Day of Fire

2176 Series #2

by Kathleen Nance

Canada: For over a century it's been closed off, quarantined. Now, in 2176, its people thrive. The country still needs peacekeepers, though -- and the Mounties are there. Be It All, Do It All. Those are the high-tech police force's twin mottos. They're Day Daniels' mottos, too.

But things are heating up. Someone or something called the Shadow Voice is broadcasting treason, and Day's determined to stamp it out. Seeking the source of the threat, Day enters the techbar, Flash Point. There she meets Lian Firebird, an enigmatic government operative. He offers -- no, insists -- upon joining her trek to the legendary Citadel. Well, Day decides, Mounties work alone, but she can still do and be it all -- even with this hunk at her heels.

Genres: Romance, Science Fiction, Futuristic, Canada, Science Fiction Romance, Futuristic Romance, Mystery

372 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 2004

About the author

I can't say that I'm one of those authors who announced to their mother at the age of six that they were going to be a writer. My first declared career choice was detective. I was reading Nancy Drew at the time, and half in love with Ned Nickerson. A distinct aversion to eminent bodily harm, however, made the career choice an impractical one.

The notion I could be a detective, though, came from a book. Books have always been a treasured companion, a source of knowledge, and a means to travel beyond my world and experience since I first discovered The Poky Little Puppy and The Little Engine That Could in Golden books. It wasn't a far hop from a love of reading to a love of creating my own stories as well.

When that practical streak (the one that steered me away from private detection) reared its head, I began a career in pharmacy. An admittedly varied career, for I've worked in just about every field of pharmacy except sales. My years of writing drug monographs, however, strengthened a heartfelt appreciation for the joys of fiction. When I became a stay-at-home mom, it seemed a perfect time to take the stories I'd been spinning and do something about putting the dream of getting published into practice.

I discovered creating characters and plot an irresistible challenge. Especially when it meant I got to live with djinn, elves, and meddling Greek gods. And I got to be the detective, the magician, the chef, the villain, hero, and heroine.

Five manuscripts and six years later, my first book, Wishes Come True, was published in 1998. Since then, my books have won a Golden Heart, a SARA Rising Star Grand Prize, the Holt Medallion, the Colorado Award of Excellence, the PRISM Award, and the National Reader's Choice Award and been a finalist RWA's RITA. After living for eighteen years in New Orleans, I've returned to my birth state of Michigan with a husband, three children, and two cats. Along with learning the ins and outs of empty nesting now that all three kids are in college, a commitment (again) to really sticking with an exercise program, and a home health care variation to the pharmacy career, I still find that creating characters and plot is an irresistible challenge.

Only, in my books, Ned and Nancy are all grown up and falling in love.

Kathleen (sourced from authors website)

Reviews

[Debby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sequel to "Legend of Banzai Maguire". It's 2176 Canada - which was closed 106 years earlier because of plagues. Day Daniels is a Mountie is Saskatchewan trying to trace down some problems when her partner is murdered. As Day tries to find his killer, she's assigned to a "plague hunter", a doctor for Health Canada. Liam Firebird is a member (leader) of the Shinook indigenous tribe, but hasn't been able to go home for seven years because of his job. He's very close to telling the Prime Minister the borders can be opened and return home. Instead, strains of a new smallpox virus were found on Day's dead partner. Now the two of them have to work together to find the killer, stop the release of the virus and free themselves to love each other.

Banzai Maguire is mentioned many times but never makes an appearance. The series is evidently going to take place in various countries of the "new" world of 2176. Interesting book, some sex, futuristic.

[Lydia E Winters · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book a lot. I only intended to flip through it, since I hated the first in the series. I just couldn’t help but be curious since it was about Canada (the pandemic part was weirdly appropriate for 2020). But I ended up reading the whole thing.

I did feel like there are a couple of loose ends regarding Day’s past, but other than that the story was engrossing and the characters engaging.

[Linda C · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is Canada in 2176 and the country is almost out of quarantine after years of fighting viral epidemics. When Mountie Day Daniels discovers her partner murdered while investigating the violent fringe of the No-Borders movement she begins her investigation with that group. But before she has a chance to really begin she happens on a smuggling operation that goes violent. She is assisted by the bartender, Lian Firebird, who turns out to be assigned as her new partner. However, he is a 'plague hunter' from the Health Canada agency who is involved because of trace viral cells found on her partner's hat. The agencies don't usually work well together, but they must cooperate to find the murderer and the source of this new viral threat. Both of the main characters have very interesting back stories that impact their views. Another great volume in this series.

[Tara van Beurden · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the second of the 2176 books, with this one set in Canada. I’ve been to Canada, and I know a lot of Canadians (there are a lot in auditing working in Australia) and the only books I’d read set in Canada prior to this one were the Bones books. So it was cool to read a story from a Canadian perspective, especially with a Mountie main character (I just love the Mountie outfit). I did not know a huge amount about the indigenous populations of Canada or the United States and while the scenario this book presents is pretty fanciful, it did teach me a little. I also really like the idea of a country, but particularly a country as innocuous as Canada, closing its borders to the rest of the world, especially when it shares a border with the US (a concept completely foreign to me being Australian and therefore not having to share a border with anyone but nice big oceans!). I’ve watched enough American TV to know that border control is a big issue in North America (though I must say, despite all our nice ocean protection Australia still struggles to protect its borders – except in our case, we have people come from the sea), and I found the measures taken by both sides in this story quite fascinating. All in all, it’s a bit of a slog (there was a lot of background to set up, even in this pre-established world) but I enjoyed the story, and the idea. An enjoyable addition to the series.

[Kathrynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is book #2 in the 2176 series and it's a sci-fi romance. This one involves the Canadian Mounties (Day is the name of the female character) and was a lot of fun to read. Day was a very straight-laced; right and wrong kind of character. There's a virus, quarantine, get back to nature kind of book.

This series can be read out of order, I think. Book #1 and #5 were both written by Susan Grant and they involve similar characters, so probably not good to read #5 before #1. But, the rest have no character interaction. They all have a similar theme: fight for freedom in the sci fi age when the world has changed and freedom has gone along the wayside.

Countries are controlled by different governments in this, too.

[Ladiibbug · Rating 3 out of 5]

#2 in the 2176 series, futuristic sci fi/action/romance

Four different authors in this five book series

Setting: Canada, in the year 2176

Features female Canadian Mountie, and lead male character is a Canada Health scientist (or something similar).

Canada is on the verge of coming out of a quarantine due to disease, and these two must work together to be sure the threat is over.

I liked this, liked the setting and "world" Kathleen Nance presented. I liked the characters.

So it was OK for a newcomer like me to the sci fi/military/action genre.

[Gmc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Day of Fire - 2176, Bk 2 by Kathleen Nance

Day Daniels of the Mounties her partner has been murdered, and she is trying to find the killer. She is assigned a partner form Canada Health Because there where traces of a new plague on her partners hat.

Lian Firebird, a plague hunter, to stop what might be the next great epidemic and find the killer. During their mission they get to know each other very well.

[Gbolahan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this some 8 years ago. I remember reading it for the first time and it was just meh, like all other romance books, sex and warts and all.
THEN I tore out all the sex scenes and read it ALL over again...it was actually much more interesting to me. I'll try and look for the rest in the series, if they're still in print.

[Rita · Rating 1 out of 5]

Yuck. Why do I keep reading this crap? I finally put this book down 3/4 of the way through, but I should have dropped it earlier on when the author said that Day Daniels felt as if her skin had been "rubbed with fluffy cotton" during a sex scene.

[Sio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, although one of the sex scenes was a bit unbelievable considering the female lead had not long before been banged up pretty good, including broken ribs.

[Nath · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5 (D+)

[Susan Foley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book.

[Rosario]

I loved this when I first read it, but I couldn't get into it this time around. Nothing wrong with it, I was just in the wrong mood.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm glad I did not let the reviews stop me from reading this book. I really liked it, it was a bit cheesy in some parts but the story was good.

[Ainsleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

picked this up as a joke, i actually enjoyed it a lot LOL!