The Wind Singer
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| The Wind Singer | |
 'The Wind Singer' Cover |
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| Author | William Nicholson |
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| Cover artist | Peter Sis |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Wind On Fire |
| Genre(s) | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Hyperion Books |
| Publication date | 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 352 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0786818263 |
| Followed by | Slaves of the Mastery |
The Wind Singer (ISBN 0749744715) is a novel written by William Nicholson and the first book of his Wind On Fire Trilogy. It was first published in 2000. The Wind Singer won the 2000 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Blue Peter Best Book Award for "The Book I Couldn't Put Down".
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[edit] Plot summary
The book begins in the walled city of Aramanth, (in what appears to be another world from ours) where families are divided into classes according to how well their household performs on an annual High Examination.
Kestrel and Bowman Hath are the twin offspring of Hanno Hath and Ira Hath, who are descended from a great prophet known as Ira Manth. After Kestrel defies the especially harsh classification system of Aramanth, she is forced with her brother to escape through the sewers below the city. The twins' entry into the sewers is the beginning of a dangerous task which the (surprisingly friendly) Emperor endows them with: to search out the Wind Singer's voice (the Wind Singer is a machine built long ago in the history of Aramanth that could create peace and defend Aramanth from the evil of the Zars). The journey leads them to the Halls of Morah, the very heart of the evil that has now taken control of the city. With their new friend, the brave but pitiful Mumpo who has an unshakeable affection for Kestrel, they cross the desert, the crack-in-the-land and a formidable forest, encountering friends and foes. Their extraordinary quest to make the Wind Singer sing again and free their people from the mental slavery of the Morah and their dreaded army the Zars is one that can never be forgotten.
[edit] Trivia
The Manth writing after the dedication reads clockwise around the border: Creoth who to his shame gave away the woice of the wind singer asks you to bring it home. Creoth who draws this map in sorrow for his people, asks that you undo the wrong he has done. The text under the Singer's symbol reads: The song of the wind singer will set you free. Then seeks the homeland. The map border reads clockwise: Creoth who knows his time is at an end makes you this promise. You will travel in fear but you will not travel alone. Sirene watchees over you.
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[edit] External links
Nicholson's Official Website [[1]]
