Fireworks and Darkness

Fireworks and Darkness

Fireworks and Darkness mass market edition cover.
Author	Natalie Jane Prior
Cover artist	Getty Images,
Country	Australia
Language	English
Genre	Young adult, crime, speculative fiction
Publisher	Angus & Robertson
Publication date	1 May 2002
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	211 pp (first edition)
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Followed by	Star Locket

Fireworks and Darkness is a 2002 young adult novel by Natalie Jane Prior. It follows the story of Simeon Runciman who is a firework maker and former dark magician who is caught in up in murder and magic when his enemy reappears. It is followed by a companion book entitled Star Locket which was published in 2006.

Fireworks and Darkness was first published in Australia on 1 May 2002 by Angus & Robertson in trade paperback format. In 2006 it was re-released in mass market paperback format.Fireworks and Darkness won the 2003 Davitt Award for best young-adult novel and was a short-list nominee for the 2002 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel but lost to The Hand of Glory by Sophie Masson.