Flight of Fire

The fire in the grate of the little attic bedroom, only lit to help Foxie feel better, was now dying down, and the night-candle was burnt down low. Shadows though, still danced on the walls of the room, which was almost dark and stuffy, for in those days they didn’t believe night-air was good for you.

Five of the many children, now living at Red Hall, were gathered in Foxie’s room, which he will later share with his best friend, Kes.

So, begins ‘Flight of Fire’, as ‘Flight of a Kestrel’ ends. That was a children’s book read and enjoyed by many adults. ‘Flight of Fire’ is a book for adults that they can share with children. but you don’t have to.

The lead character, Professor Lindale, has a fiery meaning to his name. I am not going to tell you what he is called, only that it means ‘to burn’. He has fiery flying red hair which he used to push his hands through, making it stand on end. And a fiery flying temper. He bangs doors, and shouts. Some of the older children tell him to calm down, God puts fire in his ‘belly’ and heart, but how?