Firesong
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Firesong (ISBN 1-4052-0654-3) is a book written by William Nicholson, and is the third part of the Wind On Fire trilogy.
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| “ | It is the time of cruelty.
The Manth people have left the ruined Mastery to seek their homeland, in the face of starvation, blizzards and the evil of the Morah. Only Ira Hath can lead them there. She grows weak... Kestrel dreads reaching the homeland. She is afraid of what it will mean for her mother - and for someone else. Why does she feel so alone? Bowman eagerly awaits the summons from Sirene. He prepares to make the final sacrifice for his people, his family. But first he must be trained by the great Albard. And all the while, the wind is rising... |
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Firesong picks up with the plight of the Hath family, and their gang of other willing Manth families and friends, away from the ruined Mastery. After the defeat of the Master, alone and displaced, they seek a new homeland but have no real destination and very little food. Ira Hath leads the way, prophesying the Manth people's eventual success but also her own demise. Bowman eagerly awaits a summons from Sirene, and must prepare to make a great sacrifice for his people. But first he must be trained by the great Albard (the master of the mastery). The journey is long, and his preparation is tough, especially in the hands of a strange teacher. And all the while, the wind is rising...
