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  • Published: 27 November 2014
  • ISBN: 9780552573207
  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $22.99

Buried Fire




A powerful novel which combines elements of fantasy and mythology with a contemporary setting.

Two brothers, Michael and Stephen MacIntyre, together with their sister Sarah and the local vicar Tom Aubrey, uncover a deadly secret buried near their village. But time is short: can they prevent the awakening of an ancient evil before its powers corrupt them for ever?

  • Published: 27 November 2014
  • ISBN: 9780552573207
  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $22.99

About the author

Jonathan Stroud

Jonathan Stroud was born in Bedford in 1970. After studying English Literature at York University, he moved to London, where he worked as an editor in a publishing firm. He is also the author of the best-selling BARTIMAEUS sequence, which is published in 35 languages and has sold 6 million copies worldwide, and also of four other novels: HEROES OF THE VALLEY, THE LAST SIEGE, THE LEAP and BURIED FIRE. He lives in Hertfordshire with his family. He has yet to see a ghost, but is keeping his eyes open.

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Praise for Buried Fire

Jonathan Stroud writes like a seasoned veteran with a voice all his own, and tells a cracking story that races to a strong climax

Daily Telegraph

An atmospheric and gripping debut

The Times

An impressive debut

Observer

A well-written, intensely imagined first novel

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