'The perfect balance of high adventure, breathless action and eerie wonder' Jonathan Stroud, author of the Bartimaeus trilogy'The best kind of children's fantasy story: thrilling and imaginative while packing an emotional punch!' B. B. Alston, author of Amari and the Night BrothersSet in the snowy northern forests of a prehistoric world, Fireborn is the middle-grade debut of the decade. By turns exciting, funny and heart wrenchingly sad, it marks the introduction of an unstoppable new voice in children's storytelling.A FIERCE HEROINE RISESTwelve has spoken the Pledge and now she is a Huntling. She has given up her name to train in the art of fighting monsters, and she won't choose a new one until she has earned it. But when her friend is taken, Twelve sets off on a dangerous journey to rescue her. Teaming up with Dog, the stone Guardian of the Hunting Lodge, Twelve ends up on an epic adventure that will change her life, her name - and her entire world.
| ISBN: | 9780008601355 |
| Publication date: | 29th September 2022 |
| Author: | Aisling Fowler |
| Illustrator: | Sophie Medvedeva |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 448 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy Children’s / Teenage general interest: Adventurers and outlaws Children’s / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures Children’s / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships Adventure Stories Animal Stories |