Once the two have left, Jo gets out of his hiding place and escapes the tent himself. Tameth further convinces Naylen to attack First Warren for his father's sake, and in order to remove any threats preventing Kylen from becoming king of Natalia. They discuss attacking First Warren, with Tameth reassuring Naylen of Morbin's trustworthiness in keeping the pact they made with him, also reminding him that Garten Longtreader had sworn the pact on his own niece's blood. Jo hears an approaching voice and hides, and then two rabbits enter the tent: Tameth Seer and Prince Naylen, Kylen's younger brother. Heyna and Coleden help Jo get through the posted sentries, and Jo enters a tent in the center of the camp- Prince Kylen's tent. Jo Shanks, Heyna Blackstar, and Coleden Blackstar are on a covert mission in the Terralain camp northwest of First Warren to gather information regarding the Terralains' attack plan, as they were marching toward First Warren. Jo, Cole, and Heyna spy on the Terralain camp. Massie asks him what should happen if these should fail, and Lander prophesies that one of his descendants will someday rise and save the day. When Massie presses him for his decision, Lander says they must bury the dragon eggs in a mountain, dam up the junction between the rivers Flint and Fay, build their warren, and prohibit entry upon the mountain. Lander, meanwhile, relates to him that he can see a good future for rabbitkind in the wood before them, saying that he would dedicate his life to the colonization of the wood. Massie asks the Prince for a decision the lords requested regarding a certain matter regarding the Dragons. Prince Lander and Massie look over the Great Wood, still wild and not yet colonized. Till the Green Ember.ends." Plot PrologueĪn excerpt from Prince Lander & the Dragon War The Mended Wood flickers dimly in the vision of the rabbits of Natalia, as they battle bravely for their survival and a hopeful future beyond. Heather and Picket face off for the last time with their tyrannical foes in this final installment of the main Green Ember Series. I was not required to write a positive review, and all opinions expressed here are my own."The end is here. Many thanks to Classical Education Books, who provided me with a complementary copy of this book for review purposes. I’m pleased to be able to tell my Canadian readers that The Green Ember (and many other hard to find books and curricula) is now available in Canada from Classical Education Books! Shopping with Classical Education Books makes things so much easier for Canadian homeschoolers - prices listed are in Canadian dollars so you don’t have to try to figure out exchange rates, orders are shipping from Canada so you don’t have to worry about extra shipping costs, duty, or brokerage fees. So I bought the audio version of the book (it’s narrated by Joel Clarkson and is very well done!) and continued to check Amazon.ca, hoping it would be made available in Canada. Even my public library said they couldn’t purchase it. My search for a place to buy the book, however, came up empty. I have been wanting to get my hands on this one for a long time! When The Green Ember was first published, it created quite a stir among my online book club members, and I was quite excited by the rave reviews it received from many of my favourite authors, bloggers, and book reviewers. There is much in it that reminds me of The Chronicles of Narnia and The Hobbit. The story is full of nourishing themes: good vs evil, redemption, self-sacrifice, loyalty, bravery - all the good stuff that feeds the imagination and inspires children (and all of us really) to be the heroes of our own stories. The Green Ember features adventure, suspense, and a wonderful selection of inspiring quotes. It is the story of two young rabbit siblings, Heather & Picket, who lived very ordinary lives (supposing you were a talking rabbit of course) in Nick Hollow until their family was kidnapped and their home destroyed by an army of evil wolves. Smith’s desire is to tell new stories with an old soul, full of old virtues and “vintage adventure”, and that’s just what he did. Smith’s The Green Ember is just such a book. They may be hard to find at times, but they are being written. I love them! But I do realize that all classics were new at some point in time and that just because an author is now dead does not mean their books are good or wholesome.Īs much as I get excited and feel compelled to tell everyone I know when I discover a classic work of children’s literature that I missed out on as a child, I’m even more excited when I discover books of equal value that are being written today. Let me confess to you straight out that I tend to have a bias towards the older, time-tested children’s classics.
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