Fireworks and Darkness

Fireworks and Darkness  

Fireworks and Darkness mass market edition cover.
Author(s) Natalie Jane Prior
Cover artist Getty Images, Shutterstock
Country Australia
Language English
Genre(s) Young-adult, crime, speculative fiction
Publisher Angus & Robertson
Publication date 1 May 2002
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 211 pp (first edition)
ISBN 020719971X
Followed by Star Locket

Fireworks and Darkness is a 2002 young-adult novel by Natalie Jane Prior. It follows the story of Simeon Runciman who is a firework maker and former dark magician who is caught in up in murder and magic when his enemy reappears.[1] It is followed by a companion book entitled Star Locket which was published in 2006.[2]

Background

Fireworks and Darkness was first published in Australia on 1 May 2002 by Angus & Robertson in trade paperback format.[3] In 2006 it was re-released in mass market paperback format.[4] Fireworks and Darkness won the 2003 Davitt Award for best young-adult novel and was a short-list nominee for the 2002 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel but lost to The Hand of Glory by Sophie Masson.[5][6]

Synopsis

References

  1. ^ "Fireworks And Darkness by Natalie Jane Prior". HarperCollins. http://www.harpercollins.com.au/book/index.aspx?isbn=9780732284442. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 
  2. ^ "Other Books by Natalie Jane Prior". nataliejaneprior.com. http://www.nataliejaneprior.com/Natalie_Jane_Prior_Site/Ostermark_Novels.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 
  3. ^ "Bibliography: Fireworks and Darkness". ISFDB. http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?33132. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 
  4. ^ "Fireworks and Darkness (Ostermark Companion Novels , book 1) by Natalie Jane Prior". Fantastic Fiction. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/natalie-jane-prior/fireworks-and-darkness.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 
  5. ^ "Davitt Awards 2003". Davitt Awards. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~sincoz/davitt/davitt2003.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 
  6. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2004.html#cs. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 

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