The Color Of Fire

For over a decade, T.C.—Toni—has worked in the trenches with hundreds of young people as a teacher and mentor. It’s from this deep well of real-world inspiration that The Color of Fire is born. 

"I’ve known these kids for years. They’ve worn many names and different faces, but their spirits are unmistakable. My hope is to capture their kinetic energy. That’s why The Color of Fire is written as a literary graphic novel, a mashup of traditional prose and graphic art that reflects the vivid visual, fast-paced way readers should experience stories today."

While the mountain in Welkin is mysterious, the heart of the story belongs to the Amateur Genius, the Thief, the Reply Girl, and the Victim we all live among. Swept out of their separate lives, their odyssey is a journey to freedom, for coming together in friendships they don’t want, for choosing sides in a supernatural war between commanders they can neither equal nor understand. Yet, the worth of these four 14-year-olds surfaces when they find the exit from gritty places into the perspectives of unlikely heroes.


Toni. doesn't just write for young adults; she champions them. She views the "rollercoaster years" between thirteen and twenty-eight as the most vital span of human life—the moment when childhood dreams either fade or find the grit to become "tangibilities," the turning point when the individual learns “to truth.” This is the heart and color of their fire.

The Mentor Behind the Magic

"I’ve known these kids for years. They’ve worn many names and different faces, but their spirits are unmistakable. I want to capture their kinetic energy. That’s why The Color of Fire is written as a literary graphic novel, a mashup of traditional prose and graphic art that reflects the vivid visual, fast-paced way readers should experience stories today."

For over a decade, T.C. Haas has worked in the trenches with hundreds of young people as a teacher and mentor. It’s from this deep well of real-world inspiration that The Color of Fire was born.

T.C. doesn't just write for young adults; she champions them. She views the "rollercoaster years" between thirteen and twenty-eight as the most vital span of human life—the moment when childhood dreams either fade or find the grit to become "tangibilities."

While the mountain in Welkin is mysterious and the war is supernatural, the heart of the story belongs to the Amateur Genius, the Thief, the Reply Girl, and the Victim we all live among. They prove their worth when they find their way out of the gritty places into heroes' perspectives.