Rosemarked

Title:

Rosemarked

Author:

Summary:

When Zivah falls prey to the deadly rose plague, she is destined to live her last days in isolation. Dineas, broken by torture at the hands of the Amparan Empire, thirsts for revenge against his captors; he'll do anything to free his tribe from Amparan rule-- even if it means undertaking a plan that risks not only his life but his very self. The two are thrust together on a high-stakes mission to spy on the capital, and must find common ground to protect those they love-- while grappling with a mutual attraction that could break both of their carefully guarded hearts.

General Note:

Map on end caps.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

390 pages : map ; 22 cm.

Genre:

Fantasy fiction.

Romance fiction.

Subject Term:

Government, Resistance to -- Fiction.

Plague -- Fiction.

Healers -- Fiction.

Soldiers -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Hyperion,

Publication Date:

2017

ISBN:

9781484788554

Publication Information:

Los Angeles : Hyperion, 2017.

Call Number:

YA BLACKBU

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Summary

When Zivah falls prey to the deadly rose plague, she's destined to live her last days in isolation until a threat to her village creates a need that only she can fill. Dineas has been broken by torture at the hands of the Amparan Empire, and thirsts for vengeance. The pair couldn't be more different but they find themselves thrust together on a high-stakes mission to spy on the capital. As they grow closer, they must unite to protect those they love. Amidst the constant fear of discovery, the two grapple with a mutual attraction that could break both of their carefully guarded hearts.

Author Notes

New York Times best-selling author Livia Blackburne has a PhD in neuroscience from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she conducted research on the neural correlates of reading. She still blogs on the intersection of writing and brain science (liviablackburne.com), and she now lives in Los Angeles with her family. Livia is also the author of Midnight Thief , an Indies Introduce New Voices selection, and its sequel, Daughter of Dusk .

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 9 Up-When early symptoms of the dreaded Rose plague are discovered among the Amparan soldiers occupying her small village, Zivah volunteers to help. Despite having just finished her apprenticeship, Zivah is a gifted and compassionate healer. Sadly, her contact with the infected troops doesn't leave her unscathed. She contracts the disease and remains alive but Rosemarked, a sign that she is a carrier and will not live more than a few more years. No longer able to perform her duties as a healer, Zivah goes into seclusion until the commander of the soldiers she aided sends word that her services are needed at the Capitol, where many people have contracted the same illness. Meanwhile Dineas, a Shidadi tribesman whose people have spent years in prolonged combat with Capitol troops, has been given a mission-infiltrate the Amparan troops and pass vital information to his clan. After a chance and near-deadly encounter, Zivah and Dineas reluctantly join forces and travel together to the Capitol. Though they couldn't be more different, Zivah and Dineas gradually overcome their mutual distrust and find common ground in their desire to protect their people. This is a fast-paced, well-written, can't-put-down fantasy that will appeal to a wide audience. A sequel will be in high demand. VERDICT Fans of Sabaa Tahir's An Ember in Ashes will be clamoring for more adventures with Zivah and Dineas.-Jane Henriksen Baird, Anchorage Public Library, AK © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Seventeen-year-old Zivah, a Daran high healer, contracts the rose plague from an Amparan battalion that's occupying her village. Zivah survives the initial infection but is left rosemarked-splotched with red, highly contagious, and likely to succumb to her disease within a decade. Dineas, 18, is a Shidadi warrior who catches the plague while shackled in an Amparan dungeon. His captors dump him in a ditch, but Dineas pulls through and returns to his people umbertouched-spotted with brown, no longer infectious, and forever immune. The Daran and Shidadi people suffer mightily under Ampara's rule, so when their leaders hatch a plan that involves sending Zivah and Dineas to Sehmar City to gather intel about the empire's plans and weaknesses, the teenagers sign on, despite the dangers. This character-driven fantasy from Blackburne (the Midnight Thief books) is slow to start, but patient readers will be rewarded with an intricately choreographed conclusion and a high-stakes cliffhanger that sets up a sequel. Arguments against prejudice share the page with questions of faith in the face of tragedy. Ages 12-up. Agent: Jim McCarthy, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.