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'''''Fireworks and Darkness''''' is a 2002 [[young adult fiction|young adult]] novel by [[Natalie Jane Prior]]. It follows the story of Simeon Runciman who is a firework maker and former dark magician who is caught up in murder and magic when his enemy reappears.<ref name="HARPERCOLLINS">{{cite web | url = http://www.harpercollins.com.au/book/index.aspx?isbn=9780732284442 | title = Fireworks And Darkness by Natalie Jane Prior | publisher = [[HarperCollins]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-04-28 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> It is followed by a companion book entitled ''Star Locket'' which was published in 2006.<ref name="NATELIEBOOKS">{{cite web | url = http://www.nataliejaneprior.com/Natalie_Jane_Prior_Site/Ostermark_Novels.html | title = Other Books by Natalie Jane Prior | publisher = nataliejaneprior.com | date = | accessdate = 2010-04-28 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref>
'''''Fireworks and Darkness''''' is a 2002 [[young adult fiction|young adult]] novel by [[Natalie Jane Prior]]. It follows the story of Simeon Runciman who is a firework maker and former dark magician who is caught up in murder and magic when his enemy reappears.<ref name="HARPERCOLLINS">{{cite web | url = http://www.harpercollins.com.au/book/index.aspx?isbn=9780732284442 | title = Fireworks And Darkness by Natalie Jane Prior | publisher = [[HarperCollins]] | accessdate = 28 April 2010 }}</ref> It is followed by a companion book entitled ''Star Locket'' which was published in 2006.<ref name="NATELIEBOOKS">{{cite web | url = http://www.nataliejaneprior.com/Natalie_Jane_Prior_Site/Ostermark_Novels.html | title = Other Books by Natalie Jane Prior | publisher = nataliejaneprior.com | accessdate = 28 April 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110305025318/http://www.nataliejaneprior.com/Natalie_Jane_Prior_Site/Ostermark_Novels.html | archive-date = 5 March 2011 }}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
''Fireworks and Darkness'' was first published in Australia on 1 May 2002 by [[Angus & Robertson]] in [[Paperback#Trade paperback|trade paperback]] format.<ref name="ISFDB">{{cite web | url = http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?33132 | title = Bibliography: Fireworks and Darkness | publisher = [[ISFDB]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-04-28 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> In 2006 it was re-released in [[mass market paperback]] format.<ref name="FANTASTICFICTION">{{cite web | url = http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/natalie-jane-prior/fireworks-and-darkness.htm | title = Fireworks and Darkness (Ostermark Companion Novels , book 1) by Natalie Jane Prior | publisher = Fantastic Fiction | date = | accessdate = 2010-04-28 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> ''Fireworks and Darkness'' won the 2003 [[Davitt Award]] for best young-adult novel and was a short-list nominee for the 2002 [[Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel]] but lost to ''[[The Hand of Glory]]'' by [[Sophie Masson]].<ref name="DAVITTAWARDS">{{cite web | url = http://home.vicnet.net.au/~sincoz/davitt/davitt2003.htm | title = Davitt Awards 2003 | publisher = [[Davitt Awards]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-04-28 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="LOCUSAUREALIS">{{cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2004.html#cs | title = The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Aurealis Awards | publisher = [[Locus Online]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-04-28 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref>
''Fireworks and Darkness'' was first published in Australia on 1 May 2002 by [[Angus & Robertson]] in [[Paperback#Trade paperback|trade paperback]] format.<ref name="ISFDB">{{cite web | url = http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?33132 | title = Bibliography: Fireworks and Darkness | publisher = [[ISFDB]] | accessdate = 28 April 2010 }}</ref> In 2006 it was re-released in [[mass market paperback]] format.<ref name="FANTASTICFICTION">{{cite web | url = http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/natalie-jane-prior/fireworks-and-darkness.htm | title = Fireworks and Darkness (Ostermark Companion Novels, book 1) by Natalie Jane Prior | publisher = Fantastic Fiction | accessdate = 28 April 2010 }}</ref> ''Fireworks and Darkness'' won the 2003 [[Davitt Award]] for best young-adult novel and was a short-list nominee for the 2002 [[Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel]] but lost to ''[[The Hand of Glory]]'' by [[Sophie Masson]].<ref name="DAVITTAWARDS">{{cite web | url = http://home.vicnet.net.au/~sincoz/davitt/davitt2003.htm | title = Davitt Awards 2003 | publisher = [[Davitt Awards]] | accessdate = 28 April 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090716160324/http://home.vicnet.net.au/~sincoz/davitt/davitt2003.htm | archive-date = 16 July 2009 }}</ref><ref name="LOCUSAUREALIS">{{cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2004.html#cs | title = The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Aurealis Awards | publisher = [[Locus Online]] | accessdate = 28 April 2010 }}</ref>


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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It follows the story of Simeon Runciman, who is a firework maker and former dark magician who is caught up in murder and magic when his enemy reappears.

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Latest revision as of 21:02, 8 June 2024

Fireworks and Darkness
First edition
AuthorNatalie Jane Prior
Cover artistGetty Images, Shutterstock
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult, crime, speculative fiction
PublisherAngus & Robertson
Publication date
1 May 2002
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages211 (first edition)
ISBN0-207-19971-X
Followed byStar Locket 

Fireworks and Darkness is a 2002 young adult novel by Natalie Jane Prior. It follows the story of Simeon Runciman who is a firework maker and former dark magician who is caught up in murder and magic when his enemy reappears.[1] It is followed by a companion book entitled Star Locket which was published in 2006.[2]

Background

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Fireworks and Darkness was first published in Australia on 1 May 2002 by Angus & Robertson in trade paperback format.[3] In 2006 it was re-released in mass market paperback format.[4] Fireworks and Darkness won the 2003 Davitt Award for best young-adult novel and was a short-list nominee for the 2002 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel but lost to The Hand of Glory by Sophie Masson.[5][6]

Synopsis

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It follows the story of Simeon Runciman, who is a firework maker and former dark magician who is caught up in murder and magic when his enemy reappears.

References

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  1. ^ "Fireworks And Darkness by Natalie Jane Prior". HarperCollins. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Other Books by Natalie Jane Prior". nataliejaneprior.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Bibliography: Fireworks and Darkness". ISFDB. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Fireworks and Darkness (Ostermark Companion Novels, book 1) by Natalie Jane Prior". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Davitt Awards 2003". Davitt Awards. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  6. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 28 April 2010.


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