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A review by brittney_tyler
The Elders (Foxcraft, Book 2) by Inbali Iserles
5.0
Star Rating: 5 stars
Note: This is the 2nd book in the Foxcraft series so this will not be a comphernsive review.
Do animals react only by instinct or do they have complex societies/cultures that we as humans can’t or won’t understand? Inbali Iserles explores that question with her animal fantasy series Foxcraft by creating an intricate and interwoven society/culture to try and explain why foxes act and react the way that they do. Foxcraft tells the story of Isla, a young Graylands fox cub, who due to events in the 1st book, is on a quest to find her brother, learn the secrets of Foxcraft (the magic that foxes use to influence their natural world), and fight the Mage and his skulk of Taken foxes (they are the villains of this story and the reason why Isla is on this quest in the 1st place). At this point, she is wandering the Wildlands, the uninhabited lands that surround the city that makes up the Graylands, trying to survive and find her brother using a foxcraft ability called geera-sharm, which is where two foxes with a strong bond are able to share thoughts across vast distances. She quickly realizes that the Wildlands are too vast for her search so she decides to go to see the Elders, the leaders of fox kind and protectors of foxcraft, to see if they can help her locate her brother, Pirie. Along the way, she collects a team of other young foxes who have been affected by the Mage and also need the Elders’ guidance/help. What will they discover when they reach Elder Rock and will it affect the world of fox kind forever? Will Isla be able to find her brother and what do they have to do with future of fox kind and foxcraft?
When it comes to my thoughts on the continuation of this story, I really like how Isla is maturing and coming into her own power. She takes some big strides in this book, and I am really interested to see how her story ends. I also liked how we got to meet some new foxes and learn how they differ from or are similar to Isla, especially when it comes to their beliefs and what they are taught about the world around them and their place in it. Finally, I really liked learning about the magic in this book and how the foxes use it to influence the world around them as well as learning more about how this world is structured in respect to who to the foxes answer to in terms of a governing body and where do they stand in retrospect to the other races of Canista, although I do hope that book 3 explores this scenario more as I find this avenue an extremely interesting part to the story.
All in all, this was a great continuation to the Foxcraft and Isla’s tale, and I can’t wait to read the final installment. I requested that my library order it and it is waiting for me on my shelf, although I won’t get to it for a few months. If you like books like Erin Hunter’s, Tui T. Sutherland’s, or Kathryn Lasky’s, then you will enjoy this series. 5 stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Note: This is the 2nd book in the Foxcraft series so this will not be a comphernsive review.
Do animals react only by instinct or do they have complex societies/cultures that we as humans can’t or won’t understand? Inbali Iserles explores that question with her animal fantasy series Foxcraft by creating an intricate and interwoven society/culture to try and explain why foxes act and react the way that they do. Foxcraft tells the story of Isla, a young Graylands fox cub, who due to events in the 1st book, is on a quest to find her brother, learn the secrets of Foxcraft (the magic that foxes use to influence their natural world), and fight the Mage and his skulk of Taken foxes (they are the villains of this story and the reason why Isla is on this quest in the 1st place). At this point, she is wandering the Wildlands, the uninhabited lands that surround the city that makes up the Graylands, trying to survive and find her brother using a foxcraft ability called geera-sharm, which is where two foxes with a strong bond are able to share thoughts across vast distances. She quickly realizes that the Wildlands are too vast for her search so she decides to go to see the Elders, the leaders of fox kind and protectors of foxcraft, to see if they can help her locate her brother, Pirie. Along the way, she collects a team of other young foxes who have been affected by the Mage and also need the Elders’ guidance/help. What will they discover when they reach Elder Rock and will it affect the world of fox kind forever? Will Isla be able to find her brother and what do they have to do with future of fox kind and foxcraft?
When it comes to my thoughts on the continuation of this story, I really like how Isla is maturing and coming into her own power. She takes some big strides in this book, and I am really interested to see how her story ends. I also liked how we got to meet some new foxes and learn how they differ from or are similar to Isla, especially when it comes to their beliefs and what they are taught about the world around them and their place in it. Finally, I really liked learning about the magic in this book and how the foxes use it to influence the world around them as well as learning more about how this world is structured in respect to who to the foxes answer to in terms of a governing body and where do they stand in retrospect to the other races of Canista, although I do hope that book 3 explores this scenario more as I find this avenue an extremely interesting part to the story.
All in all, this was a great continuation to the Foxcraft and Isla’s tale, and I can’t wait to read the final installment. I requested that my library order it and it is waiting for me on my shelf, although I won’t get to it for a few months. If you like books like Erin Hunter’s, Tui T. Sutherland’s, or Kathryn Lasky’s, then you will enjoy this series. 5 stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!