Foxfire

by Barbara Campbell

The stunning final novel in Barbara Campbell's powerful debut fantasy series. Years after their exile, legendary hero Darak and his wife Griane have founded their own tribe and raised four children. A... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756405378
• ISBN13: 9780756405373
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Daw Books
• Length: 628 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 4.1" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A spectacular conclusion to the trilogy

FOXFIRE is the third book in Barbara Campbell's TRICKSTER'S GAME trilogy, the first two books being HEARTWOOD and BLOODSTONE. I've read all three and obviously liked them enough to buy all three. I think FOXFIRE was a fitting . . . and completely unexpected . . . ending to the series. The reason the series was intriguing to me at the beginning was because of the setting. It's set during prehistoric times, with the main characters part of a tribal society that believes in gods controlling the world around them and in the books those gods are real and interact in a very personal way with them. The most obvious god dealing with the main characters is the Trickster god, Fellgair, who appears to the tribes in the shape of a man/fox. In the first two books, Fellgair interceded in the main family's behalf, helping them during harsh or painful moments . . . but always at a cost. In BLOODSTONE, Fellgair made Griane, the mother, choose between helping her husband, Darak, or her son, Keirith. In exchange, Fellgair would receive one day and night with Griane. That night produced a child, Rigat, a mortal boy who wields god-like powers, magic far creater than anything Keirith wielded in the second book. FOXFIRE is the story of Rigat and the rest of his family, how he handles those godlike powers, how he interacts with his family once it is revealed that he is, indeed, the son of a god and not the son of Darak (this is a mystery at the beginning of the book, but it is revealed within the first 100 pages of the book as well as the back cover, so I don't consider it a spoiler), and how his powers and family will affect the world around him. For the tribal society of Darak, Griane, and their family is being threatened by the encroachment of a much more violent and "modern" group of invaders called the Zherosi. We met the Zherosi in BLOODSTONE during Keirith's story and FOXFIRE is tied to BLOODSTONE a great deal, although I would say you can read FOXFIRE without having read the previous books. The Zherosi are intent on cutting down the forests that the tribes consider sacred to fuel their ever-growing society, and in a sense FOXFIRE is also about this insidious spread of "modern" culture and how it destroys the cultures of the past . . . and in the process destroys those cultures' gods. But the main reason I recommend these books is because of the family--Darak, Griane, Faelia, Keirith, Rigat, Callum, and to a great extent, Fellgair. Their relationships and interactions with each other are what kept me interested in the books. The dealings with Fellgair, a god, and his interest in their family drive the books forward. The violent meeting of the tribes with the Zherosi and the differences and similarities between their cultures were also intensely interesting to me. When I began reading FOXFIRE, I wondered how Barbara Campbell was going to bring the series to a satisfying conclusion, and I have to say that what she did, and how she brought about th

Wonderful Conclusion

"Foxfire" wraps up Barbara Campbell's "Tricker's Choice" trilogy on a very strong note. Although this is a fantasy novel, Barbara Campbell provides very real characters. The reader will encounter strong tensions within a family and between two very different cultures. Some series expire when they run out of ideas. "Foxfire" brings its series to a wonderful conclusion that left this reader marvelling at Barbara Campbell's inventiveness.

Foxfire by Barbara Campbell

WOW! What an ending to a fantastic trilogy! Campbell's characterization and plotting continues to astound. She had me cursing then rooting for almost every character in this very exciting conclusion. Darak and Griane do all in their power to save their son Rigat from himself. Do they succeed? Get the book to find out, cause I ain't tellin'! One thing I will say, is that "Foxfire" is worth more than the cover price. As proof, know that I read it in less than five days and was up till the wee hours several nights during a work week. Thanks again Barbara. Dave

excellent fantasy

One of the things I've loved about this trilogy is how strongly the story draws you in. In book one I worried that Darak wouldn't get his brother back. In book two, I was afraid his son, Keirith, might never return. Now? With the Zherosi coming back, Darak could lose everything.