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Part of the 8-book Tamora Pierce reissue for Fall 2006, this title in the Circle Opens quartet features spellbinding new cover art. Coincides with the release of WILL OF THE EMPRESS in trade pb.
Daja and Frostpine expect to have a peaceful winter's visit with old friends in Kugisko, a port in the vast empire of Namon. But there is no peace when mysterious fires begin to blaze across the vulnerable city. Daja assists Bennat Ladradun, a local firefighter with a tragic past, to fight the flames. The two become fast friends-until they realize the fires have been deliberately set, and their relationship is deeply tested. Daja's magic helps her track down the firestarter, but no magic can protect her or Ben from the effects of madness and betrayal.
While studying with her teacher Frostpine in the northern land of Namorn, Daja helps the twin daughters of her host family discover their own magic and uses her powers to track an deadly arsonist.
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David Reyna
reviewed Cold Fire (Circle Opens Series #3) on March 19, 2014
Cold Fire (Circle Opens Series #3)
I love Daja, and I was hoping I'd love this book, but it was almost like Pierce just couldn't be bothered to write something engaging. This book is more about Ben than it is about Daja -- she's strangely absent from her own story, despite the fact that we spend so much time with her. The strong point about Street Magic was the relationship between Briar and Evvy; similarly, the weak point of this book was the lack of relationship between Daja and Jory, or Daja and Nia. None of the ancillary characters in Cold Fire really felt like people. Jory and Nia were thin veneers of personality over cardboard cutouts, and though Olennika and Heluda had the chance to be awesome, they really weren't in the book often enough to be interesting.
The plot itself was plodding -- this is the longest of the series thus far (though as I understand Shatterglass is longer) though it's hard to understand why. Right before the very climax of the book we have like, five pages of Daja just traveling and thinking, which totally ruins the pace of the action. I also would love to see Daja get stories that focus more on, you know, smithing, rather than fire. I think part of the strength of Briar and Sandry is their affinity for their crafts. Unfortunately, Daja's storylines always involve her fighting against fires which leaves a lot less room for her actual character to unfold and grow.
Overall, Cold Fire really reads like Tamora Pierce just didn't care. The book was awful, and torture to read. Daja's a great character, and she deserves better.
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