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Fireborn: Twelve and the Frozen Forest
Fireborn (Related to this series)
- Author
- Aisling Fowler
- Narrator
- Kristin Atherton
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 30 September 2021
- Run Time
- 10 hours 20 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures, Witches, wizards & magicians
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
‘This debut gets off to a scorching start. Gripping and immersive’ New Statesman, Best Children’s Books for Christmas 2021
‘This remarkable debut pulsates with energy and drama’ Daily Mail Best Children’s Books of the Year
Set 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 introduces an unstoppable new voice in children’s storytelling.
A FIERCE HEROINE RISES
Twelve 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.
Follow the FIREBORN series with Phoenix and the Frost Palace and Starling and the Cavern of Light – available now.
Critics Review
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‘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’ Jonathan Stroud, author of the Bartimaeus Series, Lockwood And Co and The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne
‘A monster-filled adventure set in a wildly imaginative frozen world, with axe-wielding action scenes that’ll make your heart race! I couldn’t put it down’ A.F. Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
‘FIREBORN is the best kind of children’s fantasy story, thrilling and imaginative while packing an emotional punch. It’s sure to have young readers clamouring for more!’ B.B. Alston, author of Amari and the Night Brothers
‘I absolutely loved FIREBORN. Such a cinematic journey in both the literal and emotional sense! Right away it had the feeling of something that's going to be huge, and the world Aisling has created is so rich and engaging. I cannot wait to read what happens next’ LD Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency
‘In a word: phenomenal. FIREBORN is vivid, daring, and epic in every sense. It’s impossible to read this book and not hold your breath’ Carlie Sarosiak, author of I, Cosmo
‘This stormingly good fantasy debut balances thrilling high stakes and nightmarish monsters with humour, friendship and an unforgettable heroine’ The Bookseller, Highlights of the Season
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Fantastic story, picked it up to keep the kids happy on journeys, which it did, but I also loved it! Made me laugh & cry & now need the rest of the series!
sam87 2025-07-29
Details
- Author
- Aisling Fowler
- Narrator
- Kristin Atherton
- Duration
- 10 hours 20 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 September 2021
- ISBN
- 9780008394172
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures, Witches, wizards & magicians
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
‘This debut gets off to a scorching start. Gripping and immersive’ New Statesman, Best Children’s Books for Christmas 2021 ‘This remarkable debut pulsates with energy and drama’ Daily Mail Best Children’s Books of the Year Set 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 introduces an unstoppable new voice in children’s storytelling. A FIERCE HEROINE RISES Twelve 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. Follow the FIREBORN series with Phoenix and the Frost Palace and Starling and the Cavern of Light – available now.
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