Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
103rd out of 494 books
—
641 voters
The Fledgling Handbook 101 (House of Night Companion handbook)
Merry meet, fledgling. Welcome to a new life, a new world, and a new you. Welcome to the House of Night!
This might seem like a scary time, Fledgling, but never fear! As you start your journey through the ancient halls of the House of Night, this indispensable handbook will aid you in your transition from human to fledgling. Within these pages you will find invaluable infor...more
This might seem like a scary time, Fledgling, but never fear! As you start your journey through the ancient halls of the House of Night, this indispensable handbook will aid you in your transition from human to fledgling. Within these pages you will find invaluable infor...more
Paperback, 157 pages
Published
October 26th 2010
by St. Martin's Griffin
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
3,000)
For a series that I've practically given up on I wasn't expecting much from this additional tie-in guide. However, my feelings really stem from the fact that this is supposed to be the often mentioned textbook from the series. Now obviously no one's going to read a fictional textbook that comes off like a real textbook -- I hardly want to read the ones I'm supposed to for class. But if you're going to write a pretend textbook you either need to make it believable as a reference by having solid d...more
Feb 14, 2011
Yolanda Sfetsos
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
ya-paranormal
I might have fallen behind on the actual reading of this wonderful and intriguing series, but it didn't stop me from loving and enjoying this handbook. As I turned the pages of this stunning book, I felt as if I'd just been enrolled into this school and was learning the history and what to expect after the Change.
It's brilliant--packed full of facts, class emblems, rituals, history, mythology, explanations, and there's even blank spaces to fill in your personal Fledging details. ;) And the pict...more
It's brilliant--packed full of facts, class emblems, rituals, history, mythology, explanations, and there's even blank spaces to fill in your personal Fledging details. ;) And the pict...more
This is a much have for House of Night Fans.
I initially that this was a guidebook on the series itself, but it's actually a "handbook." It's written as though YOU are a fledgling student at the House of Night. There's even places for you to jot down notes... like what changes you notice happening to your body, now that you're a fledgling!
It's broken up into six chapters or sections. Each one discussing a different topic that all fledgling vampyres should know.
The first section is an introductio...more
I love the House of Night series. I love the story, the characters, the world that the Casts have created. I really wanted to love this. But unfortunately, I didn't.
It started off okay, with an introduction into the House of Night world and with the biology of vampyres and how your body changes, I thought that was pretty interesting, because it was so well thought out and it really shows that the author had really thought about the world she created in her books. So that was pretty cool, althou...more
It started off okay, with an introduction into the House of Night world and with the biology of vampyres and how your body changes, I thought that was pretty interesting, because it was so well thought out and it really shows that the author had really thought about the world she created in her books. So that was pretty cool, althou...more
Jan 29, 2011
Emma Johansson
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Shelves:
books-that-could-have-been-better,
paranormal
This book is a background to the world of House of Night, with small stories about famous vampyres, about the Change and so on.
It could have been much better though. It could have had more intresting facts about the House of Nights, maybe a small world map with dots to mark out where the school can be found, it could have had more about affinity and how that works, more about the studies at the school. Several times the discussed a subject and then just said: this isn't a subject for fledglings...more
It could have been much better though. It could have had more intresting facts about the House of Nights, maybe a small world map with dots to mark out where the school can be found, it could have had more about affinity and how that works, more about the studies at the school. Several times the discussed a subject and then just said: this isn't a subject for fledglings...more
Being a massive House of Night fan I had to pick this book up to add to my collection!
The book itself is very pretty, I love the fact that it is all colour inside and filled with pictures!
There is even space for you to write in your own pieces, as if you are attending a House of Night. I won't be writing in the book though, it's just too pretty to do that!
As for information, there isn't too much that readers won't already know from the original book series. It is nice to read it and imagine what...more
The book itself is very pretty, I love the fact that it is all colour inside and filled with pictures!
There is even space for you to write in your own pieces, as if you are attending a House of Night. I won't be writing in the book though, it's just too pretty to do that!
As for information, there isn't too much that readers won't already know from the original book series. It is nice to read it and imagine what...more
Besides several textbook lore-related stuff, it includes the story of the first shattered priestess, Theodora, mentioned in Burned. It also recounts the stories in House of Night #1 (Freya), House of Night #2(Boudicca's daughters), House of Night #3(Circe), House of Night #4(Cleopatra), House of Night #5(Hyppolita)
How do you get an A on a poor essay. Two words: Add pictures. It works up until fifth grade :P.
This is kind of sweet and silly eitherway
How do you get an A on a poor essay. Two words: Add pictures. It works up until fifth grade :P.
This is kind of sweet and silly eitherway
If you are a follower of vampyre lore you will love this book. If you are wanting to convert over to the lifestyle of a vampyre this informative handbook will help guide you. If you are following Cast's series House of Night this is the book that is being used by the students in the series. Young fledglings, or those who will become vampyre, are encouraged to learn the ways of the elders. Photographs show ancient symbols with brief descriptions of their purpose. Fledglings will learn first hand...more
So far I’ve read 5 of the HON books and if I remember correctly The Fledgling Handbook is mentioned several times in the series. So, if you’ve ever wanted to know what sort of information is in it to help new fledglings well wait no more cause here it is.
It has all the information new fledglings need to know. Explains about getting Marked, the transformation, details on the different rituals vampyre lore and history. It has stories about some of the more notable vampyres throughout history and...more
It has all the information new fledglings need to know. Explains about getting Marked, the transformation, details on the different rituals vampyre lore and history. It has stories about some of the more notable vampyres throughout history and...more
Informative and interesting. Makes me wonder if they'll perform the ritual to bring back Zoey that was performed when Drusus tried to bring back Theodora. Only I hope this one is successful and both don't die. I know many readers dislike Zoey but really without her there isn't a storyline. She's the central character that all others off-shoot from. Without her there is no House of Night, only the aftermath that would afflict not just the fledglings but also the vampyres that have been affected b...more
I am starting to believe that I am not a fan of handbooks or official guides...I wrote a horrible review of Stephanie Meyer's official guide to "Twilight" because she wrote way too many details and because a good portion of the book didn't have anything to do with the Twilight Series..
I feel the same way about "The Fledgling Handbook 101". The handbook does give some details about how to survive as a newly marked fledgling..However, I often wonder where P.C. Cast got her information for the book...more
I feel the same way about "The Fledgling Handbook 101". The handbook does give some details about how to survive as a newly marked fledgling..However, I often wonder where P.C. Cast got her information for the book...more
I liked it, it gave me a bit of a better sense of Zoey's world, but I can see why most of the Fledgling's skipped over most of it. I really liked how they put old runes in there, I'm a fan of Art History, so those I enjoyed and the changes and such but the rest was a bit of a bore. Glad I got it from the library, but maybe to continue my collection of the HoN books I'll buy it just to have it in there with the novellas as well at some point. Oh, and the tattoos of the girl in the beginning, real...more
I enjoyed reading this supplement to the House of Night series by PC and Kristin Cast. What I liked the most was the history of certain vampyres and which ones were the first to be gifted with affinities with which elements (air, fire, water, earth and spirit). These short stories alone make this book woth the read!
This is the book that the new fledglings receive as they start their new lives once they've been "marked" as a fledgling vampyre, and what changes they can expect as they progress u...more
This is the book that the new fledglings receive as they start their new lives once they've been "marked" as a fledgling vampyre, and what changes they can expect as they progress u...more
I had such high hopes for this book... I don't really know where to begin. I do have to say I didn't enjoy it, much. Parts of it I loved, but most I didn't. The Fledgling Handbook was a let down, and really was more of a text book (quite boring) rather than a book to accompany one of my favourite series. Yes, I know that's what it is, but I expected it to be more interesting.
I read this book in about 40 minutes and I found the pictures to be more interesting than what P.C Cast had to say about...more
I read this book in about 40 minutes and I found the pictures to be more interesting than what P.C Cast had to say about...more
Gives you some insight into the vampyre world but doesn't meet expectations. It starts out pretty interesting but the information afterwards seems limited. Although I appreciated the stories of various High Priestesses, the rituals that accompanied them weren't as interesting. I could let that pass considering this is supposed to be a textbook, but there is not much beyond that except for some vampyre history that could benefit from more details. The selection of images wasn't as good either......more
Being a big fan of the series House of Night, I found this book to be very interesting and a good companion for the series. I did read part of it, skimmed part, and other parts skipped altogether. I have read other posts that claim it's like a text book. I can agree to an extent. In a way it is, but it also gives some insights to what the authors of the HoN books have not talked about a whole lot yet. So for me, it answered some questions I had about the backstory of the vampyres and the fledgli...more
This was an interesting read. I really liked that it explained the different elements and how who is which element is chosen. I also liked that the book went into the histories of powerful vampyres in in certain elements (the first of the first, you can say) and I also really liked that there were allusions to people in our actual history. From Egypt to Greece and many others. Another aspects that I really liked were the illustrations/images that were created for the book. Kim Doner did an amazi...more
The Fledgling Handbook 101 turned out to be a disappointing read. I didn't even finish and passed it off to my fried who also is an avid reader of the HON series. The book had a promising start with what you would expect to find in a 'handbook' for a vampyre fledgling. After the initial introduction of what to expect, description of the HON forms (which was interesting), Celebrations, and information about the Dark Daughters/Sons, the book just rambled off into history. I expected more informati...more
Oct 12, 2011
Jennifer Christensen
marked it as to-read
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
house of night fans
Shelves:
vampire-smut,
essays
It was $4 on amazon's kindle sale. I couldn't help it.
I thought this book was really good. Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to read the other books but this book is great because you don't need any past knowledge to know what this is about...IT TELLS YOU! I also like the handbook format and it's an interesting idea.
Overall, I really liked this book for how unique it was, there isn't much books out there which a actually handbooks for imaginary vampire school. it was also really fun to read and I couldn't put it down and that's why i gave 5 st...more
Overall, I really liked this book for how unique it was, there isn't much books out there which a actually handbooks for imaginary vampire school. it was also really fun to read and I couldn't put it down and that's why i gave 5 st...more
Let me start off by saying that I am a huge House of Night fan. I think P.C. and Kristen Cast created a wonderful world. Now The Flegling Handbook 101 is a great supplement text to the HON series. Throughout the series you hear the kids talking about the texts they read for school. This is amazing that they actually wrote it for the fans to read. At times I attempt it can be dry, it is a textbook people, but overall it was very informative and gave me more information about the wonderful world o...more
2.5
No sé que ha sido peor el foto-montaje cutre [destacar el de Shakespeare] o la nula información. No aporta nada a la saga sólo un par de detalles de cosas que ya sabíamos.
¿Recomendable? Sólo si eres un gran fan de la saga -not my case- y tienes 15 eurazos para las 100 escasas páginas que tiene esta guía que incluye una remodelación de la historia un tanto absurda, unos montajes dignos de mi abuelo (Blackberry = bukbury o algo por el estilo) y un alto porcentaje somnífero.
Aún así, algunas fot...more
No sé que ha sido peor el foto-montaje cutre [destacar el de Shakespeare] o la nula información. No aporta nada a la saga sólo un par de detalles de cosas que ya sabíamos.
¿Recomendable? Sólo si eres un gran fan de la saga -not my case- y tienes 15 eurazos para las 100 escasas páginas que tiene esta guía que incluye una remodelación de la historia un tanto absurda, unos montajes dignos de mi abuelo (Blackberry = bukbury o algo por el estilo) y un alto porcentaje somnífero.
Aún así, algunas fot...more
This was fine. I would have liked to see pictures of the characters simply because I have a hard time envisioning the marks on their faces. Especially Zoey. I think all those tattooes would be weird.
I did think it was pretty cool that this book is supposed to be what the "real" fledglings use in the series. So if you were like 13 and really into this series, then this book would be really cool to have. I thought it was also interesting how Cast took regular history and morphed it into vampyre hi...more
I did think it was pretty cool that this book is supposed to be what the "real" fledglings use in the series. So if you were like 13 and really into this series, then this book would be really cool to have. I thought it was also interesting how Cast took regular history and morphed it into vampyre hi...more
http://paranormalindulgence.blogspot....
If you've watched the above video, you'll see that the handbook looks pretty neat. It has a lot of great pictures, mostly depicting ancient paintings and artifacts, which aroused my interest while reading. The thing I found the coolest about this first guide into the HoN series was it being written as though you are a student in the House of Night, as if you're a fledgling making the transition to adult vampyre. It talks a lot about what happens, in terms...more
If you've watched the above video, you'll see that the handbook looks pretty neat. It has a lot of great pictures, mostly depicting ancient paintings and artifacts, which aroused my interest while reading. The thing I found the coolest about this first guide into the HoN series was it being written as though you are a student in the House of Night, as if you're a fledgling making the transition to adult vampyre. It talks a lot about what happens, in terms...more
Ever since Marked came out, I've wanted to know what Zoey Redbird's Fledgling Handbook looks like. As a matter of fact, anytime I read a book about someone going to a special school and getting their handbooks, I always wonder what they're like. I was a nerd in school, so I liked getting these guides and reading over the rules and regulations of my new school - and I liked it even more when they included the history. So, when I got the chance to read The Fledgling Handbook 101, I was over the mo...more
This is a companion volume to the House of Night series of novels. The book is worth its cost just for the artwork alone, especially the depictions of the Ten Runes (depicted as stained glass from the Haus der Nacht in Frankfurt, Germany dating to 1085 A.D.) and the Class Emblems (depicted as stone carvings from the Tigh ne Nocht in Edinburgh, Scotland dating to the 14th century). Divided into five sections (Vampyre Biology, Rituals, Nightkind Elementology, A Brief Introduction to Vampyre Histor...more
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.
The Fledgling Handbook 101 is definitely for the fans of the House of Night series. Being a fan of the House of Night series, I enjoyed this book. I liked reading the handbook that was talked about in some of the books. I enjoyed seeing what each of the class emblems actually looked like. I also loved the fact that this book is so colorful. There are plenty of pictures for us visual folks out there. This handbook also gives you an insight into what it means to be a new fledgling from talking abo...more
This book - if it can even be called a book - makes me want to punish myself in ways still to be determined. A companion to the series? Complimentary? Not so much. In fact, it's like a torture chamber within brightly colored pages...its best feature being that it reminds House of Night readers what an incredible mistake it was to ever begin reading the series. I pat myself on the back just a little for checking it out from the library instead of buying it for my own collection.
I really loved this! I am a huge fan of the series, so i would obviously think so.
The book introduces you to the physical and mental change that comes with being marked and the history of old vampyres. The illustrations were beautifully done.
It almost reads like a text book for a fledgling, and you can put pictures and your progress of the change in there, which i won't do, don't want to ruin the beautiful book.
There could have been a lot more in it though, but a must have for HON fans!
The book introduces you to the physical and mental change that comes with being marked and the history of old vampyres. The illustrations were beautifully done.
It almost reads like a text book for a fledgling, and you can put pictures and your progress of the change in there, which i won't do, don't want to ruin the beautiful book.
There could have been a lot more in it though, but a must have for HON fans!
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
P.C. Cast was born in the Midwestern United States, and grew up being shuttled back-and-forth between Illinois and Oklahoma, which is where she fell in love with Quarter Horses and mythology (at about the same time). After high school she joined the United States Air Force and began public speaking and writing. With her tour in the USAF completed, she taught high school for 15 years before retirin...more
More about P.C. Cast...
Share This Book
1 trivia question
1 quiz
More quizzes & trivia...
1 quiz
updated Oct 22, 2011 03:07am
Oct 25, 2011 10:18am