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tThe second Legend of Ga’Hoole unfolds, beginning with the birth of prince Hoole, who is destined to fight a war against hagsfiends (hagsfiend = crowl, crowl= crow + owl) and their nachtmagen (evil magic, but not dark magic, owls like the dark). This is but a brief glimpse into The Coming of Hoole by Kathryn Lasky. Please note that this is book #10, and is actually looking into the Legends of Ga’Hoole themselves, which there are 3 of.
tGrank, the First Collier, was a Spotted Owl. He, along with Theo, a Great Horned Owl, raise Hoole, son of Queen Siv and King H’rath (2 of Grank’s good friends; H’rath was killed by hagsfiends as a result of Lord Arrin’s betrayal), on an island in the Bitter Sea. Hoole knows little of what goes on outside the island, but all of this changes when he meets his mother (who was disguised as a gadfeather) for a brief moment before being interrupted by Pleek, a haggish Great Horned Owl, and his mate, the hagsfiend Ygyrk, who yearn for a child of their own, but when Ygyrk lays an egg, it always shrivels up. Will Pleek and Ygyrk ever have a child of their own? Will Hoole meet his mother again? Read the book to find out!
tMy favorite thing about this book is that, even though you know the overall outcome (I mean, you don’t see hagsfiends running around everywhere in the series), it’s still surprising how many minor details pop up. You wouldn’t expect such a huge cast of characters these three legends (The First Collier, The Coming of Hoole, and To Be a King) would have, or how many events take place.
tI would recommend this book, or the whole series for that matter, to anyone 10 or older as long as they like owls, wolves, adventure, action, fighting, fantasy, nature, magic (both good and bad), battle strategy, more owls (or really just birds in general), and sharp metal claw extensions. Also, this book (series) is not for the incredibly faint of heart, but if you’ve read series such as The Hunger Games (I have not, but I’ve heard a lot about it) you should be fine. One last thing, books 9-11 can be read without having read 1-8 as long as you skip prologue and epilogue.
tGrank, the First Collier, was a Spotted Owl. He, along with Theo, a Great Horned Owl, raise Hoole, son of Queen Siv and King H’rath (2 of Grank’s good friends; H’rath was killed by hagsfiends as a result of Lord Arrin’s betrayal), on an island in the Bitter Sea. Hoole knows little of what goes on outside the island, but all of this changes when he meets his mother (who was disguised as a gadfeather) for a brief moment before being interrupted by Pleek, a haggish Great Horned Owl, and his mate, the hagsfiend Ygyrk, who yearn for a child of their own, but when Ygyrk lays an egg, it always shrivels up. Will Pleek and Ygyrk ever have a child of their own? Will Hoole meet his mother again? Read the book to find out!
tMy favorite thing about this book is that, even though you know the overall outcome (I mean, you don’t see hagsfiends running around everywhere in the series), it’s still surprising how many minor details pop up. You wouldn’t expect such a huge cast of characters these three legends (The First Collier, The Coming of Hoole, and To Be a King) would have, or how many events take place.
tI would recommend this book, or the whole series for that matter, to anyone 10 or older as long as they like owls, wolves, adventure, action, fighting, fantasy, nature, magic (both good and bad), battle strategy, more owls (or really just birds in general), and sharp metal claw extensions. Also, this book (series) is not for the incredibly faint of heart, but if you’ve read series such as The Hunger Games (I have not, but I’ve heard a lot about it) you should be fine. One last thing, books 9-11 can be read without having read 1-8 as long as you skip prologue and epilogue.
