Urban Fantasy Wiki
Advertisement
Urban Fantasy Wiki
Urban Fantasy Wiki
606
pages
in: Unique Main Supes, Faeries as Main Supe, Paranormal Detectives as Main Supe,
and 17 more

Souls of Fire series

Sign in to edit
Fireborn (Souls of Fire -1) by Keri Arthur

Fireborn (July 1st 2014—Souls of Fire #1) by Keri Arthur—Signet Select

Fireborn (Souls of Fire -1) by Keri Arthur-Piatkus

Fireborn (July 1st 2014—Souls of Fire #1) by Keri Arthur—Piatkus Books

Souls of Fire Series by Keri Arthur.

NEXT Release: Wicked Embers #2 — July 7th 2015 ~ Wicked Embers | Souls of Fire Series: Book 2 | Keri Arthur



Genres and Sub-Genres[]

Urban Fantasy

Brief Series Description or Overview[]

New series featuring heroine Emberly Pearson—a phoenix capable of taking on human form, and cursed with the ability to foresee death… Emberly has spent a good number of her many lives trying to save humans. So when her prophetic dreams reveal the death of Sam, a man she once loved, she does everything in her power to prevent that from happening. But in saving his life, she gets more than she bargained for.~ from: Fireborn | Souls of Fire Series: Book 1 Author Keri Arthur Fireborn by Keri Arthur is the first book in a new urban fantasy series focusing on a phoenix and a mysterious new virus that way too many dangerous people are interested in. Goodreads

Lead's Species[]

  • Phoenix

Primary Supe[]

  • Faerie

What Sets it Apart[]

  • A Phoenix as the main character

Narrative Type and Narrators[]

  • First Person narrative told by Emberly Pearson, protagonist.

Books in Series[]

Souls of Fire series:

  1. Fireborn (2014)
  2. Wicked Embers (July 7th 2015)

Shorts, Anthologies and Guides[]

Other Series by Keri Arthur onsite[]

World Building[]

Setting[]

Places: 

  • Brooklyn: run-down area of Melbourne—a mix of industrial and tenements where all the dregs of society and the dangerous types dwelled

Supernatural Elements[]

Phoenix-shifter, Para-detective team, Fire Fae, vampires, Red cloaks, Death, dark elves, witches, Paranormal Investigations Team, Shadow creature, foresight, werewolves, shifters, fae, mermaids, government experiments, fire magic,

Glossary:[]

  • Phoenix: fire being that can become spirit and not flesh. They have three forms—human, bird, and flame—go through “rebirth” every one hundred years and are reborn from the ashes—and have some pretty impressive abilities.
  • Red Cloaks: officially known as the red plague, they're humans infected by a virus nicknamed the Crimson Death. It can be transmitted by scratch or bite—inhuman vampire-type of beings in red cloaks—a group targets Sam who is trying to destroy them
  • Crimson Death: plague like virus spawned from a failed government experiment to isolate the enzymes that make vampires immortal.

Groups & Organizations:[]

  • Paranormal Investigations Team: Sam works for them; Eberly works undercover for them;

World[]

In this world, vampires and werewolves have come out to humans but the rest of the supernaturals prefer to stay hidden. Though most humans seem to accept the vamps and weres, there are still far too many humans who fear that they were an unacceptable risk to their existence. There are frequently hunting parties in the streets looking for supes to target. 

Phoenixes have three forms—human, bird, and flame—go through “rebirth” every one hundred years, and have some pretty impressive abilities. Mind you, there are a few major drawbacks to being a fire bird including a nasty witchy curse that’s made true love impossible, they need another phoenix to survive, and living thousands of lifetimes isn’t always all that it’s cracked up to be. But, the world-building doesn’t stop there with additional mythology surrounding fire Fae, vampires, Red Cloaks, and a few mystery supes as well. ~ Rabid Reads

Protagonist[]

Emberly Pearson, our heroine, is a phoenix. She is basically immortal. She burns once every century and is reborn from the ashes, free to continue her existence any way she pleases. With each new rebirth she is destined to fall in love just once, but never with Rory, another phoenix and her counterpart, who keeps her grounded and alive. ~ Goodreads Reader

Emberly: she’s level-headed, quick on her toes, and knows how to throw down. Surprisingly, she still holds out hope that one day she’ll find her soul mate—her quasi immortality hasn’t made her bitter despite past failures. Rory is Pearson’s co-phoenix, but because of the curse their relationship is rather complicated; they need each other yet can never click romantically. And, therein lies the problem because any potential suitor must be able to accept that there’s always going to be another man in Emberly’s life. Sam, her ex, left her for that very reason without waiting for an explanation... ~ Rabid Reads

Sidekick[]

  • Name: / What: / Sidekick-to: / About: / Book First Seen:

Characters Chart[]

Characters What About
Emberly Pearson Phoenix-shifter, seer capable of taking on human form, ability to foresee death; Works undercover for the Paranormal Investigations Team; can foresee death;
Sam, Samuel Turner Man she once loved believes the only good supe is a dead one; dumped Emberly for being a supe; Emberly foresees his death—she does everything in her power to prevent that;
Jackson Miller partner
Rory phoenix Emberly's counterpart, who keeps her grounded and alive; a curse means they can never be mates but always must be part of each other's lives;

To expand the table, in Edit–Visual mode, right-press on a Row of the table (Control-press on a Mac)—choose add Row or Column. Or, in Source Mode: copy-paste rows.

Keri Arthur

Keri Arthur

Author[]

Keri Arthur

The Unofficial Bio: I’m a born and bred Melbourne (Australia) gal, and grew up sharing my life with dragons, elves, vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters and the occasional talking horse. Which worried my family to no end. Of course, now that I’m actually make a living sharing my life with the above mentioned creatures, they no longer contemplate calling the men with the little white coat. When not at my keyboard, I can be found at the gym, sitting front of the TV, or taking my two dogs for a walk.

The Official Bio: Keri Arthur, author of the New York Times bestselling Riley Jenson Guardian series, has now written more than twenty-eight novels. She’s received several nominations in the Best Contemporary Paranormal category of the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Awards and has won RT’s Career Achievement Award for urban fantasy. She lives with her daughter in Melbourne, Australia. ~ ‎keri arthur / about

Cover Art: Artist[]

Fireborn TM

Fireborn — original art by Tony Mauro

Artist: Tony Mauro — Source: Tony Mauro Album & Tony Mauro | Book Covers

(not listed at ISFdb)

Publishing Information[]

  1. Fireborn: Paperback, 400 pages, Pub: July 1st 2014, Signet—ISBN 045141957X / Bk-1-UK: Paperback, 400 pages, Pub: July 1st 2014, Piatkus—ISBN 0349404151
  2. Wicked Embers: Paperback, 400 pages, Pub: July 7th 2015 by Signet Select—ISBN 0451419588

Book Cover Blurbs[]

✤ BOOK ONE BLURB—Fireborn (2014): From New York Times bestselling author Keri Arthur comes a brand new series featuring heroine Emberly Pearson—a phoenix capable of taking on human form, and cursed with the ability to foresee death… Emberly has spent a good number of her many lives trying to save humans. So when her prophetic dreams reveal the death of Sam, a man she once loved, she does everything in her power to prevent that from happening. But in saving his life, she gets more than she bargained for. Sam is working undercover for the Paranormal Investigations Team, and those who are trying to murder him are actually humans infected by a plague-like virus, the Crimson Death—a by-product of a failed government experiment that attempted to identify the enzymes that make vampires immortal. Now, all those infected must be eliminated. But when Emberly’s boss is murdered and his irreplaceable research stolen, she needs to find the guilty party before she goes down in flames… ~ Release date July 1 2014 ~ Fireborn | Souls of Fire Series: Book 1 | Author Keri Arthur

✤ BOOK TWO BLURB—Wicked Embers (July 7, 2015): Keri Arthur, New York Times bestselling author of Fireborn, presents the thrilling new Souls of Fire Novel featuring Emberly Pearson, a phoenix that can transform into a human—and is haunted by the ability to foresee death. Crimson Death, the plague like virus spawned from a failed government experiment to isolate the enzymes that make vampires immortal, continues to spread. Emberly and her partner, Jackson Miller, are desperately seeking the stolen research for a cure before the virus becomes a pandemic. But their mission is jeopardized by another threat uncovered in Emberly’s prophetic dreams. A creature of ash and shadow has been unleashed on a murdering spree. Now Emberly must summon all her gifts and investigative knowledge to put an end to this entity’s brutal rampage—even if it means placing herself in harm’s way. ~ Goodreads | Wicked Embers (Souls of Fire, #2) by Keri Arthur

✤ BOOK THREE BLURB—:

✤ BOOK FOUR BLURB—:

First Sentences[]

  1. Fireborn (2014) — All of us dream.
  2. Wicked Embers (July 7th 2015) —

Quotes[]

Read Alikes (similar elements)[]

Unique Main Supes

Faeries as Main Supe]]

GR suggestions: (may or may not have similarities:

See Category links at bottom of page

Awards[]

Trivia[]

Notes[]

See Also: Related[]

See Category links at bottom of page

External References[]

Books:

Excerpt: 

World, Characters, etc:

Reviews: 

Interviews:

Author:

Community and Fan Sites:

Gallery of Book Covers[]

Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
Advertisement