Firefly Island

by Daniel Arenson

Overview

King Sinther, his flesh made of stone, tyrannizes the enchanted Firefly Island. Swords and arrows break against him. Armies crash before him. All of Firefly Island--a land of magic and mystery--suffers under his cruelty. But one girl, a simple slave girl, has magic that can stop him. Whatever Aeolia feels, she can make others feel: joy, sadness, hunger... even pain. If she hurt herself and shared the pain, she could hurt the mad stone king. Can Aeolia escape King Sinther's assassins, defeat him, and save Firefly Island?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780986602832
Publisher:	Moonclipse
Publication date:	08/27/2010
Pages:	358
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Daniel Arenson sold his first short story in 1998. Since then, dozens of his stories and poems have appeared in various magazines, among them Flesh & Blood, Chizine, and Orson Scott Card's Strong Verse.

In addition to Firefly Island, Daniel wrote the fantasy novels Flaming Dove (2010) and The Gods of Dream (forthcoming).

Editorial Reviews

On a magical island ruled by a cruel king whose stone skin protects him from all physical harm, the young slave girl Aolia discovers her true identity as the Esiren Firechild, the one person whose magic can defeat the tyrant. Constantly pursued by those who would kill her, including a man she thought she loved and the brother who promised to save her, Aolia discovers other Firechildren. The author of Psalm of the Desert Lionbrings a crispness and directness to his storytelling that propels his novel to its inevitable, though at times unexpected, conclusion. Intriguing characterizations of both heroes and villains make this a good choice for most fantasy collections.

—Jackie Cassada

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