Daja's Book (The Fire in the Forging)
Outcast Trader Daja, along with her fellow mages-in-training, journeys from Winding Circle to the Gold Ridge Mountains, where drought threatens widespread famine. There, Daja creates an astonishing object: a living metal vine. A caravan of Traders covets the vine, and Daja's dealings with her former people reawaken a longing for familiar ways. Daja must choose - should she return to the Traders or remain with the Winding Circle folk who have become her family?
Note: This book is also published under the title, The Fire in the Forging.
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children's Literature (2000)
About the Circle of Magic Series
Books in series order
- 1.Sandry's Book (The Magic in the Weaving)(1997)
- 2.Tris's Book (The Power in the Storm)(1998)
- 3.Daja's Book (The Fire in the Forging)(1998)
- 4.Briar's Book (The Healing in the Vine)(1999)
Reading age: 11+ years
This series should be read in order.
Four elements of power. Four children to control them. Four books of magic, adventure, and fantasy.
Set in Emelan, a fantastical realm in a pseudo-renaissance era, the Circle of Magic introduces four young mages, Sandry, Tris, Daja & Briar, as they each learn to control their own special magical power and figure out how to best put these powers to use.