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Oct 13, 2011 | ISBN 9780142419458 | Young Adult Buy
Sep 07, 2010 | ISBN 9780441019199 Buy
Oct 29, 2009 | ISBN 9781101133859 | Young Adult Buy
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Oct 13, 2011 | ISBN 9780142419458 | Young Adult
Sep 07, 2010 | ISBN 9780441019199
Oct 29, 2009 | ISBN 9781101133859 | Young Adult
“This collection of beautifully crafted tales will find a warm welcome from fans of either author, as well as from fantasy readers in general.” – School Library JournalThis collection tells five tales of creatures who live and die by fire, tales of the present day and the prehistoric past. There is a confrontation in a haunted graveyard, of the Firespace where only dragons can survive, of a boy who is claimed by Fire, of a young man who chases the fireworm through dark tunnels of dream, and the long history of the Phoenix. With characters and storylines as enigmatic as fire itself, these five enthralling tales by master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson are sure to intrigue and delight.
Master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Davidson continue their exploration of the elements in this short story colleciton.This collection tells five tales of creatures who live and die by fire, tales of the present day and the prehistoric past. There is a confrontation in a haunted graveyard, of the Firespace where only dragons can survive, of a boy who is claimed by Fire, of a young man who chases the fireworm through dark tunnels of dream, and the long history of the Phoenix. With characters and storylines as enigmatic as fire itself, these five enthralling tales by master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson are sure to intrigue and delight.
Master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson, the team behind Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits, collaborate again to create five captivating tales incorporating the element of fire.
In McKinley?s ?First Flight,? a boy and his pet foogit unexpectedly take a dangerous ride on a dragon, and her ?Hellhound? stars a mysterious dog as a key player in an eerie graveyard showdown. Dickinson introduces a young man who must defeat the creature threatening his clan in ?Fireworm,? a slave who saves his village with a fiery magic spell in ?Salamander Man,? and a girl whose new friend, the guardian of a mystical bird, is much older than he appears in ?Phoenix.?
With time periods ranging from prehistoric to present day, and settings as varied as a graveyard, a medieval marketplace and a dragon academy, these stories are sure to intrigue and delight the authors? longtime fans and newcomers alike.
Robin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the… More about Robin McKinley
Peter Dickinson, a two-time winner of both England’s prestigious Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children’s Award, is one of Britain’s… More about Peter Dickinson
“This collection of beautifully crafted tales will find a warm welcome from fans of either author, as well as from fantasy readers in general.” – School Library Journal
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