The very last book I have from this series! I believe there’s one more called Rise of a Legend or something, but I don’t have that book, so I’ll end on this one (at least for now).

Read: Jun. 10 – Jun. 12, 2025

Genre: Fantasy, Fable
Audience: Children, Middle-grade
Book contains: referenced kidnapping, battle, death, murder, mild gore

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Enjoyable Extras!

In a time of peace, Otulissa is able to compile and share more stories about the owls of the great tree and beyond that we’ve never heard before, including tales about Twilight’s two brothers, her assistant Fritha, and even Cleve’s backstory.

This was an excellent way to round off the series, diving deeper into the different owls of the world and getting backstories that weren’t otherwise worked into the original series. I loved the extra depth it gives the characters and some hidden fun things that don’t affect the series but were otherwise enjoyable to learn.

Rather than a third person account from an unnamed narrator, this book is written as if by Otulissa, where she begins by speaking directly to the reader, then giving the tale of a specific owl in a third person account before finishing off the tale. Instead of chapters, this book is broken down into several mini-stories.

I was once again reading the old-fashioned way for this book. It was colder again lately, so I was inside again. I mostly read this book in bed before going to sleep.

Otulissa is the main voice we get in this book, but we’re getting insight into the other characters within the stories, including Fritha, who has a secretive past, Braithe, whose heritage is more than we expected, and Uglamore, who finally got the redemption he deserved.

Aside from a few stories that take place in the past with the Pure Ones, there wasn’t much by way of good vs evil, but rather stories of self discovery, which I enjoyed a lot. They were more exploratory than the action-based tales of the original series.

I really liked Lasky’s (Huang Knight’s) writing in these tales, as she takes on the voice of Otulissa writing the stories. I enjoyed the extra commentary Otulissa gave before and after each tale.

Since it was a collection of mini-stories, each story’s pacing was a bit different. Some brought more expectation of action, some were quietly contemplative, others were full of mystery. It was a good mix.

If you enjoyed the Guardians of Ga’Hoole series, you definitely shouldn’t miss out on this final book of lost tales!

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