Iron Flame

“After the storm”—the final part of the trilogy about residents of two rival hockey cities, preceded by the books “Bear’s Corner” and “We Against You.”

Two years have passed since the events everyone is trying to forget in order to move on. Maya Anderson and Benji Ovich return home and reunite with their closest friends. In Bjornstad, they feel the atmosphere of optimism and purpose—the embodiment of which is an impressive ice palace built on the shore of a lake. But the problems caused by the aftermath of the strongest storm flare up the old rivalry between Bjornstad and the neighboring city of Hed again—rivalry that begins on the ice rink, but never ends there. The growing tension turns into mutual intimidation, and then into violence…

Everyone’s growing hockey obsession irritates the fourteen-year-old Matteo more and more. Besides, the ones he considers responsible for his sister’s death are hockey players. Matteo is determined to get revenge. He has a pistol. And a plan of action that will lead to tragedy.

This poignant story invites us to reconsider what it means to win and what it means to lose, what it means to lose—and what it means to forgive.