Sunrunner’s Fire

Title: Sunrunner's Fire
Author: Melanie Rawn
Series: Dragon Prince #3
Genre: Fantasy
Format: Paperback
Pages: 496
Reason Read: Just Because
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Also in this series: The Star Scroll

My Thoughts

I loved SUNRUNNER’S FIRE and I loved Melanie Rawn’s writing. I loved the epic fantasy-ness of this series thanks to the awesome world building, characters, relationships, political intrigue, and the ethical / moral issues the books explore.

While DRAGON PRINCE is my favorite book in the series because I adored Rohan and Sioned, I loved this story because it’s the end of the trilogy and most of the events that had been brewing from the beginning came to an end.

One of my favorite aspects of the trilogy was the farahd’im (Sunrunners) and diarmahd’im (Sorcerers). People born with faradhi gifts were sent to Goddess Keep to be trained in the sunrunning arts of weaving light using the power of the sun and moon, calling fire and wind, and conjuring images of the future. Whereas, the diarmahd’im had been in hiding for hundreds of years because of their differences. They also wove light, called fire and wind (plus earth and water), and produced conjurings. But, they used the forbidden power of the stars.

I loved that the Sorcerers had a more central role in this story. We didn’t know much about them before so I loved learning more about their powers and finding out why they hate Sunrunners as much as they do.

At this point, I’d love to read the Dragon Star trilogy, which is a sister trilogy to this series and follows Pol, Rohan and Sioned’s son, more closely. I’m excited to find out what happens.

Update: As of 2026, I still haven’t read the Dragon Star trilogy. I actually reread the Dragon Prince trilogy in 2024 so I could read it. What’s that saying about best-laid plans? Lol.