Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Hatchling (Guardians of Ga'Hoole Book 7) Summary: Beneath a shadowed moon in a cloud-streaked sky, the sacred orb splits and a hatchling is born: It is Nyroc, son of Kludd, fallen leader of the Pure Ones, and his even mate, Nyra. Born from evil, trained to evil, Nyroc is destined to fulfill his father's terrible plan, the oppression of all owldom under the vicious talons of the Pure Ones. But doubt grows in Nyroc's heart, fed by strange forbidden legends of a Great Tree far away where noble owls live in peace. And a light dawns in Nyroc's gizzard, nourished by friendship. A day is nearing when Nyroc must choose to fulfill his destiny - or defy it. It will be a day of blood and terror.

Rating: 3 stars

Opening Line: "'It's the hatchling,' a young owl said as the group watch Nyroc, the only son of the great warrior Kludd, begin a power dive."

Quote: "Extinct perhaps in books of science but, of course, poetry, literature, and legends are timeless."

I will never look at owls the same way.

I really like this arc of the series. Nyroc is easily my favorite character.

Beneath a shadowed moon in a cloud-streaked sky, the sacred orb splits and a hatching is born: It is Nyroc, son of Kludd, fallen leader of the Pure Ones, and his evil mate, Nyra. Born from evil, trained to evil, Nyroc is destined to fulfill his father's terrible plan, the oppression of all owldom under the vicious talons of the Pure Ones.

But doubt grows in Nyroc's heart, fed by strange forbidden legends of a great tree far away where noble owls live in peace. And a light dawns in Nyroc's gizzard, nourished by friendship.

A day is nearing when Nyroc must choose to fulfill his destiny-or defy it.

It will be a day of blood and terror.