Guardians of Ga’Hoole: The Rise of a Legend (Guardians Of Ga'hoole Book 16)

An Owlet Hatches Out Onto Stormfast Island And Into A World Torn By War. For One Hundred Years, His People Have Fought Off Enemy Owls From The Ice Talons, But The Tide Has Turned. An Invasion Is Coming, One The Kielian League Won't Have The Strength To Resist. Soon The Tyrant Owl Bylyric Will Rule Over Everything, And No Honorable Owl Will Be Safe. Only The Small Owl From Stormfast Stands Between Bylyric And Total Victory. Lyze Is Not Very Impressive To Look At, But He Has A Wild Idea For A Snake And Owl Strike Unit That Just Might Give The Soldiers Of The Kielian League The Edge They Need. This Is His Story, The Story Of An Ordinary Owl Who Rose To Become Ezylryb Of The Great Tree. This Is The Story Of What It Takes To Make A Guardian Of Ga'hoole. * “lyze's Story Can Be Read Easily As A Stand-alone Tale. . . . Both Thoughtful And Action-packed, This Adventure Illuminates The Fantastical World That Exists Between Dusk And Dawn.” -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review “lasky Continues Her Best-selling Guardians Of Ga'hoole Series With Another Skillfully Crafted Fantasy . . . A Wonderful Family Read-aloud As Well As A Compulsively Readable Addition For Young Fantasy And Naturalist Fans.” – Booklist Bestselling author Kathryn Lasky takes flight once more with a brand-new Guardians of Ga'Hoole novel! An owlet hatches out onto Stormfast Island and into a world torn by war. For one hundred years, his people have fought off enemy owls from the Ice Talons, but the tide has turned. An invasion is coming, one the Kielian League won't have the strength to resist. Soon the tyrant owl Bylyric will rule over everything, and no honorable owl will be safe. Only the small owl from Stormfast stands between Bylyric and total victory. Lyze is not very impressive to look at, but he has a wild idea for a snake and owl strike unit that just might give the soldiers of the Kielian League the edge they need.This is his story, the story of an ordinary owl who rose to become Ezylryb of the Great Tree. This is the story of what it takes to make a Guardian of Ga'Hoole.
Bestselling author Kathryn Lasky takes flight once more with a brand-new Guardians of Ga'Hoole novel!

Far off in the ice-choked land of the Northern Kingdoms, a young screech owl is marked by destiny. He is Ezylryb, an owl who will rise through the ranks of the Killian Army to become the commander of a battalion of snakes. But although Ezylryb is touched by greatness, his battle-filled life is punctuated by tragedy--from the attack that leaves his father flightless forever, to a terrible betrayal by Ezylryb's own brother. But the young owl--with the support of a snake named Octavia--rises above it all, rises high on strong wings.

For Ezylryb is no ordinary owl.

He's the stuff of legends.

He's a Guardian of Ga'Hoole.

In this prequel, Ezylryb the Screech owl recounts the story of his life in the Northern Kingdoms--his rise through the ranks of the Killian Army, his brother's betrayal, and his friendship with Octavia the snake, to finally become a Guardian of Ga'Hoole. In this prequel, Ezylryb the Screech owl recounts the story of his life in the Northern Kingdoms--his rise through the ranks of the Killian Army, his brothers betrayal, and his friendship with Octavia the snake-to finally become a Guardian of Ga'Hoole. "An invasion is coming, one the Kielian League won't have the strength to resist. Soon the tyrant owl Bylyric will rule over everything, and no honorable owl will be safe. Only the small owl from Stormfast stands between Bylyric and total victory. Lyze is not very impressive to look at, but he has a wild idea for a snake and owl strike unit that just might give the soldiers of the Kielian League the edge they need."--Book jacket