Fire Angels

Book 2 of the Dion Chronicles
Reunited with the family she left behind as a child, Dion finds her cherished
homeland of Moria overrun by marauding Witch Hunters and dreaded
Fire Angels. She soon realizes that she must use her awesome powers
to help save her land and its people from the crushing grip of the Great
Destroyer. Finding herself thrust into a morass of court intrigue, political
conspiracy, and furious passion, Dion is forced to confront the deadly,
seductive world of demons. Ultimately it is her strength of will, and the
pure heart and bravery of the man she loves which will serve as her only
weapons against the arch necromancer who would make her his queen.
Winner of the Aurealis Award 1998
"An accomplished fantasy of maturity and depth . . . While many genre
fantasies simply add magic to political intrigue, Routley's are noteworthy for
the natural and inevitable intertwining of the two. Well-drawn backgrounds
and characters add to the appeal, as Routley produces another fantasy that
can be read for more than myth or pyrotechnics, accelerating her rise as one
of the genre's bright new stars."
-Publishers Weekly
"The story grabs the reader and makes Fire Angels such a pleasure. Strange
creatures and stranger characters. Mystical locales. Enviable abilities.
Compelling situations. It never occurs to doubt the possibility of the tale,
only to hurry to learn the fate of the people and places between the covers."
-Lisa DuMond, SF Site
"Compelling . . . evocative . . . intriguing."
-the magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction