The Fire Thief (Fire Thief Trilogy). First US printing

Deary, Terry

ISBN 10: 0753411482 / ISBN 13: 9780753411483

Published by Boston. Kingfisher Books/Houghton Mifflin, 2005

About this Item

Boston. Kingfisher Books/Houghton Mifflin. 2005. First US Edition/First Printing. (1 in number line on copyright page). Hard Cover. Laminated pictorial boards. No dust jacket as issued. Decorative grey endpapers with white birds design. Attractive uncut pages to text block. Each chapter contains an illustrated header and title page is also illustrated. Flat signed by the author to the half-title without dedication. The first title in the Fire Thief trilogy Prometheus, the Greek Titan who, in Greek mythology, is said to have stolen fire from the gods and given it to humans.

Seller Inventory # DEC10.21013

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fire Thief (Fire Thief Trilogy). First US printing
• Publisher: Boston. Kingfisher Books/Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0753411482
• ISBN 13: 9780753411483
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • childrens adventure, Greek myths

About this title

Synopsis

The story of Prometheus the Titan is well known. He stole fire from Zeus and gave it to humans. Zeus and the gods then decided to punish Prometheus by chaining him to a rock and having an eagle tear out his liver every day. The gods made his liver grow back at night just so they can put him through endless torture. But nothing ever stays the same, even in the world of the gods! So after 8000 years of agony, Prometheus has finally broken free of his chains. His delight at his new freedom doesn't last long though, for the gods send the Eagle after him and hunt him down. Desperate to escape his vicious pursuer, Prometheus realises there is one great escape route - to travel through time. Prometheus travels to Eden City, falling in with a motley band of loveable rogues. His new friends get in trouble and he wants to use his titanic powers to help them, but here's the big catch - if he uses his powers the Eagle can sense his presence through time and track him down. Will Prometheus save his friends and risk his liver-loving enemy finding him...?

About the Author

Terry Deary writes both fiction and non-fiction and has had over 120 books published in the UK. Many of these have been translated into 28 languages and appear in another 250 editions around the world. Terry is most famous for his Horrible Histories series (Scholastic) of which five million copies of the series have been sold worldwide and which ITV recently turned them into a TV series. Terry has won numerous awards, including being voted by Blue Peter viewers as author of the "Best Knowledge Book of all Time" and the "Best Non-fiction Author of the Century". He also dominates the annual list for children's library borrowings.