false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170530358m/59262.jpg 59262 9 Deep in the English countryside, the unearthing of an ancient Celtic cross awakens an imprisoned dragon and unleashes a smoldering evil. Less than a mile away, 13-year-old Michael McIntyre falls asleep on a lush green hill, and wakes up with frightening and sinister new abilities. Michael possesses the four gifts of the dragon-and he's not the only one, nor is he the most powerful. The others, whose identities will be slowly revealed, offer Michael powers beyond his wildest dreams if he will keep their secret safe. Now he must choose: give up these astonishing but devastating new abilities and help his family and friends banish the evil that lies beneath their fragile earth, or join the others in their crusade to protect their gifts and set the dragon free - a choice that may well destroy everyone Michael loves. Those with power will stop at nothing to keep its secret, while those without it need Michael's protection to survive. Buried Fire combines elements of fantasy and mythology in a spellbinding tale of good versus evil. 57688 1999 Buried Fire total:190|5:21|4:50|3:72|2:35|1:12| 190 603 324 20 2 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 03:57:23 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 08:12:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 28 09:16:30 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 09:18:57 -0800 2008 ]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 15:53:12 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 12:04:51 -0700 2009
The multiple perspectives were well-handled, but still created some distance between the reader and the characters, stretching loyalties thin. Without a clea...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 10:03:55 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 10:31:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Apr 30 12:28:46 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 12:34:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 20:12:29 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 20:14:12 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Dec 08 16:31:38 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 16:40:23 -0800 2008 2 4 0 false false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 04:00:28 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 04:04:55 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Sep 28 19:33:58 -0700 2007 Sat May 24 12:20:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 04:02:44 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 04:03:46 -0700 2009
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The story reveals where these powers came from and whether or not Michael and Stephen use them f...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 16:37:02 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 08:26:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Oct 12 04:54:31 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 05:02:59 -0700 2007
As a fantasy story writer, Stroud has an amazing touch of reality in his plot.

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