The Fire Within (novel) facts for kids
The Fire Within (book 1)
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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 | Orchard Books |
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Publication date
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2001 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback), (Hardback) |
| Pages | 340 pp |
| ISBN | 1-84121-533-3 |
| OCLC | 56592628 |
| Followed by | Icefire |
The Fire Within is a fantasy book for kids written by Chris d'Lacey in 2001. It's the very first book in a cool series called The Last Dragon Chronicles. This series is all about dragons living in our world today! The story continues in books like Icefire, Fire Star, The Fire Eternal, Dark Fire, Fire World, and The Fire Ascending.
The story of The Fire Within happens at a place called Wayward Crescent. It follows a 20-year-old guy named David Rain. He wants to figure out the secret connection between Liz and Lucy Pennykettle and their dragons. David soon becomes friends with them and learns all about the dragons' hidden world.
Meet the Characters
Main Characters
- Elizabeth Pennykettle (Liz) - She is the kind landlady who makes amazing clay dragons. These dragons magically come to life! Her special dragon is Gwillan.
- Lucy Pennykettle - Liz's daughter, an 11-year-old girl. Lucy truly believes in dragons. She can be a bit cheeky sometimes. She also loves squirrels and tries to find them. Her special dragon is Gwendolen. Lucy also encourages David to write stories about squirrels.
- David Rain - He is the main character of the series. David was just a regular 20-year-old guy looking for a place to live. He becomes a tenant at Liz's house. David also goes to Scrubbley College. He wrote a book called Snigger and the Nutbeast for Lucy's birthday. He has his own writing dragon named Gadzooks.
- Gadzooks - This is David's special clay dragon. Gadzooks helps David with his writing. He always carries a tiny notepad and pencil.
Other Important Characters
- Guinevere - A woman from a very long time ago. She caught a special "fire tear" from a dragon named Gawain. Guinevere had a daughter who carried this special fire through history. She is also an ancestor of Liz and Lucy Pennykettle.
- Gwendolen - Guinevere's child. She was made from clay, flesh, and blood. Gwendolen is an ancestor of Suzanna Martindale, who appears in the second book, Icefire.
- Gwilanna - An evil witch-like character. She helps Guinevere and uses magic to create Gwendolen.
- Gawain - He was the very last dragon. Gawain shed his special fire tear for Guinevere.
- Henry Bacon - The Pennykettles' next-door neighbor. He tries to help them. But because he doesn't know about dragons, he often causes problems instead.
- Sophie Prentice - A girl who works at the animal shelter. She becomes David's girlfriend.
- Greenfingers George (also known as Mr. Digwell) - He is the gardener for the library gardens in Scrubbley.
- Conker - Lucy's favorite squirrel.
- Bonnington - The Pennykettles' cat.
- Caractacus - A crow that hurt Conker's eye. He was the bad guy in David's book for Lucy.
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