Welcome to the World of Fire-Eyes!

You know that moment when an idea grabs you and just won't go away? Well, that is how this series began. I'd created a character for a RPG and she wouldn't leave me alone right from the start. As the game progressed, her extensive back-story hovered at my shoulder like an impatient child waiting for sweets, occasionally giving me a nudge, until it had developed into something that I couldn't really ignore any longer. 

Thus was born The Fire-Eyes Chronicles, the story of Aamena Hinnorwen, an ordinary elf who does extraordinary things. Yet, initially, it is not her story. When I started plotting the first book, The Battle for Dragonheart, I realised that, in order to tell Aamena's tale, I would need to go further back and tell her mother's. So I put Aamena to one side for a while and started thinking about Zilyana Yllayra. 

To my surprise, Dragonheart isn't her story either, not entirely. It wasn't long before a new character made herself known - the troubled Dhussena Lorafiel. As I explored Dhussena's story, I realised why Zilyana behaves as she does and uncovered a tragic secret that could destroy reputations...and lives. 

The Battle for Dragonheart follows Dhussena and Zilyana as they struggle to survive - socially, politically and literally. A natural disaster devastates lives and the environment, throwing the women's Clans together in the most violent of ways. The Imperial Forces are at their heels, a Treaty is violated and everything hinges on whether they can secure control of the perfect place to appease their goddess - the mighty temple of Dragonheart, deep in the Forest of the North. 

The book will be coming out later this year, so I will be spending the next few months sharing lots of background information about Aamena, Zilyana and Dhussena and the world in which they live. Check out my Twitter feed @fireeyeschron for updates and make sure you bookmark this site! 

​- Tracey