Fire Dancer

by Ann Maxwell

Book Overview

Rheba is the sole survivor of a blaze that destroyed her planet, and Kirtn is the Bre'n warrior sworn to protect the exquisite, sensual fire dancer on a perilous journey to a far-off planet. Reprint. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786001550
• ISBN13: 9780786001552
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

A delightful story that has an engaging plot and vivid characters

Both the plot and the characters are vivid and engaging. The main and supporting characters are unique, interesting, and have detailed backgrounds (details are hinted at just enough to be fascinating but not slow down the plot). The universe is well thought out and populated with all sorts of amazing, strange, and internally consistent beings and cultures. The plot moves fast, and it is impossible to put this book down until finished. If she writes more in this series, I will mail Ann Maxwell a kilo of chocolate and a dozen roses, for brightening my weekend. And if she doesn't return to this series, I will remain glad she gave us these delightful three books to appreciate.

great pulp sci-fi adventure

I read the unfinished Dancer series (Fire Dancer, Dancer's Luck and Dancer's Illusion) as a kid and I wanted to re-read the books as an adult. I bought a used book online and it's even better than I remembered. It's very much a pulp sci-fi (almost fantasy) adventure series. This book is in the romance section because of her other books, but this truly is an action adventure story not a romance. Ann Maxwell does a great job at writing compelling characters. The fire dancer Rheba is exotic and exciting. Her mentor Kirtn, the furry Bre'n, is an interesting and unexpected counterpoint. Additional side characters are so interesting that I wish she had written whole books about them such as the mercenary fighters on planet Loo. When I read the book as a kid, I didn't care for the young boy (I don't want to give too much away so I'll stop there), but now I have more empathy for his character. Maxwell is just extremely creative. Another strength to her writing is that she keeps the plot moving fast. Every chapter ends with a cliffhanger or some other twist on the story. This book is an easy, fun read with some sparkling creativity. On the downside, the main characters get a little too lucky a little too often toward the end.... there are some gaps in believability that allow the plot to keep moving at a lightning pace. However, the book is so enjoyable that my only real complaint is that I wish she had written more books!

Science Fiction at it's most enjoyable

I'm not certain why this series has been placed in the romance section, there really isn't any romance involved, it should be placed in the sci-fi section! Firedancer is the story of a young girl who has lost her planet and people in the supernova of her system's sun. As far as she knows, only she and her Bre'n (her partner-protector-symbiote, not reproductively compatible) have escaped. As she seeks other of her kind who might have been off-planet for the disaster, she runs into more trouble than she expected...

sexy, archetypal, fun read

I loved this series as a young girl. Wish it were still available in the stores

Top-of-the Line. Story line grabs you from the beginning....

I own the original paperback...and the next two (Dancers Luck and Dancers Illusion). These are three of the best stories I have ever read. Hooray for the re-prints. I hope Ann Maxwell will soon continue the series.