Travelling north, Phoenix and her friends, Five, Six and Seven, must battle frightening new monsters and find a way to defeat the Shadowseam. But as Phoenix learns to control her new power, the faceless Croke begins to haunt her dreams . . . This book should come with a CANNOT BE PUTDOWN warning. Children are going to fall in lovewith this heart-stopping adventure, and I was withTwelve and Dog every thrilling step of the way’ Jenny McLachlan, author of The Land of Roar 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 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 keeping the peace, and she won't get to choose a new one until she has earned it. But when the Lodge's walls are breached for the first time, and a little girl is taken, Twelve is the only one interested in going after a child . . . The world-building is truly amazing. It’s so perfectly created that it was easy to visualise. The banter between the characters had me smirking, even if they talk like people from the modern era, it is a fantasy world after all!

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In a word: phenomenal. Fireborn is vivid, daring,and epic in every sense. It’s impossible to read thisbook and not hold your breath’ Carlie Sarosiak, author of I, Cosmo Three months after the destruction of the Hunting Lodge, a witch arrives from the frost palace of Icegaard, desperate for Phoenix’s help. Icegaard is in grave danger from an evil force called the Shadowseam, and if the witch-palace falls, all the clans of Ember will fall with it. Fireborn is a middle-grade book set in a fictional prehistorical world where different clans are protected by the Hunting Lodge a place where hunters live and train. The LoveReading LitFestinvited Aishling to the festival to talk about her debut novel and the start of a thrilling fantasy series. The best kind of children’s fantasy story: thrilling and imaginative’ B. B. Alston, author of Amari and the Night Brothers

Firebornswept me away to a rich, vibrant world filled with bold characters and enthralling monsters. A fantastic debut’ Joseph Elliott, author of The Good Hawk

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Fireborn wouldn’t be the kind of book I’d select if I was in a bookshop, (I’m not a big fantasy nor a prehistorical fan), however, I was asked to read it as part of a blog tour and I am very happy I agreed. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing -New recruit Twelve (not her real name) has been at the lodge since her clan, including her family, were murdered. After an argument with another student, Five, the pair are disciplined and taken to the dungeons to spend the night. Whilst there the Hunting Lodge walls are breached for the first time and one of the students is taken. The digitally native, all year round, online literature and books festival, with new content released every week is a free-for-all-users festival.

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Teaming up with Dog, the Stone Guardian of the Lodge, Twelve ends up on an epic adventure that will change her life, her name - and her entire world. About This Edition ISBN:The perfect balance of high adventure, breathless action and eerie wonder’ Jonathan Stroud, author of the Bartimaeus trilogy Astounding. An incredibly accomplished fantasythat’s not afraid of the dark side’ Nicola Skinner, author of Starboard I absolutely loved Fireborn. Such a cinematic journeyin both the literal and emotional sense! Right away ithad the feeling of something that’s going to be huge,and the world Aisling has created is so rich andengaging. I cannot wait to read what happensnext to Phoenix and her friends’ LD Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency Set in the snowy northern forests of an imagined prehistoric world, Fireborn is the middle-grade debut of the decade. At turns exciting, funny and heart wrenchingly sad, it marks the introduction of an unstoppable new voice in children's storytelling.

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An utterly compelling and wildly imaginativeadventure! I loved it!’ Tamzin Merchant, author of The HatmakersArmistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments Firebornis a fantastic debut, deftly told with skilland originality. A richly-imagined story, bursting withthrilling magic, terrifying monsters and an epic adventurethat leaves you wanting more’ Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper’s Island