Fire : Tales of Elemental Spirits

Master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson, the team behind Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits, collaborate again to create five captivating tales incorporating the element of fire.In McKinley’s First Flight,” a boy and his pet foogit unexpectedly take a dangerous ride on a dragon, and her Hellhound” stars a mysterious dog as a key player in an eerie graveyard showdown. Dickinson introduces a young man who must defeat the creature threatening his clan in Fireworm,” a slave who saves his village with a fiery magic spell in Salamander Man,” and a girl whose new friend, the guardian of a mystical bird, is much older than he appears in Phoenix.”With time periods ranging from prehistoric to present day, and settings as varied as a graveyard, a medieval marketplace and a dragon academy, these stories are sure to intrigue and delight the authors’ longtime fans and newcomers alike.

Robin McKinley is the award-winning author of numerous novels, including Chalice, Dragonhaven, The Hero and the Crown (Newbery Medal winner) and The Blue Sword (Newbery Honor winner). She lives in England.

Peter Dickinson is the critically acclaimed author of several novels, including The Ropemaker (Printz Honor winner) and The Kin. He lives in England.