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" . . . a one-of-a-kind author." Romantic Times magazine on To Hell and Back The Fire Witch Elise Nicholson isn t your ordinary witch. For one thing, she can light candles with a look, and she plays a mean guitar. Unfortunately, being able to call fire out of the air isn t the most useful skill around. To top it off, she s a Guardian of the City, and the other Guardians her two best friends have no time for her. They re too busy with their Watchers, the grim, black-coated warriors sworn to show more protect Elise and her friends from the Dark. Lonely, skating the edge of controlling her intensified "gifts," Elise is quickly running out of options and patience. Then the Trifero a Talisman capable of blowing the city sky-high lands in her lap, and everything just gets worse. The Watcher: Remy is the Hunter, snatching Talismans away from the Dark and struggling with the constant agony of being a Watcher. Then he s assigned to stand guard over a smart-mouthed fire witch who not only hates Watchers, but has just found the Trifero. If the Dark catches Elise, she ll be broken, turned into a magical weapon, and sold to the highest bidder. Not only does Remy have to get to her first and keep the Dark away, but he also must convince Elise that he means her no harm and that s the easy part of the job. If he pulls this one off, he just might redeem himself the way every Watcher aches to do. But if he fails, both he and Elise might be better off dead . . . Bounced around the world as a military brat, Lilith Saintcrow fell in love with writing in second grade and never looked back. She currently resides in Vancouver, Washington, with two children, a menagerie, and books. Find her on the web at lilithsaintcrow.com." show lessTags
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OK, better. It's still the same story in basic outline, but Elise is very different from both Chess and Mari. I like Remy, too, though again I don't like his conviction that he's 'a useless lump of flesh' except for his Watcher abilities. It was nice that he actually apologized, rather than silently condemning himself but never saying anything to her. And the interactions between the three Watchers are good. The story starts feeling different now - I'll keep reading and hope she expands her repertoire. An excellent story on its own and a good one as an example of Saintcrow's books.
Rereading, in order - I like Remy, Elise gets annoying again. In her case, it's "I must save everyone, all by myself"...argh, woman, get a brain! Still fun to show more read, though. show less
Rereading, in order - I like Remy, Elise gets annoying again. In her case, it's "I must save everyone, all by myself"...argh, woman, get a brain! Still fun to show more read, though. show less
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116+ Works 17,321 Members
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- Canonical title
- Fire Watcher
- Original publication date
- 2006-05-05
- People/Characters
- Elise Nicholson
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- Reviews
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- Rating
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- English
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- ISBNs
- 3
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