Fireborn: Twelve and the Frozen Forest: The extraordinary first book in the thrilling new children’s fantasy series: Book 1

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Vom „Meister“ hätte ich mir etwas mehr erwartet. Vielleicht erfahren wir aber ja auch im dritten Teil mehr über ihn. I have to say that I really enjoyed Fireborn immensely and am so glad that I got the opportunity to read this charming and delightful book by Aisling Fowler. Fireborn swept me away to a rich, vibrant world filled with bold characters and enthralling monsters. A fantastic debut.” —Joseph Elliott, author of The Good Hawk Epic, sweeping and full of heart – Firebornis truly something special. I can’t waitfor the next book in the series!’ Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear

The world building is solid, and we see the environment as the gang travel through it, although the story does centre on the monsters at times and there were some questions that I wanted answering. When Seven another of the Huntlings go missing during a training session the race is on to find her. She's been kidnapped by goblins and for what reason nobody knows.Fireborn is a thrillingly assured debut that grips from the get-go. Featuring a fiercely charismatic heroine and a cast of extraordinary companions, it transports the reader to a fascinating landscape of ice and peril. Aisling Fowler conjures up the perfect balance of high adventure, breathless action and eerie wonder, mixing it all with scenes of genuine emotional power. Elegantly structured, endlessly exciting, Fireborn is the perfect introduction to a rich and magical new world." Jonathon Stroud

I loved this whirlwind adventure! Imagine The HungerGames but with magic and written for kids. A brilliant novel weaving fantasy, friendship, heartbreak and hope togetherreally superbly. I have pledged my heart to Fireborn’ Cerrie Burnell, author of Harper and the Sea of Secrets I really liked the way the author slowly explored her past through dreams and memories throughout the book. It helped a lot to understand what had happened to her and why she acts the way that she does. Laat ik maar eerlijk zijn: het duurde een tijdje voor ik in Boek 2 kwam. Over het algemeen sprak de eerste helft van het boek me minder aan dan ik This book should come with a CANNOT BE PUT DOWN warning. Children are going to fall in love with this heart-stopping adventure, and I was with Twelve and Dog every thrilling step of the way.” —Jenny McLachlan, author of The Land of Roar

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A quest that’s about inner knowledge and cooperation… Lovers of bloody fantasy epics will be glad to have another.” Fireborn is a middle grade fantasy that revolves around a flawed and friendless young girl, Twelve, who happens to be quite good with a pair of axes. In fact she is so good with them that no one wants to get too close to her, except unpopular Seven and her pet squirrel, Widge. Since the Dark War, Ember has been mostly at peace but one night after a fight breaks out between Twelve and Five which results in the two of them spending the night in the dungeons, all hell breaks loose and one of the huntlings is kidnapped by Goblins. Twelve, Five, Six and Dog team up to rescue her and from then on the book is all adventure, scary monsters, fighting and danger! Ember is a dark world full of magical and sometimes very spooky and scary creatures. Some are common traditional ones like for example goblins but there are also new intriguing ones. They add perfectly to the fast paced plot that gets you hooked on the story straight away. Until they become fully fledged hunters the children are known as huntlings and go by a number instead of a name.

One should never judge a book by its cover but this cover seems to work very well for its target group: Once my son, age 11, saw the cover in my review he asked me to get him the book once it is translated to German. So this is what we will do 😃. Especially as this book will be perfect for my son even though the main character is a girl. This book is the perfect fantasy novel for middle grade children of all sexes. De schrijfstijl van Aisling Fowler is toegankelijk en sfeervol, waardoor lezers zich gemakkelijk kunnen inbeelden hoe deze fantasiewereld en in het bijzonder het ijspaleis eruitziet. Samen met de zwart wit illustraties gemaakt door Sophie Medvedeva zorgt het ervoor dat kinderen zich even in een andere wereld kunnen wanen. I loved the trials she overcame, both physical and emotional, and the supporting cast around her, whose personalities were slowly revealed as Twelve just as steadily opened herself to them. I'm very eager to discover what the second series instalment has in store for her. I always point out when I am reading middle grade fantasy that whilst not being the target audience, the sign of a good book is that despite the fact that I am not the target audience, it is relatable to whoever is reading it. And in all honesty, my demands from a good book are exactly the same as what they were when I was a kid. In fact they haven’t changed at all. I want a well written story, with characters that have depth and are believable and a plot that is going to keep me reading until the very end. So, I am writing this just as I have finished reading the book. Phew! Talk about cutting it fine there!My son and I loved this middle-grade debut fantasy, full of friendships, magical creatures and a quest to save a fellow hunter! It was well written with some great figurative language that I could appreciate and discuss with my 9 year old.