This book is much more emotional than Emerald Atlas, which was more of an adventure, and Fire Chronicle was harder to write for that reason. In the end I found I was forced to think about my own issues that was key to getting the book done. Also Michael was hard because he is closer to my own personality and shares my disinclination to look at my emotions. Q: How hard was it for you to switch your focus from Kate in The Emerald Atlas to her brother, Michael, in this story?Ī: I found it quite difficult because I felt I had got to know Kate so well.

In the latest adventure, we see Michael confront elves, trolls and even a volcano to uncover the whereabouts of the magical book, the Fire Chronicle.

The latest story is about her younger brother, Michael and his search for the Fire Chronicle. The Emerald Atlas is focused on Kate, the oldest of three siblings, and her search for the magical book of time. The Fire Chronicle is the second book in The Books of Beginning series, which started with The Emerald Atlas. The first book in the series, The Emerald Atlas, was published in 2011 and the second book, The Fire Chronicles, was published in 2012. He is now the author of the trilogy, The Books of Beginning. It's well known in Hollywood that if you want someone to write a conniving, back-biting seventeen-year-old, you get John Stephens on the phone.' He was also executive producer of Gossip Girl and has said, 'My years in television gave me a great deal of experience writing evil, heartless teenage girls. He spent ten years working as a screenwriter and director for programmes including The O.C. Random House Children’s Books supports the First Amendment and celebrates the right to read.John Stephens is an American writer and television producer. (The books of beginning bk 1) Summary: Kate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers, a prophesied quest to find a magical book, and a fearsome enemy. Visit us on the Web! Educators and librarians, for a variety of teaching tools, visit us at Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stephens, John.

Knopf, Borzoi Books, and the colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. Published in the United States by Alfred A. Text copyright © 2011 by John Stephens Chapter-opening art copyright © 2011 by Grady McFerrinĪll rights reserved. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A.

The emerald atlas by john stephens