Kian ap Rhys is a warlock, a protector and wielder of The Fire. This fire shines purest in a warlock and is coveted by the Nameless. When his uncle’s Fire is stolen, Kian vows vengeance and seeks the aid of Regan Campbell.
As a hunter of the supernatural predators Regan is the perfect choice to aid Kian on his quest, but Regan is suspicious of the warlock and unwilling to help. It isn’t until their lives are endangered by The Nameless and all choice has been stripped away that they realize they must trust one another or be destroyed.
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Darach Gravenor is a keeper of blue Fire. He is alone in his world and he wants to rescue his friend Kian from the horrors of the Other World.
Only one group of people have magic strong enough to help him cross from his world to where Kian is. Cariad.
Ceithin Morgan is Cariad. Strong with Ancient magic he teaches Darach that not all children's fairy stories should be believed. Ceithin has his own reasons for helping Darach and shows Darach that there is magic that he never even knew existed.
They are living on borrowed time. Guardian knows what they are doing and he is coming for Ceithin. Darach and Ceithin have two choices -- do they run, or do they make their stand together?
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His bond brothers, Kian and Darach, probably hate him for his necessary lie, two-thirds of the Council want him dead, and the prisoner’s amber Fire is killing them both.
The third book in the Fire Trilogy discovers more old Guardians, ancient Cariad magik and, not least of all, the other half of Eoin: Trystyn.
RJ Scott writes heartwarming, passionate MM/gay romance stories where every man finds his happily ever after. When not writing, she enjoys reading books, watching movies, spending time with her family, following Formula 1 (Forza Ferrari!), and cheering on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Email her here: rj@rjscott.co.uk
I used to think that I didn’t care for fantasy type stories until I read one by a favorite author who usually wrote in another genre. After reading The Fire Trilogy I’m beginning to believe that if an author writes well in one genre he/she can probably write just as well in others. The Fire Trilogy is the first non-shifter fantasy book I’ve read by RJ Scott and, like nearly everything else I’ve read by her, I loved it! I think because I’m not really used to reading this genre, it took me a little bit of time to get into the story but once I got there I was hooked and couldn’t put this down.
This set includes Kian’s Hunter, Darach’s Cariad and Eoin’s Destiny. I’m so glad that RJ Scott released these as a set because the stories must be read in order to fully understand what is going on. You can also save quite a bit by purchasing this set instead of the individual books.
I’m not going to take time to restate/paraphrase the blurb for this set, you can read that in the text above this review. I can tell you that this book totally captivated me and took me to another place. Ms. Scott has done a fantastic job of world building involving characters with varied abilities based on the color of their “fire.”
The story includes Demons (I really never thought I’d like reading about them) and Guardians and a sinister plot that includes kidnapping and torture (not terribly graphic in my opinion; it focuses more on the feelings of the one being tortured). The sexy time in this story is pretty hot, too. (smile)
Each separate book took me deeper and deeper into the overall story. Ms. Scott’s writing painted a rich description of a parallel world that I wouldn’t mind visiting. The story has a more than satisfying conclusion but I wouldn’t mind reading a follow-up to let us know how things are going a few years down the road.
An advanced copy of this book was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.