Fireworks and Darkness

{{short description|2002 novel by Natalie Jane Prior}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}}

{{Infobox book|

| name = Fireworks and Darkness

| image = Prior - Fireworks and Darkness Coverart.png

| caption = First edition

| author = Natalie Jane Prior

| cover_artist = Getty Images, Shutterstock

| country = Australia

| language = English

| genre = Young adult, crime, speculative fiction

| publisher = Angus & Robertson

| pub_date = 1 May 2002

| media_type = Print (Paperback)

| pages = 211 (first edition)

| isbn = 0-207-19971-X

| oclc =

| followed_by = Star Locket

}}

Fireworks and Darkness is a 2002 young adult novel by Natalie Jane Prior. It follows the story of Simeon Runciman who is a firework maker and former dark magician who is caught up in murder and magic when his enemy reappears.{{cite web | url = http://www.harpercollins.com.au/book/index.aspx?isbn=9780732284442 | title = Fireworks And Darkness by Natalie Jane Prior | publisher = HarperCollins | accessdate = 28 April 2010 }} It is followed by a companion book entitled Star Locket which was published in 2006.{{cite web | url = http://www.nataliejaneprior.com/Natalie_Jane_Prior_Site/Ostermark_Novels.html | title = Other Books by Natalie Jane Prior | publisher = nataliejaneprior.com | accessdate = 28 April 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110305025318/http://www.nataliejaneprior.com/Natalie_Jane_Prior_Site/Ostermark_Novels.html | archive-date = 5 March 2011 }}