveg, fifteen-year-old Nya is captured by bounty hunters and taken to Baseer, where she escapes and soon finds herself helping the Baseeri.

ISBN 978-0-06-174741-0 (trade bdg.: alk. paper)

[1. Fantasy. 2. Healers—Fiction. 3. Fugitives from justice—Fiction. 4. Sisters—Fiction. 5. Orphans—Fiction. 6. War—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.H22142Blu 2009 2009053446

[Fic]—dc22 CIP

FIRST EDITION

EPub Edition © August 2010 ISBN: 978-0-06-201270-8

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