Mortal Fire
Book Author & Illustrator Elizabeth Knox
Rights Available World excl. ANZ and UK
Rights Sold USA
In Mortal Fire, sixteen-year-old Canny comes from the Pacific island, Southland. After setting out on a trip with her stepbrother and his girlfriend, she finds herself drawn into the enchanting Zarene Valley. And the mysterious but dark seventeen-year-old Ghislain who helps her figure out her origins.
Mortal Fire was the first ever Young Adult release for Gecko Press. It has stunning writing, a compelling plot and a strong female protagonist.
About the Author
Elizabeth Knox has published several novels for adults and children, as well as autobiographical novellas. Her acclaimed adult novel The Vintner’s Luck (1998) was shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 1999, and was made into a feature film in 2009. In 2008, her YA novel Dreamquake won a American Library Association’s Michael L Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature. Elizabeth lives in Wellington, New Zealand.