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Chargement... Wings of fire (édition 2019)par Tui Sutherland
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Lost Heir par Tui T. Sutherland
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. The 2nd book was just as enjoyable as the first. I typically have a few books going at a time, but this series is what I want to read/listen to most. ( ) I didn’t find this quite as good as the first one, but I’m willing to continue... The five young dragons who are supposed to fulfill a prophecy and end the dragon war, are on their way into the undersea kingdom of the Seawings tribe. This book is narrated by Tsunami, who feels certain that her mother the Seawing queen will gladly welcome her home. Of course it doesn’t go smoothly. Tsunami can’t communicate well with the other Seawing dragons. Everyone is suspicious of her companions, because some of them are from rival tribes. The customs and manners of the palace dragons are unfamiliar, and Tsunami quickly gets separated from her friends. She tries to fit in and please her mother, but something’s not quite right. The story quickly dives into a mess of court intrigue and a long-standing murder mystery. I have to say the ending reveal was quite clever. I was getting a tad tiresome of it all by that point, though. Some things were totally unexpected and made me laugh, other plot twists I saw coming from far off. It still bugged me a bit that the dragons talk a lot like people but oh well. And there continues to be random sudden violence. Again, didn’t bother me in this story about dragons in warring tribes, but kind of surprising seeing that the books are aimed at kids? at least the bright covers make you think so. One of the dragonets discovers she had unknowingly killed her own father in the past, and has to deal with that horrible guilt. There’s also flippant, casual mention of suicide that makes me uncomfortable. I did like how Tsunami showed some character development through the story. She starts off very brash and headstrong, but by the end has learned to curb some of her impulsiveness and take her friends’ opinions more into consideration. Sadly the other characters felt a little flat to me- but I suppose it makes sense that a story narrated by an adolescent would be completely wrapped up in that one individual. In the end, the hidden palace is attacked and our five dragonets barely escape with their lives. They do make it out, leaving the sea kingdom a bit wiser- and with an unexpected new companion. It is now time for Tsunami to find her family. When the dragonets do, it is not what was expected. Now Tsunami has to save her friends but also her family. What she decides to do takes a lot of courage. I enjoyed this book. I like getting to know the dragonets and how they find out what family really is. The story kept me interested. The plots and intrigues going on keep me riveted. I cannot wait to read book 3. {Second of 13: Wings of Fire series. Children’s, fantasy} (2012) This second book follows the ‘dragonets of destiny’ as they search for their families and try to work out how they’re going to fulfill the prophecy and bring an end to the dragon war. Having been taken from their families as eggs and brought up in isolation in an underground cave, the five dragonets are discovering the difference between reality and the scrolls they’ve been taught from. They’ve all dreamed of being reunited with their families but will the reality live up to the dream? This time it’s Tsunami the Seawing’s turn to find her family and discover how they feel about her, how much she doesn’t know about her tribe’s culture, how it will affect her relationship with the other dragonets and how she feels about the Seawings. And they meet Blister, the second of the Sandwing queens around whom the dragon war is being fought. I feel the writing has improved from the first book including the characterisation (Glory the Rainwing, for instance, is starting to get a bit irritating). The dragons are more dragon-like than in the first book for the most part except for having pots in the kitchen (considering they eat the majority of their food raw). There are still a few niggles; the constant use of the word ‘talons’ as a substitute for ‘hands’ instead of ‘finger/ nail/ claw’ for instance (and the dragons have all acquired ‘snouts’ which is ... accurate but unromantic). This would work well for the 8-12 age group but there is violence and killing. There is a description of a dragon being electrocuted at one point and a scene with dragons dying in battle. ... body slipped over the edge into the electric eel moat. 3.5***
My son and I liked this 2nd addition to the popular Wings of Fire series. Now that the dragonet's are free all they want to do is go to where they're homes should have been and be reunited with the parents they were stolen from. After Clay's disappointing trip to the Mudwing clan in book one, the dragonet's set out to find the Kingdom of the Seawings- ruled by Tsunami's mother Queen Coral. Tsunami soon finds out if her reunion with her mother is everything she dreamed of or a big disappointment like Clay's. We liked that the whole book focused on Tsunami's journey home and her reunion with her family. Unfortunately, they do end up locked up in prison but once again make a great escape (that's 3 times this has happened now...) On their way out of the prison they save Dune, one of the captors who raised them. He was barbed by a Sandwings poison tale and needs a cure. After discovering Glory's ability to spit some hellatious venom in the first book, they set out for the Rainwing kingdom next hoping they will have healers who know what to do for Dune's injury. This book was faster paced than the first and it really helped readers get to know Tsunami, the history, and palace life in the Seawing kingdom. Tsunami learns valuable lessons about humility and that while her biological family is important, the friends she was raised with are her family too and need her. Tsunami changes from strutting around reminding everyone she's the princess and future queen to gladly supporting her little sister becoming the next Seawing queen. This is a great series for middle grades and up. My 9-year-old son and I love dragons so reading this series to him before bed every night is fun for us both. Happy reading! 📚 Appartient à la sérieEst contenu dansFait l'objet d'une adaptation dansPrix et récompensesListes notables
Après une courte visite au royaume de la Boue afin de s'enquérir sur la famille d'Argil, c'est avec une horde de soldats Ailes de ciel à leurs trousses que les dragonnets du Destin prennent la direction du royaume de la mer, puisque Tsunami serait la digne héritière de la reine Corail. Là-bas, la jeune dragonne découvre un univers sous-marin qui lui était totalement inconnu, en plus de rencontrer pour la première fois sa mère et sa jeune soeur lors de touchantes retrouvailles. Quant aux quatre dragonnets, ils sont très peu estimés par la souveraine et mis au cachot. Tsunami devra tenir tête à sa mère afin de les sortir cette situation hasardeuse. Rapidement, Tsunami est confrontée à tous les jeux de pouvoir et les intrigues de palais, en plus de se rendre compte de l'emprise que Fièvre (l'une de trois aspirantes au trône du royaume des Sables) a sur la reine Corail. Mais qui peut bien menacer les deux derniers oeufs de la souveraine et attenter à la vie de Tsunami? Y a-t-il un traître au palais royal? [SDM] Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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