Luka and the Fire of Life
core novel 2010 Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.64 (7,370 ratings, collected 2026-10-25) |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Luka, Haroun's younger brother, is twelve years old when his storytelling father falls into a deep trance and faces certain doom. To save him, Luka travels into the Magic World, the land of magic and stories, on a quest built like a computer game: he must steal the life-giving Fire of Life and carry it back to the real world. Lyrical and rich with wordplay, the novel revisits the magic-infused, intricate world Rushdie first brought to life in Haroun and the Sea of Stories, and was written as a gift for his second son on his twelfth birthday.
Where it sits
- Universe: Haroun and the Sea of Stories
- Series: Luka and the Fire of Life core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Salman Rushdie
Notes
- From the series record (Luka and the Fire of Life): The sequel, centred on Haroun's younger brother.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Internal chronology, within Haroun and the Sea of Stories: position 2 of 2: previous Haroun and the Sea of Stories (1990)
Sources
- Kirkus Reviews: Luka and the Fire of Life (sequel to Haroun and the Sea of Stories)
- Flipkart: Luka and the Fire of Life (Random House publisher description)
- Delhi Public Library catalogue: Luka and the Fire of Life (Jonathan Cape, 2010; summary)
- The Bookbag: Luka and the Fire of Life review
- Toppsta: Luka and the Fire of Life (publisher description)
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