- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; paperback / softback edition (21 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575072008
- ISBN-13: 978-0575072008
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.4 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 301,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lavan Chitward is a very unhappy young man; pulled away from his country home by his parents' ambitions and resettled in the big city of Haven, he is desperately lonely, bullied and beaten at school, ignored by his parents. It is not surprising that he falls ill -- but his illness is the first manifestation of a terrible power, the Gift of the Firestorm, a power which can and does kill. If controlled, the Gift of the Firestorm can save Valdemar, but if it is uncontrolled, it will destroy the country -- and him. Chosen by the Companion Kalira, brought into the ranks of the Heralds of Valdemar, Lavan finds acceptance and hope for the first time -- but war with Karse threatens to engulf the Kingdom and only Lavan Firestorm stands between Valdemar and destruction -- and only then if he can harness his dreadful power to his will.
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Mercedes Lackey is a fulltime writer and professional lyricist who lives with her husband and sometime collaborator, Larry Dixon, in "the weirdest house in Oklahoma", where they run a sanctuary for birds of prey and an aviary for exotic birds.
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LAVAN Chitward hated his mother's parties at the best of times, and this one was no exception. Read the first page
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mercedes Lackey is back on form,
This review is from: Brightly Burning (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)
After the disappointment of the "Owlflight" trilogy, which, for me, turned the Hawkbrothers into little more than grown-up Boy Scouts, Mercedes Lackey has returned to form with "Brightly Burning".The book tells the story of Lavan "Firestorm" Chitward, a background character from Lackey's "Valdemar" series, and introduces many of the recurring character types and themes in them. For anyone who has read the series (or, in fact, the reviews on the back cover), the ending won't be a surprise, but the story is so well told that this doesn't matter. True, it returns yet again to the formula of "unhappy misfit discovers secret powers & finds his place in the world", but it's a beautiful read. Lackey is a master at inspiring emotion in her readers - I found myself grimacing in sympathy more than once - and sweeping you along in the story so you don't notice the technical weaknesses in her writing. It's a feelgood, comfort-reading book, the literary equivalent of chocolate, and (to agree with the quote from "Starburst" on the back cover) "...a good point to jump in..." if you haven't read any Valdemar before. A definite recommendation.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Burning Brighter,
By Angela Jack (Edinburgh, Midlothian United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Brightly Burning (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)
I had never before read a book by Mercedes Lackey so the ideas represented in this book of companions and heralds were all new to me. The writing of the book covered such modern issues of acceptance, disability, bullying that it was not hard to become involved with the characters. Unlike some books where you have to read the first chapter if not more to get into the characters with this story it was instant. The story is smooth flowing and filled with excitement and tears. Read and enjoy.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Slightly dissapointing,
This review is from: Brightly Burning (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)
This book has a good plot, and you do honestly want to keep reading it, but once you reach the end there is a tendency to think, "Oh. Is that it?" The ending is poorly written, and there is a feeling that Lackey was simply looking for a quick fix to finish the book off.I like Lackey's writing as a rule, but this book seems far too unfinished- which is a pity, as it could have been much better if the author had perhaps spent a little more time on the ending in particular. If you haven't read Lackey's work before, please don't judge it all by the standards of this book. There are much better ones out there to be read.
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