Xylara has fought hard to become a healer, and has chosen to serve her people in this, rahter than taking her place in court as the king's half sister and daugher of the blood. But the plains people known as the firelanders have changed their tactics, rather than raiding towns on teh outskirts of the kingdom, under a new warlord they have laid seige against her people, driving their forces back into the city. When her half brother talks terms with their warlord he promises her as tribute to him, Lara has little choice, but to be ripped away from her home, her work and her people to be a slave to the foreigners that rumour says are yellow, black and blue and breath fire. What she doesnt expect is to fall in love with their warlord and help think up ways and try to forge bridges between their people, but there are so many differences at times it seems inpossible.
Is basically what this is about. I loved this book, and was up until i think 4:45am on one night reading it, if thats any indication :P The characters are all well drawn, the plot is well written and the romance develops nicely (although, if im honest it seems unrealistic how fast they fall in love with each other). I particularly liked reading about the differences between their cultures, how for the firelanders think marriage when young is barbaric, yet have no healing and grant 'mercy' to injuries in battle, even if its just a broken leg. Lara and Keir are good main characters, but i particularly liked the secondaries Simus and Atira.
Warprize is the first in a trillogy of books about these characters.
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