Cold Fire (The Circle Opens #3) - Hardcover

Pierce, Tamora

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0590396552 ISBN 13: 9780590396554

Publisher: Scholastic Press, 2002

Synopsis

The third book in an extraordinary fantasy quartet by acclaimed fantasy author Tamora Pierce.

Daja and Frostpine expect to spend some peaceful weeks with old friends in Namorn. But things begin to go awry as soon as they arrive. First Daja discovers that their hosts' twin daughters are mages. Then mysterious fires begin to blaze across the frigid city. Daja works with Bennat Ladradun, to locate what seems to be a serial arsonist. Daja's magic saves the city from going up in flames, but nothing and nobody can save her the disappointment of learning that the arsonist is someone close to her own heart.

About this title

About the Author

TAMORA PIERCE is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous fantasy novels for young people, including the acclaimed Circle of Magic and The Circle Opens quartets, and most recently the novel Melting Stones. She lives in New York State with her husband, Tim.

Reviews

Children's NOTESIn the Next Episode...In the follow-up to Magic Steps and Street Magic, Daja and her teacher, Frostpine, head to a northern Namorn city for a winter retreat. A ruthless arsonist besieges the town, and Daja helps track down the culprit in Cold Fire, the third title in Tamora Pierce's The Circle Opens quartet.
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Gr. 6-10. In this third title in the Circle Opens series, Daja, the mage featured in Daja's Book (2000), travels with her mentor to study with metal smiths. While wintering in a northern empire, she discovers that the twin daughters of her hosts have magical powers, and she is dismayed to learn that she must teach them until appropriate mentors can be found for them. Teaching the twins is frustrating, but Daja finds creative ways to meet the needs of both girls. She is also drawn to Bennat Ladradun, a firefighter with a tragic past, but her friendship with him is cruelly tested. The author continues to dazzle with appealing, fully realized characters, as well as impressively realized magic, cultures, and settings. Pierce introduces some dark themes--madness, murder, and betrayal--but Daja emerges from these struggles as strong as the fire-forged objects she creates. Chris Sherman
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Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0590396552
• ISBN 13: 9780590396554
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 355