Highfire

Squib Moreau er måske nok en 15-årig sump-vild, streetsmart, cajun-blodet vildbasse, men han har (som regel) gode intentioner: Han vil virkelig gerne være en sød og opmuntrende søn for sin hårdtarbejdende mor, sygeplejersken Elodie. Men nogle gange kommer livet i vejen – som for eksempel når Falske Far pludselig fordufter og efterlader en kæmpe gæld, eller når den korrupte landbetjent Regence Hooke får den idé, at Elodie er lige er hans kinda gal. Så da Squib får tilbudt et job hos den lokale spritsmugler, ser det ud til, at en sommer på floden er hans eneste mulighed for at betale af på familiens gæld og måske skaffe et sted til ham og hans mor inde i byen, langt væk fra Regence Hookes ubehagelige tilnærmelser og Falske Fars dårlige ry. Desværre har landbetjenten selv kig på den del af floden til sine lyssky forehavender. Og hverken han eller Squib har taget højde for dragen, der bor i en hytte dybt inde i Louisianas sump. Altså Vern, den sidste drage i verden – også kaldet Lord Highfire – der fordriver tiden med at se Flashdance og drikke vodka. Et lidt sølle liv, men Vern er parat til at gøre hvad som helst for at forsvare det. Highfire er en morsom, dramatisk, actionpakket, rørende historie for voksne om en dreng, en korrupt politimand og den sidste drage på jorden – måske. En Amazon-seriefilmatisering er på vej af romanen. I den lægger skuespilleren Nicolas Cage efter planen stemme til Vern aka Lord Highfire. Bogen er oversat af Betty Frabj Simonsen

Squib Moreau er måske nok en 15-årig sump-vild, streetsmart, cajun-blodet vildbasse, men han har (som regel) gode intentioner: Han vil virkelig gerne være en sød og opmuntrende søn for sin hårdtarbejdende mor, sygeplejersken Elodie. Men nogle gange kommer livet i vejen – som for eksempel når Falske Far pludselig fordufter og efterlader en kæmpe gæld, eller når den korrupte landbetjent Regence Hooke får den idé, at Elodie er lige er hans kinda gal. Så da Squib får tilbudt et job hos den lokale spritsmugler, ser det ud til, at en sommer på floden er hans eneste mulighed for at betale af på familiens gæld og måske skaffe et sted til ham og hans mor inde i byen, langt væk fra Regence Hookes ubehagelige tilnærmelser og Falske Fars dårlige ry. Desværre har landbetjenten selv kig på den del af floden til sine lyssky forehavender. Og hverken han eller Squib har taget højde for dragen, der bor i en hytte dybt inde i Louisianas sump. Altså Vern, den sidste drage i verden – også kaldet Lord Highfire – der fordriver tiden med at se Flashdance og drikke vodka. Et lidt sølle liv, men Vern er parat til at gøre hvad som helst for at forsvare det. Highfire er en morsom, dramatisk, actionpakket, rørende historie for voksne om en dreng, en korrupt politimand og den sidste drage på jorden – måske. En Amazon-seriefilmatisering er på vej af romanen. I den lægger skuespilleren Nicolas Cage efter planen stemme til Vern aka Lord Highfire. Bogen er oversat af Betty Frabj Simonsen

'A joyous fantasy for grownups' Guardian 'A funny, offbeat adult fantasy novel' Independent 'A dazzling first adult novel from bestselling children's author Colfer' Daily Mail Highfire is a genre-bending tour-de-force of comedy and action by the million-copy-selling master storyteller. Squib Moreau may be swamp-wild, but his intentions are (generally) good: he really wants to be a supportive son to his hard-working momma Elodie. But sometimes life gets in the way - like when Fake Daddy walked out on them leaving a ton of debt, or when crooked Constable Regence Hooke got to thinking pretty Elodie Moreau was just the gal for him . . . An apprenticeship with the local moonshine runner, servicing the bayou, looks like the only way to pay off the family debts and maybe get Squib and his momma a place in town, far from Constable Hooke's unwanted courtship and Fake Daddy's reputation. Unfortunately for Squib, Hooke has his own eye on that very same stretch of bayou - and neither of them have taken into account the fire-breathing dragon hiding out in the Louisiana swamp . . . For Squib Moreau, Regence Hooke and Vern, aka Lord Highfire of Highfire Eyrie, life is never going to be the same again. 'Told in crunchy prose, with lashings of earthy dialogue, it reads like an Elmore Leonard Thriller, but with dragons . . . Colfer clearly had a blast writing this, and his sheer storytelling panache brushes aside the quibbles of fantasy-genre agnostics with infectious glee' Mail on Sunday From the internationally bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series: Eoin Colfer's first adult fantasy novel is a hilarious, high-octane adventure about a vodka-drinking, Flashdance- loving dragon who's been hiding out from the world - and potential torch-carrying mobs - in a Louisiana bayou . . . until h is peaceful world's turned upside down by a well-intentioned but wild Cajun tearaway and the crooked (and heavily armed) law officer who wants him dead.

'A joyous fantasy for grownups' Guardian 'A funny, offbeat adult fantasy novel' Independent 'A dazzling first adult novel from bestselling children's author Colfer' Daily Mail Highfire is a genre-bending tour-de-force of comedy and action by the million-copy-selling master storyteller. Squib Moreau may be swamp-wild, but his intentions are (generally) good: he really wants to be a supportive son to his hard-working momma Elodie. But sometimes life gets in the way - like when Fake Daddy walked out on them leaving a ton of debt, or when crooked Constable Regence Hooke got to thinking pretty Elodie Moreau was just the gal for him . . . An apprenticeship with the local moonshine runner, servicing the bayou, looks like the only way to pay off the family debts and maybe get Squib and his momma a place in town, far from Constable Hooke's unwanted courtship and Fake Daddy's reputation. Unfortunately for Squib, Hooke has his own eye on that very same stretch of bayou - and neither of them have taken into account the fire-breathing dragon hiding out in the Louisiana swamp . . . For Squib Moreau, Regence Hooke and Vern, aka Lord Highfire of Highfire Eyrie, life is never going to be the same again. 'Told in crunchy prose, with lashings of earthy dialogue, it reads like an Elmore Leonard Thriller, but with dragons . . . Colfer clearly had a blast writing this, and his sheer storytelling panache brushes aside the quibbles of fantasy-genre agnostics with infectious glee' Mail on Sunday From the internationally bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series: Eoin Colfer's first adult fantasy novel is a hilarious, high-octane adventure about a vodka-drinking, Flashdance- loving dragon who's been hiding out from the world - and potential torch-carrying mobs - in a Louisiana bayou . . . until h is peaceful world's turned upside down by a well-intentioned but wild Cajun tearaway and the crooked (and heavily armed) law officer who wants him dead.