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* ''Literature/{{Spellster}}'': Spellsters can easily generate fire, though the larger ones take more energy. It's one of the first spells which they learn usually. This can be used as a weapon, but also for [[MundaneUtility ordinary things such as lighting camp fires]].
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* ''Literature/{{Inkmistress}}'': Ina [[TwoBeingsOneBody fuses with a dragon]], which allows her to conjure fire afterward in human form too.

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-->“How, exactly,” I said, very slowly, “is it practical to try intimidating a phoenix at a gas station?”

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-->“How, exactly,” -->"How, exactly," I said, very slowly, “is "is it practical to try intimidating a phoenix at a gas station?”station?"



* The ''Literature/AnnaAndElsa'' book ''A Warm Welcome'' is about a queen whose uncontrollable heat powers causes her kingdom to be stuck in an eternal summer, in a parallel to [[AnIcePerson Elsa]] having done [[EndlessWinter the inverse]].



* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' has a book dedicated to meeting a new friend -- ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A]] [[StealthPun Warm]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Welcome]]'', which is part of the ''Literature/AnnaAndElsa'' series of books -- which is about a queen whose uncontrollable heat powers causes her kingdom to be stuck in an eternal summer, which Elsa had done before, inverted.



* In ''Literature/{{The Guardians|MeljeanBrook}}'', Each Guardian has a unique [[PersonalityPowers Gift]] related to their life. Alejandro's Gift is creating, manipulating, and shielding from fire, which works well in tandem with his ex-lover's Gift of [[ExtraOreDinary metal]].
* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series, it's strongly suggested that Albus Dumbledore's weapon of choice is fire. Amongst other things, he uses fire to intimidate the young [[spoiler: Tom Riddle]] and to fight off the [[spoiler: Inferi guarding the fake locket]] in ''The Half-Blood Prince''.
* Lavan Firestorm from ''[[Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar Brightly Burning]]''. He even has to get mad before his powers will manifest at first; fiery temper, indeed...

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* In ''Literature/{{The Guardians|MeljeanBrook}}'', ''Literature/TheGuardiansMeljeanBrook'', Each Guardian has a unique [[PersonalityPowers Gift]] related to their life. Alejandro's Gift is creating, manipulating, and shielding from fire, which works well in tandem with his ex-lover's Gift of [[ExtraOreDinary metal]].
* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series, it's strongly suggested that Albus Dumbledore's weapon of choice is fire. Amongst other things, he uses fire to intimidate the young [[spoiler: Tom [[spoiler:Tom Riddle]] and to fight off the [[spoiler: Inferi [[spoiler:Inferi guarding the fake locket]] in ''The Half-Blood Prince''.
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Lavan Firestorm from ''[[Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar Brightly Burning]]''.''Brightly Burning''. He even has to get mad before his powers will manifest at first; fiery temper, indeed...



* In ''Literature/MysticAndRider'' and its sequels, Senneth has enormous power to light and put out fire and is constantly warm. She [[spoiler:loses her power in the fourth book]] but [[spoiler:regains enough of it to light a small flame or, by the fifth book, put out all the lights in a room.]]


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* In ''Literature/TwelveHouses'', Senneth has enormous power to light and put out fire and is constantly warm. She [[spoiler:loses her power in the fourth book]] but [[spoiler:regains enough of it to light a small flame or, by the fifth book, put out all the lights in a room]].
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* ''Literature/ACourtOfThornsAndRoses'': Lucien, as well as the rest of his family, have this power.

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* ''Literature/ACourtOfThornsAndRoses'': Lucien, as well as the rest of his family, family such as his father, Beron, have this power.the power of controlling and creating fire.
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* In Creator/RobertEHoward's ''Literature/TheHourOfTheDragon'', Zeiata uses fire to show Literature/ConanTheBarbarian what happened in his realm in his absence.

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* In Creator/RobertEHoward's ''Literature/TheHourOfTheDragon'', Zeiata uses fire to show Literature/ConanTheBarbarian Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian what happened in his realm in his absence.
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* ''Literature/SecondApocalypse'': In contrast to gnostic magic, which is based on pure logic and uses abstractions of "glittering geometries" in its war cants, anagogic magic relies on analogies, mimicking real-world concepts to wreak destruction. This usually translates to fire. The most powerful anagogic war cant is the Dragonhead, which creates the spectral head of a dragon that breathes fire on the target.

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