Reign of Fire by Fayr Warning

Reign of Fire by Fayr Warning

Summary:

PostOotP. The lines between Dark and Light have faded into Grey and Harry must learn to fight for himself…7th year and the war is breaking…Lords, Heirs, Vampires,werewolves, magic and more.No pairings.AU after HBP. COMPLETE
Harry Potter – Rated: T – English – Angst/General – Chapters: 29 – Words: 167,007 – Reviews: 2745 – Updated: 7-29-07 – Published: 3-1-05 – Harry P. – Complete

My Thoughts:

I really enjoyed Reign of Fire although it starts a bit slow and disjointed. The storyline picks up after about the third chapter and the reader can’t help but become engaged in Harry’s struggle to free himself from the expectations and constraints of both his friends and his enemies. Harry creates a couple of identities to out-maneuver Dumbledore and his blind sycophants; in doing so he presents the wizarding world with a viable political and magical alternative to Dumbledore’s oppression and Voldemort’s madness. We have some of the usual cliches of a dark!harry/independent!harry story — Harry is very powerful and skilled, the heir to 5 bloodlines, a political savant  — but the author makes them work. The Lord Morrigan plot device is extremely enjoyable. The ending is a bit unusual and really ties the story together. This is well worth your time. 5/5 stars