Fire Star (novel) facts for kids
Fire Star
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| Author | Chris D'Lacey |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Last Dragon Chronicles |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
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Publication date
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7 September 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback), (Hardback) |
| Pages | 548 pp |
| ISBN | 1-84362-522-9 |
| OCLC | 62152419 |
| Preceded by | Icefire |
| Followed by | The Fire Eternal |
Fire Star is a fantasy novel written by English author Chris D'Lacey. It was published in 2005. This book is the second part of The Last Dragon Chronicles series. It continues the story from his 2003 novel, Icefire. The series then continues with The Fire Eternal, which came out in 2007.
Story Summary
The story begins with trouble at the Pennykettle home. Lucy is suddenly taken by Gwilanna, an old enemy. Gwilanna wants to awaken Gawain, an ancient dragon, from his stone sleep. While Lucy is with Gwilanna, she starts to change. She even begins to look like Guinevere, her ancestor.
After a bear attack and hearing about Lucy, David returns home. He wants to help Liz during this difficult time. While talking with Liz, David gets some bad news. His girlfriend, Zanna, has also been taken by bears. David feels very upset. Liz calms him down with "dragonsong." This is an ancient soothing method. Guinevere used it on the ancient dragon Gawain.
While David is home, Grockle, a real dragon, wakes up. He finds the window open and flies out. No one, not even David, could stop him.
Lucy is having a tough time. One day, when Gwilanna leaves, Lucy explores Gawain's cave. She finds a secret hideaway. She thinks her ancestor, Gwendolen, used this spot. Lucy falls asleep near Gwendolen's bones. An old female bear enters the cave to hibernate. She finds Lucy and decides to guard her. Gwilanna returns and sees Lucy and the bear. She is tired and leaves them alone.
David asks Liz to tell him about Arthur. He heard the name from Gadzooks, a clay dragon. David learns that Gwilanna did cruel things to break up Arthur and Liz. So, David travels to Farlowe Island to find Arthur.
Arthur lives on a religious island. He is known there as Brother Vincent. He faces many challenges on the island. He even survives a dangerous attack by Ix, an evil Fain creature.
David arrives at the island. He calms down Grockle, who was scared and trapped by the monks. David tells Grockle to fly to the Arctic. After introductions, Arthur teaches David. He shows David how to use Dr. Bergstrom's special talisman. This talisman lets David teleport from one place to another.
The Ix arrives in the Arctic. He freezes Gwilanna in a block of ice. He also takes over Ingavar. Using his ancestor's tooth, Ix tries to destroy the island and Gawain. Grockle gets angry when his father is destroyed. He is powered by his ancestor's claw. Grockle uses his new fire to melt Ingavar. Zanna, who arrived with the bears, tells Grockle to enter the "fire star." Grockle is instantly sent to the world of the Fain, saving his life.
David teleports to the Arctic. He battles the Ix to the death. Zanna cries and runs to David. David tells her they will meet again. He gives her a Valentine's Day gift: a new dragon named G'lant. You can only see G'lant if you truly believe in dragons. David then leaves Zanna. Some polar bears take David's body on a piece of ice. Ingavar's spirit rests by David's head. The polar bears break the ice, sending David and Ingavar into the water.
Back at home, Snigger, a creature kidnapped by Gwilanna, is released back into the wild.
Dragons and Clay Dragons
- Gadzooks (Zookie) – This is David's special writing dragon. Liz made him as a housewarming gift for David. Gadzooks can see into the future.
- G'reth – This is David's special wishing dragon. Lucy made him. Gadzooks wrote the name on his pad, and David suggested it to Lucy.
- Gretel – This dragon was first owned by Gwilanna. Later, she chose Zanna as her owner. Gretel is a potions dragon and is bright red.
- Gruffen – This dragon acts as a guard.
- Grockle – Grockle is a real dragon. Zanna helped his egg hatch in Icefire. He was born without fire and turned to stone. He comes back to life when dragons use the icefire from Bonnington's saliva. He then escapes into the world.
- Gollygosh Golightly (Golly) – David made this dragon. Golly is a natural healing dragon.
- Gwillan – This is a household dragon. He helps with chores around the Pennykettle home.
- Guinevere – This is Liz's dragon. She and Gawain help with making new dragons.
- Gawain – Gawain is the last real dragon in the world. He fell in love with a human named Guinevere. He gave her his fire tear.
- G'lant – This dragon represents David and Grockle in their special, glowing state.
- Godith – This dragon supposedly created the world. She also created all other dragons with one breath.
- Gwilanna – A powerful Sybil from Guinevere's time. She traded a dragon scale for the life of Gawain, the last dragon.
- Groyne – This is a bird-like dragon made for Bergstrom. He can turn invisible and change into other clay dragons. He is very powerful.
- Grace – This is Sophie's (David's ex-girlfriend) listening dragon.
- The Listener – This is a listening dragon, similar to Grace. He can sense sound waves and is kept on top of the fridge.
Polar Bears
- Thoran – Thoran is a hero from David's book "White Fire." He is a form of Dr. Bergstrom. He saves Guinevere from Gwilanna.
- Ingavar – Ingavar is a descendant of Ragnar. He takes the Tooth of Ragnar and joins with it. He tries to learn about the "teller of the ways" from Thoran.
- Ragnar – Ragnar is one of the famous polar bears. He has many fighting scars. It is said he roared so loudly that a tooth fell out. He then pounded it into the ice, forming an island called the Tooth of Ragnar. He was one of nine bears who once ruled the Arctic.
- Lorel – Lorel is a "Teller of Ways." He was also one of the original nine bears in David's book.
