Francesca Haig grew up in Tasmania, gained her PhD from the University of Melbourne, and was a senior lecturer at the University of Chester. Her poetry has been published in literary journals and anthologies in both Australia and England, and her first collection of poetry, Bodies of Water, was published in 2006. In 2010 she was awarded a Hawthornden Fellowship. She is also the author of the Fire Sermon series, which includesThe Fire Sermon, The Map of Bones, and The Forever Ship. She lives in London with her husband and son. Visit FrancescaHaig.com and follow her on Twitter @FrancescaHaig.
"The best post-apocalyptic novel I've read in years - it's dark,
deep, and doesn't conform to the dystopian tropes we've all come to
expect."-- "The Mary Sue"
The Fire Sermon is an undeniable page-turner... At the heart of
Haig's worldbuilding is a precious love story between Cass and a
fellow Omega on the run named Kip. The writing surrounding these
two beautifully demonstrates Haig's craft. If you thought Peeta
Mellark had a big fan club, just you wait. There will be copious
amounts of kissy fan art and montage videos. You can count on it.--
"Bookshots (LitReactor)"
"Readers who enjoy the Hunger Games series, Pierce Brown's Red
Rising, and like-minded dystopian literature will enjoy this first
title in a trilogy."-- "Library Journal on The Fire Sermon, starred
review"
A potential heir to the Hunger Games."-- "Vulture"
Words like 'masterpiece' and 'instant classic' are cliché, but in
the case of Francesca Haig's astounding The Fire Sermon, they're
the only words to use. It's a breath-taking, passionate, absolutely
sensational work of imagination, perfectly structured, beautifully
written, populated with fabulous characters and packed with
intrigue, violence, compassion and underlined by a very important
human message that is always present without ever becoming homily.
The Fire Sermon is completely without equal - it leaves Hunger
Games, Divergence, Twilight blah blah-yawn twitching in the dust.--
"Starburst Magazine"
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