Horses of the Fire is the third book of The Outback Riders series. The teens of Sunhaven in outback Queensland are another year older and are home for the school holidays to face a wild ride of adventures. The outback has been burning and they are determined to find the arsonist, but the mystery becomes life threatening as they become the target of the fires. Once more, the magic and the mystery of the Min Min lights step in to help them, but the rollercoaster of happenings on their holiday plummets and soars time and again, and the Min Min can't save them from everything. Growing up means coming to terms with all sorts of problems that the crew manage to face with friendship and humour, although plenty of tears are shed along the way.

There are small elements of magic in the story (the Min Min lights), but no swearing or sex, so this is excellent reading for the whole family.