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FROST CHILD (Rebel Angels) [Kindle Edition]

Gillian Philip (Author)
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A short novella - the prequel to FIREBRAND.

Sithe captain Griogair MacLorcan is his queen’s fighter of choice, skilled and ruthless at clearing her glens of the vile Lammyr. He is not used to them coming back, so when they defiantly return, holding a young Sithe girl captive, Griogair doesn’t hesitate to rout them and free the child.

But the girl Lilith has been a long time with Lammyr, and keeps secrets of her own.

The most vulnerable of creatures can be the most deadly.


A prequel to Gillian Philip’s acclaimed FIREBRAND, FROST CHILD tells how Seth’s parents Griogair and Lilith met - and the first deadly consequences.

Praise for FIREBRAND:

“Utterly thrilling... like Alan Garner, Philip reforges our most popular myths... [Her] clear prose is as fiery as whisky”
Amanda Craig, The Times

“Often stark and brutal, but with moments of heartbreaking beauty”
Mary Hoffman, The Guardian

“Adventure writing of immense and energetic skill”
Keith Gray, The Scotsman

“One of the best faerie fantasy books I’ve ever read... Philip has taken her own mythic heritage and made it into something rare, new and infinitely exciting”
Lucy Coats, Scribble City Central

“Everything fantasy should be: vital, charismatic characters; intensely personal stories; big arching themes of power and greed, love and loyalty”
Jill Murphy, The Bookbag

Product details

  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 127 KB
  • Print Length: 37 pages
  • Publisher: Very Bad Wolf (18 Dec 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B006NXYEBE
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #50,478 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Jennie
Format:Kindle Edition
I read this without knowing in advance that it was the story of how Griogair met Lilith and when I realised that's what I was reading, I gave a little whoop of delight. This story takes us from their first meeting (during an incredibly exciting opening section) to their first parting. It ends on a tantalising note, wrapping some things up nicely yet leaving an awful lot still unexplained and (hopefully) yet to come.

How cleverly Gillian Philip puts the young Lilith in front of us - we learn a little about her background but with no excuses or attempts to explain away the evil woman she would grow up to be in Firebrand. At first you think you're going to feel sympathy for Lilith but very quickly you realise that you probably won't - there are a couple of quite deliciously chilling moments in this story. It also sets out the triangle of Griogair - Lilith - Leonora and adds a lot of depth to what we know about their relationships from Firebrand. In fact, if you've already read Firebrand you'll get lots of insights in Frost Child - I think you can see glimpses of Seth in the young Lilith and I can only worry how much like his mother he might turn out in the last two Rebel Angels books!

I'm not sure whether I'd have got the same enjoyment from the story if I hadn't already read Firebrand, because I know the characters so well that this back-story fills in exciting new details about what I though I already knew. I can't see why it wouldn't work just as well as a prologue but seriously, if you haven't read Firebrand then you really need to do that anyway, so I'd suggest you read Firebrand first and then read this immediately afterwards.

This is a fantastic, exciting short story (and for only 86p, honestly, you won't get better value for money on Amazon). Gillian has woven the Sithe world so beautifully and realistically that back-stories like this fit in seamlessly and build up what we know about that world like layers of history. I really hope she has many more of them up her sleeve.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Glittering 19 Dec 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
Seriously - 86p? This story is a delicious bundle of tense excitement - fans of Rebel Angels will LOVE it and if you aren't already a fan I heartily recommend dipping your toe into a fabulous new fantasy world with this cracking story. It might be short but it's classic Gillian Philip - the story belts along - violent, sexy, frightening, shocking but Philip takes all this up a notch by overlaying a fine web of the relationships between her characters. The story is strong and satisfying
with a lovely round ending but I guarantee, it'll leave you wanting more.
What have you got to lose? It's 86p???!!!!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Icily brilliant 11 Jan 2012
By Nicola
Format:Kindle Edition
(I need to declare an interest: the author is a friend. However, I don't write many Amazon reviews and then only when I absolutely rate the book as first class. I believe this is.)

I think it's brilliant writing. I don't generally read fantasy but this has a really sparky modern edge to it that I really admire. It's gutsy, feisty writing, with not a word wasted. Rebel Angels is a wonderful series and it's great to have this story to set the scene and introduce us to these rather unusual faeries.
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