Synopsis
From New York Times bestselling author Donna Barba Higuera, Firesnake delivers a triumphant finale to the story that began with the Newbery Medal-winning The Last Storyteller and continued in the Pura Belpré Honor-winning Alebrijes.
Itzel has never known a life on Earth. Growing up on Sagan, the granddaughter of the Cuentista, her years have been spent among the dactyls, griblets, and billow seeds of their new planet. But when a mysterious message arrives from across the cosmos, Itzel realizes that the home they thought destroyed hundreds of years ago has survived...and with it, another community of humans. Will she and the other Saganites brave the journey back to Earth? And what will they find? For they are not the only ones who have received this message...
Master storyteller Donna Barba Higuera brings her beloved Cuentista trilogy to a close in a book full of old friends and new, jaw-dropping twists, and a journey to the stars and back.
Itzel has never known a life on Earth. Growing up on Sagan, the granddaughter of the Cuentista, her years have been spent among the dactyls, griblets, and billow seeds of their new planet. But when a mysterious message arrives from across the cosmos, Itzel realizes that the home they thought destroyed hundreds of years ago has survived...and with it, another community of humans. Will she and the other Saganites brave the journey back to Earth? And what will they find? For they are not the only ones who have received this message...
Master storyteller Donna Barba Higuera brings her beloved Cuentista trilogy to a close in a book full of old friends and new, jaw-dropping twists, and a journey to the stars and back.
Details
21 July 2026
9781807482046Imprint: Piccadilly Press
Reviews
The beauty of Higuera's writing is that this action-packed science fiction saga is ultimately about human relationships, focused on young people trying to find their way in the world. It offers broad appeal, beyond the genre, and speaks to readers of many ages-not just middle schoolers-because it tackles many issues in an intelligent, probing manner that is never prescriptive and allows readers to form their own conclusions.
Firesnake marks the conclusion of a modern science fiction trilogy, a new classic that will stand the test of time.
New readers will be able to jump right in without a problem, while fans will enjoy the references to the earlier books.
