The Firedragon (Flynn Nightsider)
by Mary Fan
by Mary Fan
Aurelia Sun, a.k.a. the Firedragon, is a Norm, a non-magical person, and
Norms—as opposed to Enchanters—are treated as being inferior. To prove all
Enchanters wrong, Aurelia enters a dangerous competition where the contestants
face fearsome monsters: specters, manticores, spearfiends and what not. As soon
as the Challenge starts, Aurelia realizes that all is not as it appears. And to
discover the truth, she will have to face the most dangerous monster in the
competition that may actually be stronger than her.
The Firedragon (Flynn Nightsider) is around 80 to 90 pages long, but
it’s a story so thrilling I read it in one day. Just couldn’t put it down. At 99 cents it’s a real bargain.
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Almost a hundred
years ago, the Enchanters defeated the Lord of the Underworld in one of the
most fearsome wars the world had ever seen. The public thinks that this victory
means the people are safe. But they’re wrong. The supernatural beasts the Lord
unleashed remain on the earth, multiplying and ravaging what’s left of
civilization. As long as these monsters exist, mankind will be in danger. And
though the government, ruled by the magic-wielding Enchanters, seeks to protect
their people, they are too few in number. They need the Defenders – a special
class of non-magical humans – to fight the monsters. The Defenders are an elite
force, and mankind’s only hope against the horrors that live beyond their
gates.
Fourteen-year-old
Aurelia “the Firedragon” Sun has been training since she could walk to become a
Defender, and her extraordinary combat skills have earned the attention of the
powerful government. In fact, she’s been tapped to represent her nation in an
international monster-fighting competition, which pits champions from across
the globe against creatures of the Underworld in a violent spectacle. If she
wins, she will become a full-fledged member of the Defender force.
But as Aurelia moves
deeper into the competition, she realizes that all is not as it appears.
There’s something sinister behind the competition, something that could change
the way she sees everything … and the Enchanters, it seems, are not the heroes
she thought. Aurelia begins to ask questions. But before she can discover the
truth, she is pitted against the most dangerous monster in the competition –
one that will take her life if it can.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mary Fan lives in New
Jersey, where she is currently working in financial marketing. She has also
resided in North Carolina, Hong Kong, and Beijing, China. She has been an avid
reader for as long as she can remember and especially enjoys the infinite
possibilities and out-of-this-world experiences of science fiction and fantasy.
Mary has a B.A. in
Music, specializing in composition, from Princeton University and enjoys
writing songs as much as writing stories. She also enjoys kickboxing, opera
singing, and exploring new things--she'll try almost anything once.
