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Hello! I'm looking for a book I checked out of the high school library but never got to read much of. The details are scattered and non-specific, and for that I'm sorry.

What I remember:
- Adult/General fantasy (adult as in not YA or it's precursors)
- This was in 2005/2006
- Maybe published in 90s? It didn't seem new at the time
- Dark cover with a dark haired or dark cloaked man (maybe working magic?)
- I think it was book 2 or 3 in a series
- I did not read the first book(s) (I did this on purpose after having such success jumping into The Belgariad on The Queen of Sorcery)
- Reference to fire or flames in title
- Not anything by Robert Jordan, David Eddings or Anne McCaffrey
- I only read part of the beginning, but it seemed like they were preparing for a ritual of sorts, going over what they had done and what they needed to do.
- I feel like there was a reference to a specific cloak, robe or general outfit that was important to this ritual?

I feel like I'll definitely remember the cover when I see it. Sorry it's not much to go on!

Found this second of a series. Cover and date seem to match your description. Never read it, so not sure about the other details.
River of Blue Fire (Otherland #2) by Tad Williams

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It's a solid suggestion, but that does not seem to be it, sorry.

More details:

- This edition was paperback
- It did not seem to be epic fantasy, it seemed pretty average size for what was (iirc) an a mass market paperback-sized novel
- Does not seem to be anything by Tad Williams, Robin Hobb, Lloyd Alexander, Guy Gavriel Kay, Philip Pullman, Diana Wynne Jones, Terry Goodkind or Terry Brooks.
- It did not seem to be part of a long series or expansive universe at the time. There were five or less books available by the author. (This doesn't mean much, but it was a fair sized library for a high school and they seemed to carry most of an author's available work.)

Could it be Beldan's Fire by Midori Snyder?

Beldan's Fire Link for SBC's suggestion

It is not, but thank you for the suggestion.

Bump!

Bump!

Fantasy with magic rituals and men wearing cloaks: try Katherine Kurtz or maybe Gene Wolfe. Both are long shots most of their books like that were pre-nineties.

Here's a book two in a fantasy series with "fire" in the title, published in 2000: The Keep of Fire by Mark Anthony. I don't remember how this book started, but the series in general takes place both in our world and in a fantasy world, and definitely involves magic.

Jeff wrote: "Here's a book two in a fantasy series with "fire" in the title, published in 2000: The Keep of Fire by Mark Anthony. I don't remember how this book started, but the se..."

Thank you for the suggestion, but that does not seem to be it.

Bump

It might be . The cover seems right in terms of colour and staging. Going to see what my options are in regards to getting hold of a copy, to see if reading the beginning sparks something.

Here's the Google Books preview of Fire Sea by Margaret Weis:

(ignore the typo on the title page)