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Terry Deary William Terence Deary (born 3 January 1946) is a British children's author of over 200 books, selling over 25 million copies in over 40 languages, best known as the writer of the ''Horrible Histories'' series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britai ...

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United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

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English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

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Fantasy novel Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fa ...

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The Fire Thief ''The Fire Thief'' was written by Terry Deary and is the first book in The Fire Thief Trilogy. The book is about Prometheus, the Greek Titan who, in Greek mythology, is said to have stolen fire from the gods and given it to humans. The story t ...

, followed_by = The Fire Thief Fights Back ''Flight of the Fire Thief'' is a novel written by British writer

, and is the second installment of The Fire Thief Trilogy. The book continues the story of

Prometheus In Greek mythology, Prometheus (; , , possibly meaning " forethought")Smith"Prometheus". is a Titan god of fire. Prometheus is best known for defying the gods by stealing fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form of technology, kn ...

, the Titan who stole fire from the gods. It follows on directly from ''

''. Prometheus goes back to 1795 to try to find a hero who is worshipped in a temple in the first book, only to find out he did not travel back far enough. He returns to Eden City to find it under siege against Wild People, just like

Troy Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, south-west of Ç ...

. He helps a Dr. Dee and his daughter, Nell, to end the siege and help the Wild People get their princess back. However, the Avenger is still looking for him, and has a team of

Achilles In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus ( grc-gre, Ἀχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer's '' Iliad''. He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Pele ...

and

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

, also from Troy, and a monster from the underworld, a 50-headed, 100 armed

Hecatonchires In Greek mythology, the Hecatoncheires ( grc-gre, Ἑκατόγχειρες, , Hundred-Handed Ones), or Hundred-Handers, also called the Centimanes, (; la, Centimani), named Cottus, Briareus (or Aegaeon) and Gyges (or Gyes), were three monstrous ...

. To get past the walls, Hera attempted to repeat the

Trojan Horse The Trojan Horse was a wooden horse said to have been used by the Greeks during the Trojan War to enter the city of Troy and win the war. The Trojan Horse is not mentioned in Homer's ''Iliad'', with the poem ending before the war is concluded, ...

method, but that failed. Nell eventually sneaked in and launched the spring cannon. The Avenger's team eventually turns on him, allowing Prometheus to escape once again. Other books in the series: ''

'' (2005) and ''The Fire Thief Fight Back'' (2007)

Characters

Prometheus: Also called Theus, stole fire from the gods and was chained to a rock and had his liver eaten every day for 200 years.

Heracles Heracles ( ; grc-gre, Ἡρακλῆς, , glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (, ''Alkaios'') or Alcides (, ''Alkeidēs''), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.By his adoptiv ...

saved him, only to be given the task of finding a human hero. Flight of the Fire Thief is a novel written by Terry Deary, and is the second installment of The Fire Thief Trilogy. The book continues the story of Prometheus, the Titan who stole fire from the gods. Helen: Also called Nell. She helps her father scam with stunts and a flying balloon. They land in Eden City after a failed stunt. After a failed attempt to rob the city, she decides to help the Wild People get their princess out of the city. She returns to Eden City in the year 1857 to wait for Theus. Dr. Dee: A showman and conman. He and his daughter sell cheap food and show stunts to con people out of their money. He comes up with a plan to rob the people of the city, but lands in the plains of the Wild People instead. Running Bear: Young chief of the Wild People. After refusing to give up his people's land, his sister is kidnapped. He then sets up a siege to get her back. Mayor Makepiece: Mayor of Eden City. He tried to drive the Wild People off their land to sell it for a ridiculous amount of money. Sheriff Spade: Sheriff of Eden City and Mayor Makepiece's partner.

Zeus Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label= genitive Boeotian Aeolic and Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label= genitive el, Δίας, ''Días'' () is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek reli ...

: Prometheus's cousin. He punished Prometheus by chaining him to a rock to have his liver eaten every day. He then gave him a task to find a human hero so to call of The Avenger. Hera: Zeus's wife. She gets bored watching the siege of Troy, and orders Zeus to end it quickly. She then tries to end the siege of Eden City, but her plans are quickly thwarted. Achilles: A Greek hero of the

Trojan War In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and ...

. He was killed by Paris and they both are taken to the underworld by the Avenger, only to strike a deal with him to help him find Theus. Paris: Trojan Prince. He is killed by a poison arrow soon after he killed Achilles. He helps the Avenger to hunt down Theus. Hecatonchires: Called Hec for short. Helps The Avenger find Theus, but then helps Theus and his friends get into Eden City and get the princess out. He eventually finds a planet with more creatures that look exactly like him. 2006 British novels Fiction set in 1795 Prometheus