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The Fire Keeper

The Fire Keeper

Middle GradeFantasy
Pages
416
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

Zane Obispo has a new life on a hidden tropical island — his family, his friends, and the fire he inherited from his father, the Maya god Hurakan. The fire he cannot control yet. There is also the rift with his dog Rosie, who has not been quite the same since she came back as a hellhound, and whatever it is he feels about Brooks, which he is not going to look at directly.

Then he learns what the book he wrote about his misadventures with the gods actually did: it revealed that godborn children exist. Now the gods are hunting them, and unless Zane reaches them first they will all be killed. And Hurakan is scheduled for execution.

The second Storm Runner novel, published under Rick Riordan Presents in 2019, bringing in Aztec royalty, new godborns, and alliances Zane would not have chosen.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

AdventurousHopefulFunnyEmotionalTense
Chosen OneQuestComing of AgeFound Family

Genres

Middle Grade Fantasy Mythology Adventure Children's Books

About the author

J
J. C. Cervantes

J.C. Cervantes — Jennifer Cervantes — is a New York Times bestselling American author from New Mexico who writes for middle-grade, young adult and adult readers. Her debut, Tortilla Sun (2010), was a New Voices pick; she is best known for The Storm Runner trilogy (2018–2020), published under Rick Riordan Presents, in which a disabled New Mexico boy called Zane Obispo discovers he is the son of the Maya storm god Hurakan. She has since written The Lords of Night, the YA novels Flirting with Fate...

Characters

Zane ObispoProtagonist

A godborn teenager, son of the Maya god Hurakan, still learning what his inherited fire can do.

Brooks (Storm Runner)Supporting

A nawal shapeshifter and Zane's closest ally.

HurakanSupporting

Maya god of storm and fire, Zane's father, imprisoned and awaiting execution.

Rosie (Storm Runner)Supporting

Zane's dog, returned from death as a hellhound.

All characters in The Fire Keeper

Frequently asked questions

  • Can I read The Fire Keeper without reading The Storm Runner first?

    Not really. The Fire Keeper is the second Storm Runner novel and opens directly on the aftermath of the first: Zane already knows who his father is, Rosie has already come back as a hellhound, and the whole plot turns on the consequences of the book Zane wrote at the end of The Storm Runner. Start with The Storm Runner (2018).

  • How does The Fire Keeper connect to other books by J.C. Cervantes?

    The Fire Keeper is part of the Rick Riordan Presents imprint, which features diverse authors telling stories inspired by various mythologies. It shares a similar adventurous tone and middle-grade appeal with other books in this imprint, though it is a distinct series with its own unique characters and mythological focus.