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Title: The First Collier
Subtitle: Guardians of GaHoole, Book 9
Author: Kathryn Lasky
Narrator: Pamela Garelick
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-15-11
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 84 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
An ancient malevolence that will threaten the very existence of the Great GaHoole Tree has been loosed from the past. With his dying breath, Ezylryb tells Soren and Coryn to read the legends of GaHoole hidden in his private library. There they find a world of treachery and magic in which a young king and queen struggle to keep peace while Grank, their most loyal friend and supporter, studies embers and flames in a distant land. Then a desperate plea comes from the king, and Grank rushes to the aid of his noble friends.
Members Reviews:
Grank I Am
Ezylryb is dead. On his death bed he asks Soren and Coryn to read the three legends of Ga'Hoole. He explains how the legends will teach them unforgettable things he never taught. They will guide King Coryn who is the new king of the great tree in many ways in battle. Obediently, they read the three legends.They begin with their first book: The First Collier.
It is a time long ago in the Northern Kindoms, which were then known as the kingdoms of the Nyrthgar. On the throne are good King Hrath and Queen Siv. But darkness lurks. Hagsfiends(creatures that are half crow and half owl) lurk in the dark parts of the Nyrthgar, hoping to rule it one day.
This is the story of Grank, a male spotted owl who is a good friend of the king and queen. Grank like Coryn, has firesight. Amazed by this wonderful talent he posses, Grank leaves the safe kingdoms of the Nyrthgar and heads to the Beyond to learn more about fire and firesight. He meets a wolf named Fengo, who helps him in work and the study of fire. Grank learns to catch bonke cols and other important things. But even though he sees it through the flames, the hagsfiends are training and prepairing for battle. In a great battle, Hrath is killed and Siv is forced to flee with one of her servants and egg. The hagsfiends take over the Ice Palace where the king and queen ruled. Grank returns to find Siv and take her to safety. Grank finds her but is almost immediatly attacked by hagsfiends. He takes Siv's egg and quickly flees. Siv is trapped and is greatly wounded but survives. Although she survives she does not see her chick grow up. It is a remarkable tale of love and friendship. It is the story of Grank.
Five Stars
My 5th graders loved this book series
Another great book by Kathryn Lasky
At first I thought the book was boring and read the epilogue when I reached chapter 4, but once I got a bit further, I traveled into the book and felt as if I was part of the story. Siv's mate, King Hrath, gets murdered and she has to make a heartbreaking decision. Frank teaches Theo, an eager learner and gizzard resister, to be the first blacksmith. Theo invented battle claws, and Siv survives the attacks from gadfeathers by thinking of her mate and unhatched son.
The book is astonishing and should be read
Five Stars
Grand Daughter Love's These Book's
Five Stars
love it