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Three cultures clash in all out war--against each other and against the gods--in the second book of this fantasy duology that's sure to capture fans of The Hunger Games and An Ember in the Ashes. The Races are over. War has begun. Ashlord and Longhand armies battle for control of the Empire as Dividian rebels do their best to survive the crossfire. This is no longer a game. It's life or death. Adrian, Pippa, and Imelda each came out of the Races with questions about their role in the ongoing feud. The deeper they dig, the clearer it is that the hatred between their peoples has an origin point: the gods. Their secrets are long-buried, but one disgruntled deity is ready to unveil the truth. Every whisper leads back to the underworld. What are the gods hiding there? As the sands of the Empire shift, these heroes will do everything they can to aim their people at the true enemy. But is it already too late?

Bella y oscura narra la infancia vivida y soñada de una niña que viaja desde la soledad del orfanato hasta el marginal Barrio, donde la acoge una singular familia: doña Bárbara, su abuela, mujer de poderosa presencia; Amanda, su tía, sometida a Segundo, un marido pendenciero; Chico, su primo, taciturno observador de la actividad del Barrio; Airelai «la katami», la diosa-niña, la enana que conserva intacta la imaginación y la magia; y, finalmente, Máximo, el esperado padre, admirado por todos. Esta novela no puede leerse sin sentirse conmovido y atrapado por el relato alegórico de lo que poseemos sin haberlo conquistado: la sabiduría de la infancia. Es la evocación de un tiempo pasado, solitario, germen necesario de la libertad; es la belleza que la fantasía extrae de la crueldad y de los inocentes olvidos de la niñez.