Fires of Eden takes place around the adventures of two different generations, a woman and her niece. The aunt's story is told as a series of journal entries, said journal being in her niece's possession. The book also uses as a main character
Samuel Clemens, better known as
Mark Twain. Additionally, this novel features two characters from Simmons'
Summer of Night (1991), Cordie Cook and Mike O'Rourke; the latter has only a "bit part" near the end. ==References==