A tense and exciting fantastical thriller, Earth Fire is In this seventh novel of the Heart of the World series about a teenager who is able to control elements even if sometimes it is at personal cost. Deep below the small village of Rooksbourne lies much of the elemental energy that powers the Earth. Since being entrusted by the mysterious Custodians with a piece of volcanic rock through which he can channel this energy, fifteen year old Tom Allenby has fought a number of attempts by people to take or use the power for themselves. Along the way he has learned that, far from looking after the planet, the Custodians have their own agenda wiping people’s memories of elemental matters and taking the lost or lonely down into the depths of the Earth. Noe he is determined to discover more. Tom is searching for a secret about the Custodians which only one person can know and which he believes is in the possession of his girlfriend Melissa’s missing father. Meanwhile at the nearby Loxton Hall strange powers are causing stone and metal statues to become animated deadly weapons. Trapped in the confines of the Loxton estate Tom, his friends and other visitors are in a race against time to stop a new enemy unleash a menace that could wipe out everybody on Earth. More on the Heart of the World books at www.johnconnorswriter.com