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Firewing by Kenneth Oppel
4.0
What an exhilarating end and conclusion to a truly epic, adventure trilogy.
Following on from Shade's storyline and the collapse of Goth's and Cama Zotz, a new Tree Haven has been established and the Silverwings can now freely roam the night and day. There is peace with the owls and all beasts are safe. Griffin, the son of the esteemed Shade and Marina, is an anxious bat who overthinks every situation. He finds himself travelling, by accident, into the land of the dead where there are perilous consequences for those who are living. Through learning of the Pilgrims and his father's fierce determination to bring his son back to the living world, back home, this is a great adventure.
Honestly, the final part of this book almost had me in tears. The ending is phenomenal and is a 'true' end to such a marvellously dark series. I loved the fantasy element in this one and learning more about sound-scape and how bat's communicate and listen and see. The new characters were a breath of fresh air to the trilogy and brought new perspectives and good relations. Of course, following Shade's point of view was just as thrilling.
Oppel really deserves the mention for his fantastic story and conclusion!
Following on from Shade's storyline and the collapse of Goth's and Cama Zotz, a new Tree Haven has been established and the Silverwings can now freely roam the night and day. There is peace with the owls and all beasts are safe. Griffin, the son of the esteemed Shade and Marina, is an anxious bat who overthinks every situation. He finds himself travelling, by accident, into the land of the dead where there are perilous consequences for those who are living. Through learning of the Pilgrims and his father's fierce determination to bring his son back to the living world, back home, this is a great adventure.
Honestly, the final part of this book almost had me in tears. The ending is phenomenal and is a 'true' end to such a marvellously dark series. I loved the fantasy element in this one and learning more about sound-scape and how bat's communicate and listen and see. The new characters were a breath of fresh air to the trilogy and brought new perspectives and good relations. Of course, following Shade's point of view was just as thrilling.
Oppel really deserves the mention for his fantastic story and conclusion!