Child of Fire by Harry Connolly

Child of Fire

Twenty Palaces #1

Harry Connolly

357 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
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Child of Fire is ideal for readers who enjoy fast-paced, dark fantasy with morally complex characters navigating high-stakes conflicts between ruthless magical factions.

Description

Ray Lilly is living on borrowed time. He's the driver for Annalise Powliss, a high-ranking member of the Twenty Palace Society, a group of sorcerers devoted to hunting down and executing rogue magicians. But because Ray betrayed her once, Annalise...

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Community Reviews

3.58
based on 681 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 100%

dark: 87%

mysterious: 62%

tense: 62%

challenging: 12%

Pace

71% of readers chose fast
28% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose Plot
66% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

16% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Complicated
83% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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