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Hatchling (Guardians of Ga'hoole Book 7)

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Nyroc is all that his ambitious mother could want. A terrific flyer for one so young, obedient and very promising, Nyroc is going to be his evil father's heir. He believes all that his mother Nyra has told him. He believes that his uncle Soren murdered his father Kludd. He believes that the owls who live in the Ga'Hoole tree are the enemy. He believes that it is his destiny to help overthrow these owls and pay them back for the defeat that the Pure Ones suffered at their hands.

And then things start to change. Nyroc sees images in fire, images that show a very different story. The images show that his father Kludd was the one who tried to kill Soren and not the other way around. In the flames Nyroc sees his mother and father committing murder and he is greatly disturbed. Bit by bit he starts to put together the true story of what happened to the Pure Ones, and the truth horrifies him. There is only one thing he can do: Nyroc has to leave his home to try to find out the truth about his parents.

Nyroc and his best friend Phillip flee the lands where the Pure Ones live only to be pursued by Nyra and her henchmen. Nyra is determined to make her son accept his birthright, and she doesn't care what she has to do to achieve her goal. Her ruthless cruelty finally helps Nyroc see that he no longer can be one of the Pure Ones. He has to find his own way in the world.

Kathryn Lasky has made this one of her most powerful books in the Ga'Hoole series. The reader is shown how easy it is to influence others and control what they think and how they behave. At the same time, she shows us how a strong character can turn away from a life that is unacceptable, even if the price to do so is very high. Despite his fears and the dangers he faces, Nyroc accepts that he has to leave his mother's cruel world. He learns by listening and watching that there is another kind of world out there, one that is full of love, kindness, truth and courage.

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Soren and the Great Ga'Hoole tree won the Battle of the Burning. The evil, vicious Kludd is dead. Nyra, Kludd's equally evil mate, has given birth to a son -- Nyroc. He sees everything in light of his mother: Soren killed Kludd, the Pure Ones are supreme, the Great Ga'Hoole Tree is the enemy etc. But everything changes when Kludd's body and bones are burned. No, Kludd try to kill Soren. So Nyroc and Phillip, Nyroc's friend, search for answers to the acts of the evil couple. Nyra wants Nyroc to be the heir to the Pure Ones, so she sends her henchmen to retreive her son. What will happen next?? Read the book to find out!!

Yes, this seventh book represents a new direction for the series. It seems that Soren's story reached its closure at the end of The Burning, so now we step into the shoes (er, talons) of young Nyroc.

Now, don't go running and screaming. This is not that MISTAKE of a book, The Shattering. Fortuneately, Nyroc is far more fleshed out and rounded than Eglantine was. The narration manages to capture all the magic of the previous books, but the new storyline is a great breath of fresh air. This new character provides a whole new set of plot hooks, mysteries, and legends, all of which I found very enjoyable.

I was also pleased to see that, near the end of the book, Otulissa really comes into the spotlight. She had become one of my favorite characters, and she's obviously going to play a big role in the books to come.

In short, this is a new beginning for the Guardians of Ga'hoole, but the epic themes remain strong. This, combined with liberal references to the rest of the series, make The Hatchling an obvious choice for fans.

This was a great book and i was very glad i read it. this book was a real page-turner and i would realy reccomend it.The book was at its best when Nyroc

A.Statred his 'Quest'

B.Nyroc beggan seeing scrooms

And C. When Nyroc learned about his 'Special' Ceremony.

I was at the edge of my seat through the whole book!This book is for the people out there who just wish to 'fly away' from their busy life.(if you are busy that is!)this is also for fans of Soren and Gylfie.(and Digger and Twilight!)this was a great book!

I just don't get how it went from the first 6 books in Sorens point of veiw, and all of a sudden, he's only a background character for some new guy who's great at every thing except being evil. But it's still a pretty good book on how he tries(and succeeds) to ascape from his evil mom, Nyra, Metalbeak's widow.

I have always applauded Kathryn Lasky for her analogy to the Nazis with the pure ones and thus like Dr.Seuss making a serious subject like prejudice seem wrong and stupid to younger readers. And now in The Hatchling she brilliantly shows young impressionable fans the difficulty of fighting what you know is wrong but all the adults around you support it. But the tale itself is not of our hero Soren but his new nephew Nyroc who's being brought up into a skilled warrior whom hates The Ga'Hoole tree by his mother. He passes all his rituals with flying colors but when he reaches the last and most sacred of the Pure Ones rituals the trouble begins. Will he take Kludd's place as High Tyto or will he choose a different path. Featuring such favorites as the bumbling and somewhat comical lieutenants Stryker and Uglamore this is a beautifully written tale. I must say I feared there would not be anymore Gaurdians of Ga'Hoole books after THE BURNING and am quite pleased their are.

When i read this book i was a bit disappionted, because its main charactor is Nyroc and not soren. It only mentions the band a few times. Don't get me wrong, it was a good book, but now i think that since Nyroc is younger, he's going to see soren in a new way, unlike the slightly immature owl as he is written. still you should read this book along with all the others! They are good.( i recently got mi friend reading them even though she said she didn't like owls, and thought the books were stupid!)

other good series i recomend are warriors, heartland, AvALon, t*witchs and sweet valley high

This is the best series of books I've ever read. I never liked to read but ever since I started reading this series i couldn't stop. The first book set a amazing story, it made me want to keep reading. When ever i get board now i'll just go pick up one of the books and start reading. It's like I never want to put in down. Most of my class is reading it to. We are always waiting for a new one to come out. Right now we are waiting for the 7 book to hit the shelves. This book series is amazing i hope it nver ends. Kepp them coming my class will always be waiting for a new one to hit the shelves.

My favourite character in this book is Nyroc, son of Kludd and Nyra, because he is not evil

and ruthless like his mother and dead father. I feel sorry for Nyroc because the other owlets

were jealous and hated him because of his flying skills. I also feel sorry for him because

other owl families were scared of him because everyone thinks he is evil.

This is my favourite book in the Ga'Hoole Series because its shows you the bad guys side of

the the story. It is better than the other books because it tells you why the Pure Ones hate

the owls of the Ga'Hoole Tree. My favorite part of the story is when Nyroc rejected the Pure

Ones because I didn't want him to be as evil as his parents.

Some of the adverbs in this book that I like are cryptically, disdainfully, sickeningly and

grimly because they help me understand how someone is feeling. I like some of the phrases in

the book, including "He lowered his mottled coloured head and spread his feathery wings,

tipping them slightly forward so that the upper surfaces faced the night-black crows." and

"His gizzard squirmed uncomfortably as he felt the mask of dark red blood drying, tightening

on his normally white face." because they tell me how the owl looks like.

A fantastic and well-written novel. It deserves a 5 out of 5.

this book is the best in the guardians of ga'hoole series and the best book ever it is an amazing book well i don't want to spoil the book and tell you to much about it i will only say a little *WARNING SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVEN'T READ BOOKS 1-6 IN THE GUARDIANS OF GA'HOOLE SERIES* ok one more warning *WARNING SPOILER ALERT* kludd the leader of the pure ones is dead nyra his mate still lives and has a son nyroc she wants to train him to be the pure ones leader but one day nyroc sees in the flames burning his fathers bones a glimpse of hope and goodness nyroc must make the most hardest choice in his life read the hatching to find out i hope this review made you want to go to the library or buy this book