This Box Set Contains the First Eight Books in the Wings of Fire Series: The Dragonet Prophecy, The Lost Heir, The Hidden Kingdom, The Dark Secret, The Brightest Night, Moon Rising, Winter Turning, Escaping Peril. A war has been raging between the dragon tribes of Pyrrhia for years. According to a prophecy, five dragonets will end the bloodshed and choose a new queen. But not every dragonet wants a destiny. And when Clay, Tsunami, Glory, Starflight, and Sunny discover the truth about their unusual, secret upbringing, they might choose freedom over fate -- and find a way to save their world in their own way.
Okay, I know what you’re thinking. Tui? What kind of name is that? Is it short for something?
Nope. Among the many great things to come out of New Zealand (the Lord of the Rings movies, cats that paint, my mom) is a bird called the tui—not as well known as the kiwi, but a heck of a lot noisier!
I was born July 31 (same birthday as Harry Potter!) in Caracas, Venezuela, and lived in Asuncion, Paraguay; Miami, Florida; and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, before moving to New Jersey in high school, where I started doing theatre—mostly backstage work, because (a) it was fun, and (b) you got to hang out in the dark with cute boys. (Er, I mean . . . because it was artistically fulfilling, yes.)
I graduated from Williams College in ’98 and I currently live in Boston with my husband, my perfect new baby, and my adorable yoodle Sunshine (what’s a yoodle? A puppy that’s three-quarters poodle and one-quarter Yorkshire terrier, of course!).
Much to my parents’ relief, I abandoned my theatrical aspirations after college for the far more stable and lucrative career of fiction writing.
My first two official books were beginning readers, part of Grosset & Dunlap’s “First Friends” series for kids learning to read. MEET MO AND ELLA is tough to find now, but FUN WITH MO AND ELLA should still be out there somewhere.
My first novel for teenagers was THIS MUST BE LOVE, which retells Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a modern-day high school, from the POV of the two heroines, Hermia and Helena.
And now I'm writing in a new project called SEEKERS! It's a children's book series that I'm writing with Erin Hunter. Check out my blog to find out more!
I blame my son and his love the graphic novels version of these books. After reading those with him I wanted to fill in the holes they left in the story and have now spent the better part of two weeks reading all 14 of these. The writing style is geared toward late middle early high school level with the playful interaction of the adolescent dragons. The story shows them grow up and into a prophecy that was destined to change them. There is some extra fluff in these but the work she creates is pretty fun and exciting with many tribes of dragons with personalities all their own.
Wings oFire has been very inspiring, like many of the books I have read. I totally support Peril x Clay. Tell me your favorite ship in the the comments! And I think Moon is very cute. I'm not sure about winter, but he's ok, I guess. And I like that there are actually a different continent. I think they should make a bridge between them, so they don't have to fly or swim so far. a bridge between the islands, and connecting to the other continent.
Sorry this is so short. Maybe we can be friends so we can talk more instead of talking in the reviews or comments. Byyyye!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Wings of Fire is my entire childhood. I grew up roleplaying different dragons with my friends. I adore all of Tui T's books, but the Wings of Fire series will always have a special place in my heart, right alongside Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, and Nancy Drew.