The Fire Thief : The Fire Thief Trilogy : Book 1

Prometheus is on the run from an avenging eagle and finds himself escaping to Eden City in 1858. His new friend Jim is a young orphan and petty criminal who 'relieves' the wealthy of their worldly possessions. But two fugitives together means double trouble as the frenetic action jumps from Mount Olympus to the seedy taverns of Dickensian Eden City.

Will Prometheus's soft spot for humans in need betray him to the deadly eagle?

International bestselling author Terry Deary reinvents the myth of Prometheus, the Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to the human race. To escape the gods' revenge, Prometheus travels through time to a murky metropolis called Eden City. There he befriends a motley assortment of comic characters and learns what humans have done with his gift of fire.

Full of wry puns, wisecracking gods and sarcastic footnotes, The Fire Thief weaves history and mythology together with a roguish cast of characters and Terry Deary's irreverent comic voice.

Author Biography: Terry Deary writes both fiction and non-fiction. The Fire Thief was his 150th book published in the UK, this was followed by Flight of the Fire Thief. The Fire Thief Fights Back completes the trilogy.