Child of Fire
  • Published: 15 November 2009
  • ISBN: 9780345508898
  • Imprint: Random House Worlds
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $19.99

Child of Fire

A Twenty Palaces Novel

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29 Sep 2009
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15 Nov 2009
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For fans of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series and Simon Green's The Man with the Golden Torc, first book in a new urban paranormal series that will appeal to both male and female readers.

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 is looking for an excuse to kill him–or let someone else do the job.

Unfortunately for both of them, Annalise’s next mission goes wrong, leaving her critically injured. With the little magic he controls, Ray must complete her assignment alone. Not only does he have to stop a sorcerer who’s sacrificing dozens of innocent lives in exchange for supernatural power, he must find–and destroy–the source of that inhuman magic.

BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from Harry Connolly's Game of Cages and Twenty Palaces.
  • Published: 15 November 2009
  • ISBN: 9780345508898
  • Imprint: Random House Worlds
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the author

Harry Connolly

Harry Connolly spent two years writing his first novel, Child of Fire. He has held a variety of jobs in the past, from customer service to landscaping to stay-at-home dad. He lives in Seattle.

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Praise for Child of Fire

"Redemption comes wrapped in a package of mystery and horror that hammers home the old saying, 'Don't do the crime if you can't do the time'...and even then you'd better check the yellow pages for one bad-ass exterminator first."
--Rob Thurman, author of Nightlife
"Every page better than the last. Cinematic and vivid, with a provocative glimpse into a larger world. Where's the next one?"
-- Screenwriter Terry Rossio, Pirates of the Caribbean, Shrek
"A fine novel with some genuinely creepy moments. I enjoyed it immensely, and hope we'll see more of Ray Lilly."
-- Lawrence Watt-Evans, author ofthe Obsidian Chronicles
"Connolly's story jets from 0 to 60 in five pages, and never lets you brake for safety. He's a fantastic new voice."
--Sherwood Smith, author of Crown Duel