Hanna C. Howard started writing books in the fourth grade—and they were always about dogs. Her tastes have expanded since then, but her favorite stories still tend to have a dog in them somewhere. When she isn’t writing or reading with a pot of tea nearby, she prefers to be in her rambling cottage garden, conjuring beauty and nurturing compost. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her husband, three young hobbit children, and their athletic rescue mutt.
'An original, deftly crafted, and fully entertaining fantasy
fiction novel for ages 13 and older, 'Ignite The Sun' by Hanna C.
Howard is especially and unreservedly recommended for middle
school, high school, and community library YA Fiction collections.'
-- Midwest Book Review September 2020
*Midwest Book Review*
'Fantasy lovers will enjoy this tale of family, conflict, and
finding out where in the world one might truly belong. Adventurers
will also enjoy following redheaded Siria's travels as she finishes
her fourth and last year at the Golden Brook school. It seems like
yesterday she was home with her best friend, brown-skinned Linden,
listening to old man Yarrow tell stories about the myth of the Sun,
before the Queen enveloped the world in shadow. Tomorrow she'll go
to the Queen's Court, hoping to be chosen and make her parents
proud. But she is spirited away in the night, driven to the Court
early with other girls who have brightly colored hair. The Queen
will do anything to find the Sun Child so she can keep her from
fulfilling the prophecy. Siria stands on the stage with the others,
fighting the heat and dashing the hopes of her parents as she
suddenly explodes in a blaze of light. Now she is on the run,
fleeing an angry Queen and trying to survive being bright in a land
of dark while learning how to become what she really is. Fans of
Jeanne DuPrau's 'Books of Ember' series will appreciate the action
and adventure, and readers of Scott Westerfeld's 'Uglies' series
will enjoy the coming-of-age questing and questioning expressed so
well by the main character. VERDICT This well-paced fantasy will
leave readers hoping for a second book to continue the saga;
recommended for teen and older tween libraries.' -- School Library
Journal, August 2020, Cathleen Ash, Manor H.S. Lib., TX
*School Library Journal*
An absorbing tale of triumph and self-discovery.
*Kirkus Reviews*
Fantasy lovers will enjoy this tale of family, conflict, and
finding out where in the world one might truly belong ... This
well-paced fantasy will leave readers hoping for a second book to
continue the saga.
*School Library Journal*
Hanna Howard's debut sparkles like sunbeams across deep water,
putting a literal spin on 'light vs dark' while breathing fresh
life into banshees, witches, and nymphs. With imaginative world
building, enchantingly bold magic, and a compelling pace, it's an
adventure worthy of any fairy tale enthusiast's bookshelf.
*A.G. Howard, #1 NYT and INTL bestselling author of The Splintered
Series*
How do you ignite the sun in a world teeming with darkness? Howard
explores the answer in this lyrical fairy tale that feels at once
familiar and fresh. Her innovative world is filled with fascinating
characters that will stick in your heart long after you turn the
final page. A vivid story, beautifully told.
*Joanna Ruth Meyer, acclaimed author of Echo North and Beyond the
Shadowed Earth*
Original, deftly crafted, and fully entertaining.
*Midwest Book Review*
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