Cold Fire
- 355
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Cold Fire” is a thoughtful third volume of Tamora Pierce’s “The Circle Opens”, in which the young mage Daja Kisubo is drawn into a murder mystery. She travels with Frostpine, her teacher, and some readers who return to the book after the later ones notice early hints about who Daja is. It is aimed at readers who already know these young mages.
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About the book
Cold Fire is the third book in the series The Circle Opens by author Tamora Pierce. It deals with the continuing adventures of child mage Daja Kisubo and her teacher, the dedicate initiate Frostpine.
Reading order · The Circle Opens
Full order & progress →- Magic StepsStart here
7.87.8 / 10 - Street Magic
7.87.8 / 10 - Cold FireThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Shatterglass
7.97.9 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 68 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 32% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.6 | 5 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 63 | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is Cold Fire?
It has 355 pages — shorter than 87% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
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