In book 8 of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series, Nyroc has left evil behind, but in order to be accepted at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, he must prove his worth by completing a dangerous quest.
The Pure Ones, a tribe of barn owls who believe that they alone are fit to rule, lost their king, the evil Kludd, during a great battle in The Burning. In this seventh book in the series, Kludd's sinister widow Nyra continues to plot to conquer all of the owl kingdoms, especially the heroic, egalitarian owls who dwell in the great tree of Ga'Hoole. She raises her hatchling son Nyroc to one day take his father's place and teaches him to believe in the power of hate.
Child of a Dead GodFor years, Magiere and Leesil have sought a long-forgotten artifact, even though its purpose has been shrouded in mystery. All Magiere knows is that he must keep the orb from falling into the hands of a murdering Noble Dead, her half-brother Welstiel. And now, dreams of a castle locked in ice lead her south, on a journey that has become nothing less than an obsession.Accompanying Magiere and Leesil are the sage Wynn, their canine protector Chap, and two elven assassins-turned-guardians who must fight their distrust of this sister of the dead...
Added by: susan6th | Karma: 3133.45 | Fiction literature | 8 December 2009
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After the events chronicled in Bedlam's Bard, world-saving bard and magician Eric Banyon moves into his new New York apartment hoping to settle down to the quiet life. No such luck: his building is a safe-house for a group of occultist Guardians protecting the city from supernatural evil. And there's a new evil for them to guard against....
Three issues of the National Geographic magazine. The Grand Canyon. Seeking The Tomb Of Philip Of Macedon. Palau's Dazzling Corals. New Ideas About Dinosaurs. Georgia Unlimited. Mountain Goats: Guardians Of The Heights. Solo To The North Pole. Undersea Wonders Of The Galapagos. New Mexico's Mountains Of Mystery.
After the events chronicled in Bedlam's Bard, world-saving bard and magician Eric Banyon moves into his new New York apartment hoping to settle down to the quiet life. No such luck: his building is a safe-house for a group of occultist Guardians protecting the city from supernatural evil. And there's a new evil for them to guard against....
