{"id":29086,"date":"2021-04-28T23:04:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T06:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/?p=29086"},"modified":"2022-04-12T14:29:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T21:29:24","slug":"novel-series-book-stack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/novel-series-book-stack\/","title":{"rendered":"Novel Series Book Stack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Readers love a good novel series! This blog post is full of reviews that will guide you to the next novel series for your children.<\/p>\n
Having trouble deciding? Start Wishlist<\/a> on our website.<\/p>\n The Green Ember<\/p>\n Padraic Colum\u2019s Stories from Ancient Mythology<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Wilderking Trilogy<\/p>\n Marguerite Henry Books<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Wingfeather Saga<\/p>\n Heather and Pickett are two youngsters who are suddenly faced with the unimaginable reality of losing their home and their family. Faced with betrayal resulting in a life-threatening race against hungry, vicious wolves Heather and Pickett must remember, and obey, those commands given by their parents in a time of peace when no one was really paying attention. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So begins the story of rabbits with swords, or courage versus cowardice. The young siblings embark on an adventure that will take them to the end of the known rabbit\u00a0<\/span>world, and<\/span>\u00a0push them beyond their own limits of strength and valor. Heather, as the older sister will learn how to love and protect while allowing freedom and growth to happen in those she tenderly cares for. Pickett will need to make decisions on whether to deal with his envy and\u00a0<\/span>bitterness as he begins to work with a prickly mentor.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At every turn, there is suspense as victory and defeat take on different forms and have bittersweet outcomes. <\/span>Morbin<\/span>\u00a0Blackhawk, leader of the\u00a0<\/span>depraved\u00a0<\/span>forces<\/span>\u00a0closes in on the beauty and bravery displayed by King Jupiter\u2019s descendants<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Each individual soldier must choose for himself who to follow as more than one leader lays claim to the throne.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As Heather and Pickett get closer to the throne, and the true descendant, they find themselves in the confidence of the throne\u2019s secret. Can they protect\u00a0<\/span>rabbitkind<\/span>? Will Heather<\/span>\u2019s talent be the undercurrent of strength to keep the faith even in captivity? Can Pickett hold his own and fight with a resolve that\u2019s larger than life?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This series will keep you wondering at every turn. It has quiet moments of reflection\u00a0interspersed with adventure. And one of my favorite things about this series is that it\u2019s not particularly \u201cfor girls\u201d or \u201cfor boys\u201d but rather, for families, siblings, children, adults, <\/span>or,<\/span>\u00a0quite simply all who love a good story.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n They are to be read in this order:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Green Ember \u2013<\/span>\u202fBook I<\/span><\/i> Padraic Colum has written a trilogy of great\u00a0<\/span>fantastical\u00a0<\/span>stories to engage the imagination. While these are stories that can stand on their own, they have an added advantage to being stories based on ancient mythology. <\/span>As these books are read and enjoyed, the reader will be introduced to some of the many characters in ancient mythology and enjoy an introduction to ancient literature.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Based on the Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer<\/span>, this story tells of\u00a0<\/span>that great hero of Greek literature, Odysseus. His first quest, to find his father takes us to Troy and the battles fought by Achilles. As the war ends, Odysseus travels on towards home, but\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0not a quick nor easy journey. Odysseus learn<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0to be wise and cunning, though he does not completely avoid catastrophe. We feel the weariness of travel beset by w<\/span>oe<\/span>, and the longing of home\u00a0<\/span>that\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0deep in our\u00a0<\/span>own\u00a0<\/span>souls. Even as home lies within our grasp we learn that\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0not the home we had in mind, nor the comfort we needed.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Before Odysseus there was Jason of the Argonauts. Jason gains the favor of the Greek goddess Hera, just in time to help him face the struggle to reclaim his father\u2019s throne. His assignment to achieve his goal seems relatively simple: retrieve the golden fleece from the kingdom of Colchis at the shores of the Black Sea.\u00a0<\/span>Jason\u2019s quest is challenged, but he also finds favor with powerful allies. The question <\/span>we keep asking\u00a0<\/span>through<\/span>out\u00a0<\/span>the story<\/span>\u00a0is,<\/span>\u00a0will Jason complete his quest and live happily ever after?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Not all mythology is from Greece. This story tells us of the northern gods and goddesses, those of the Vikings. <\/span>From the beginning of time, we learn of the Norse understanding of creation and\u00a0<\/span>the relationship between the supernatural and human beings.\u00a0<\/span>We may have heard of the names Odin,\u00a0<\/span>Thor,<\/span>\u00a0and Loki. But do we know where those stories come from? If you have watched even one Marvel show, then you owe it to Loki and Thor to read this book about their real stories.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Th<\/span>ese<\/span>\u00a0stor<\/span>ies<\/span>\u00a0follow closely with the original text<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>written by the ancients. Y<\/span>ou may find that <\/span>they only begin to\u00a0<\/span>spark you and your children\u2019s interest in these ancient stories that have shaped the world as we know it.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0<\/span>Wilderking<\/span>\u00a0Trilogy is a brilliant story loosely based on the life of King David of biblical fame<\/span>, set in an Arthurian style legend with a feudal\u00a0<\/span>type of<\/span>\u00a0government, and a Louisiana bayou landscape<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the first book, we meet the protagonist, Aidan. He<\/span>\u00a0i<\/span>s predictably the youngest of a large family, and not necessarily the most popular when he fulfills the local seer\u2019s prophecy. He loves his father dearly and stays close by him to care for and serve him, but Aiden longs <\/span>to engage in the outside world to see what legends he can explore.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n His family name rises in the court when he and his brothers capture and deliver a giant alligator to the court of the king. But they are not proud of their king and his rule, a feeling exacerbated by his cruel treatment of their prize alligator<\/span>, and the event does not end well.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With war looming on the horizon, Aidan\u2019s brothers are called up to the king\u2019s army, while Aiden stays home to care for his father.\u00a0<\/span>But all does not give way to boredom. Aidan is called up to bring supplie<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0to his brothers at the front<\/span>\u00a0line<\/span>. He takes the path less trod on the way in an attempt to avoid discovery by unfriendly\u00a0<\/span>natives<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Instead, he<\/span>\u00a0is confronted by those pesky creatures, the\u00a0<\/span>feechi<\/span>e<\/span>s<\/span>!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0<\/span>feechi<\/span>e<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0are best described a<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0human<\/span>–<\/span>like creatures who live on the swamps of the bayou. They<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>re\u00a0<\/span>loving\u00a0<\/span>creatures who can\u2019t go long without a good\u00a0<\/span>ol<\/span>\u2019 fight in which they have the advantage of using their highly unhygienic bodies as a weapon\u00a0<\/span>against Aidan. Just when things get a little dicey for Aiden, an old friend finds the courage to confess his allegiance <\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>that brave human<\/span>, or \u201ccivilizer\u201d<\/span>\u00a0as the\u00a0<\/span>feechies<\/span>\u00a0call him.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This opens the way into the\u00a0<\/span>feechi<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0f<\/span>e<\/span>n, and a world where\u00a0<\/span>\u201ccivilizers\u201d<\/span>\u00a0are not usually welcome. Aidan\u2019s adventure requires that he too become deliciously unhygienic to\u00a0<\/span>survive the swamplands.\u00a0<\/span>And that\u2019s only the beginning as h<\/span>is world changes and the legends he had heard of were only suggestions of the reality he encounters.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As we move into book two we learn more about the\u00a0<\/span>feechies<\/span>, and in particular how they are concerned about a particular species of bird that seems to be hunted for one of its features, <\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>then its carcass is left on the ground <\/span>to decay\u00a0<\/span>in the hot sun. This is not the way of the\u00a0<\/span>feechi<\/span>e<\/span>, and they feel justified in their antagonistic attitude towards the\u00a0<\/span>\u201ccivilizers<\/span>.<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But\u00a0<\/span>of course,<\/span>\u00a0Aidan isn\u2019t like those other\u00a0<\/span>\u201ccivilizers<\/span>.<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0The only problem is that he is on a quest for the king. It will take him into the heart of the\u00a0<\/span>feechi<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0f<\/span>e<\/span>n which would usually mean certain death for any human.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Reviews are included here for:<\/h5>\n
Green Ember Series<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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\n<\/a>The Black Star of Kingston\u202f<\/span>\u2013 Tales of Old Natalia<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/a>Ember Falls \u2013<\/span><\/a>\u202fBook II<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/a>The Last Archer-\u202f<\/span>Green Ember Archer I<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/a>Ember Rising\u202f<\/span>\u2013 Book III<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/a>The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner\u202f<\/span>\u2013 Tales of Old Natalia<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/a>The First Fowler \u2013\u202f<\/span>Green Ember Archer II<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/a>Ember\u2019s End \u2013\u202f<\/span>Book IV<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/a>The Archer\u2019s Cup \u2013\u202f<\/span>Green Ember Archer III<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nPadraic Colum\u2019s Stories from Ancient Mythology<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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The Children\u2019s Homer<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n
\u00a0<\/span>The Golden Fleece<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n
\u00a0<\/span>The Children of Odin<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n
The Wilderking Trilogy<\/h5>\n
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