Trial by fire may refer to:

Law

Trial by fire (law) Trial by ordeal was an ancient judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused (called a "proband") was determined by subjecting them to a painful, or at least an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience. In Middle Ages, medieval ...

, a form of trial by ordeal

Film and television

Films

* ''Trial by Fire'' (1995 film), a 1995 television film starring

Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine ( ; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor. In film he is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's ''Nashville'', E. J. Bellocq in Louis Malle's ''Pretty Baby'', and Mickey in Alan Rudolph's '' Choose Me.'' ...

* ''Trial by Fire'' (2008 film), a Canadian television adventure film * ''Trial by Fire'' (2018 film), an American biographical film about Cameron Todd Willingham

Television

* ''Trial By Fire'' (Indian web series), 2023 Indian television series ;Episodes * "Trial by Fire" (''The 4400'') * "Trial by Fire" (''The A-Team'') * "Trial by Fire" (''Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'') * "Trial by Fire" (''The Fugitive'') * "Trial by Fire" (''Grimm'') * "Trial by Fire" (''The Outer Limits'') * "Trial by Fire" (''Shark'') * "Trial by Fire" (''Voltron: Legendary Defender'')

Games

* ''Trial by Fire'' (Judges Guild), a 1981 adventure for fantasy role-playing games * '' Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire'', a 1990 video game

Literature

* ''Trial by Fire'', a 1985 novel by Richard Austin; the second installment in the ''Guardians'' series * ''Trial by Fire'' (Spence book), a 1986 book by Gerry Spence * '' Trial by Fire'', a 1987 novel attributed to Carolyn Keene; the fifteenth installment in ''The Nancy Drew Files'' * ''Trial by Fire'', a 1990 novel by

Frances Fyfield Frances Fyfield (born 18 November 1948) is the pseudonym of Frances Hegarty, an English lawyer and crime-writer. Biography Born and brought up in Derbyshire, Hegarty was mostly educated in convent schools before reading English at Newcastle Univ ...

* ''Trial by Fire'', a 1992 novel by

Harold Coyle Harold William "H.W." Coyle (born February 16, 1952) is an American author of historical and speculative fiction and of war novels including '' Team Yankee'', a ''New York Times'' bestseller. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in ...

* ''Trial by Fire'', a 1992 novel by

Rebecca York Rebecca () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim. Rebecca's brother was Laban th ...

* ''Trial by Fire'', a 1995 novel by

Nancy Taylor Rosenberg Nancy Camille Taylor-Rosenberg (July 9, 1946 in Dallas, TX – October 3, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV) was an American writer. She attended school at Gulf Park and resided last in Las Vegas. Her first novel, ''Mitigating Circumstances'', was published ...

* ''Trial by Fire'', a 2000 novel by

Terri Blackstock Terri Blackstock (born 1957) is an American Christian fiction author with a focus on suspense novels. She began her career writing romance novels under the pseudonyms Terri Herrington and Tracy Hughes. Early life and education Blackstock was bor ...

* ''Trial by Fire'', a 2002 novel by

James Reasoner James Reasoner (born June 5, 1953) is an American writer. He is the author of more than 350 novels and many short stories in a career spanning more than thirty years. Reasoner has used at least nineteen pseudonyms, in addition to his own name: Jim ...

; the second installment in ''The Last Good War'' trilogy * ''Trial by Fire'', a 2002 novel by Rachel Roberts; the sixth installment in the '' Avalon: Web of Magic'' series * ''Trial by Fire'' (comics), a 2003 CrossGen mini-series * '' Stargate SG-1: Trial by Fire'', a 2004 novel by Sabine C. Bauer, based on the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' * ''Trial by Fire'', a 2004 novel by

Greg Farshtey Gregory Todd Farshtey (born July 14, 1965) is an American writer professionally known for his work on the Bionicle series of novels (2003–2010), the Bionicle comics (2001–2010), and the Ninjago graphic novel series. Early life Gregory To ...

; the second installment in the ''

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'' series * ''Trial by Fire'', a 2009 novel by J. A. Jance; the fifth installment in the Ali Reynolds series * ''Terminator Salvation: Trial by Fire'', a 2010 novel by

Timothy Zahn Timothy Zahn (born 1951) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. He is known best for his prolific collection of ''Star Wars'' List of Star Wars books, books, chiefly the Thrawn trilogy, ''Thrawn'' trilogy, and has published several ...

, based on the 2009 film ''Terminator Salvation'' * '' The Last Airbender: Trial by Fire'', a 2010 junior novel by Michael Teitelbaum, based on the 2010 film '' The Last Airbender'' * '' Trial by Fire'', a 2011 novel by Jennifer Lynn Barnes; the second installment in the ''Raised by Wolves'' book series * ''Trial by Fire'', a 2011 novel attributed to Don Pendleton; the 394th installment in ''The Executioner'' book series * ''Stranded 2: Trial by Fire'', a 2013 novel by

Jeff Probst Jeffrey Lee Probst (; born November 4, 1961) is an American television presenter and producer and young adult fiction writer. He is best known as the Emmy Awards, Emmy Award–winning host of the American version of the reality television show ' ...

and Chris Tebbetts; the second installment in the ''Stranded'' trilogy * ''Trial by Fire'', a 2014 novel by Charles Gannon; the second installment in the ''Tales of the Terran Republic'' series * ''Trial by Fire'', a 2021 novel by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir; the 155th installment in ''The Destroyer'' novel series * ''Trial by Fire'', a 2024 novel by

Danielle Steel Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel (born August 14, 1947) is an American writer, best known for her romance novels. She is the bestselling living author and one of the best-selling fiction authors of all time, with over 800 milli ...

Music

Albums

* ''Trial by Fire'' (Journey album), or the title song, 1996 * ''Trial by Fire'' (Yelawolf album), or the title song, 2017 * '' Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad'', by Yngwie J. Malmsteen, 1989 * ''Trial by Fire'', by

the Brandos The Brandos are an American rock band formed in 1985 in New York City by Dave Kincaid (vocals, guitar), Ernie Mendillo (bass, vocals), Ed Rupprecht (guitar, vocals) and Larry Mason (drums, vocals). The Brandos achieved commercial success in t ...

, unreleased (1990) * ''Trial by Fire: Greatest and Latest'', by Bachman-Turner Overdrive, 1996

Songs

* "Trial by Fire" (song), by Saul, 2019 * "Trial by Fire", by Jefferson Airplane from ''

Long John Silver Long John Silver is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1883 novel '' Treasure Island'' by Robert Louis Stevenson. The most colourful and complex character in the book, he continues to appear in popular culture. His missing leg ...

'', 1972 * "Trial by Fire", by Kiss from ''

Asylum Asylum may refer to: Types of asylum * Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome * Benevolent asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute * Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea * ...

'', 1985 * "Trial by Fire", by Odette from ''

Herald A herald, or a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is commonly applied more broadly to all officers of arms. Heralds were originally messengers sent by monarchs or noblemen ...

'', 2021 * "Trial by Fire", by Testament from '' The New Order'', 1988

Law