Circle Opens #03: Cold Fire

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		Circle Opens #03: Cold Fire
		Circle Opens #03: Cold Fire

基本信息·出版社：Scholastic Paperbacks
·页码：384 页
·出版日期：2003年03月
·ISBN：0590396560
·条形码：9780590396561
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Circle Opens
·外文书名：魔环开启系列3: 颤栗的火焰

内容简介 Daja and Frostpine expect to spend some peaceful weeks with old friends in Namorn. But things begin to go awry as soon as they arrive. First Daja discovers that their hosts' twin daughters are mages. Then mysterious fires begin to blaze across the frigid city. Daja works with Bennat Ladradun, to locate what seems to be a serial arsonist. Daja's magic saves the city from going up in flames, but nothing and nobody can save her the disappointment of learning that the arsonist is someone close to her own heart.
作者简介 TAMORA PIERCE is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous fantasy novels for young people, including the acclaimed Circle of Magic and The Circle Opens quartets, and most recently the novel Melting Stones. She lives in New York State with her husband, Tim.
编辑推荐 Amazon.com Review
Readers who have followed the fortunes of Daja and her foster siblings in Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic and The Circle Opens sequences will not be disappointed by this continuation of Daja's adventures as a smith-mage. As her foster siblings Sandry and Briar struggle with their reluctant apprentices (Magic Steps, Street Magic), Daja and her teacher, Frostpine, settle into the northern Namorn city of Kugisko for a restful winter break. Not surprisingly, their illusions are promptly shattered, as Daja discovers that the twin daughters of her host have "ambient magic." As the discovering-mage, Daja is obliged to teach the fidgety girls the rudiments of magic. Meanwhile, Kugisko seems to have fallen into the hands of a ruthless arsonist, and Daja is determined to help her new firefighting friend, Bennat Ladradun, get to the bottom of the mystery. As always, Pierce's writing is both personable and thrilling. Kaja, a strapping, dark-skinned 14-year-old, is tremendously genuine; her powers seem to reflect inner strength rather than an arbitrary gift. An excellent, many-layered read. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Publishers Weekly
Children's NOTESIn the Next Episode...In the follow-up to Magic Steps and Street Magic, Daja and her teacher, Frostpine, head to a northern Namorn city for a winter retreat. A ruthless arsonist besieges the town, and Daja helps track down the culprit in Cold Fire, the third title in Tamora Pierce's The Circle Opens quartet.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Booklist
Gr. 6-10. In this third title in the Circle Opens series, Daja, the mage featured in Daja's Book (2000), travels with her mentor to study with metal smiths. While wintering in a northern empire, she discovers that the twin daughters of her hosts have magical powers, and she is dismayed to learn that she must teach them until appropriate mentors can be found for them. Teaching the twins is frustrating, but Daja finds creative ways to meet the needs of both girls. She is also drawn to Bennat Ladradun, a firefighter with a tragic past, but her friendship with him is cruelly tested. The author continues to dazzle with appealing, fully realized characters, as well as impressively realized magic, cultures, and settings. Pierce introduces some dark themes--madness, murder, and betrayal--but Daja emerges from these struggles as strong as the fire-forged objects she creates. Chris Sherman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Review
Pierce turns somber in her saga of young mages-in-training (Street Magic, 2000, etc.), as the smith-mage Daja encounters a more sinister side to fire-and humanity. Daja accompanies her mentor Frostpine to the snowbound port of Kujisko to learn new skills, but herself becomes the teacher when she discovers the incipient magical talents of her hosts' twin daughters. She also finds a hero in Bennat Ladradun, who transformed his personal tragedy into a firefighting crusade. Daja lends her magic to his mission, rescuing victims from blazing holocausts, and crafting a pair of fireproof gloves. But when investigators suggest arson, she must confront the smoldering motivations that ignite to murder. Daja may have the least distinctive voice among Pierce's adolescent mages, but she more than compensates with the searing drama of her tale. While her efforts to train the mischievous twins offers some light relief, the overall tone is as dark as the northern setting. The devastation caused by the fires is described with graphic (though not gratuitous) intensity. When Pierce reveals that the obsessed Bennat is the arsonist, Daja's betrayal and disillusionment will be shared by readers, who have been accustomed of late to seeing firefighters in a heroic light. Yet Pierce also celebrates the virtues of control and craftsmanship, from the simple joy Daja finds in learning to skate to the blossoming of her pupils under hard work and discipline. An absolute must for fans of the series, the minimal backstory also makes this an exciting and thoughtful stand-alone fantasy. (Fiction. 10-14) (Kirkus Reviews) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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