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Fire Arrow by Edith Pattou

Fire Arrow

The Second Song of Eirren

Edith Pattou

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 1, 2005

Breo-Saight, the young archer from Hero's Song, has abandoned her lifelong mission to avenge her father's murder.

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Who it’s for
A fire arrow leads a young archer into strange country, where newfound happiness complicates her mission.
Themes
Vengeance, Found family, Protecting loved ones
Genres
YA Fantasy, Epic YA Fantasy, YA Adventure

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About this book

Breo-Saight, the young archer from Hero's Song, has abandoned her lifelong mission to avenge her father's murder. But just as she stops pursuing the murderers, they turn up again, leading Brie to her birthright--a fire arrow. The magical arrow leads Brie to a strange country, where she finds the family and happiness she's never known. But she also finds evil at work--the doings of a sinister, one-eyed sorcerer named Balor.

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Though Brie has given up on vengeance, she knows she must follow her mission through to its bitter end if she is to save the people she's grown to love.

Arrow and Aftermath

A fire arrow leads a young archer into strange country, where newfound happiness complicates her mission.

Come here for

  • A magical arrow and a strange country beyond the familiar
  • Vengeance tangled with the happiness of a newly found family

Expect

  • A sinister sorcerer and danger to the people Brie loves
  • An old mission colliding with hard choices

Where it sits

YA Adventure48%
YA Fantasy41%
Epic YA Fantasy36%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Fiction
  • YA Adventure
  • YA Survival Stories
  • Coming of Age
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  • Fairy Tales & Folklore for Teens
  • YA Fantasy
  • Epic YA Fantasy
  • YA Fantasy Romance
Authors
Edith Pattou
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 1, 2005
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Vengeance · Found family · Protecting loved ones
Reading lane
YA Fiction