The Rise of Kyoshi: Volume 1 (Avatar: the Last Airbender)

The Rise of Kyoshi: Volume 1 (Avatar: the Last Airbender)

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Beschreibung

An instant USA Today and New York Times bestseller, F.C. Yee’s Avatar, the Last Airbender:The Rise of Kyoshi delves into the story of Kyoshi, the Earth Kingdom–born Avatar.

Written in consultation with Michael Dante DiMartino, the visionary cocreator and executive producer of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra animated TV series.

The longest-living Avatar in this beloved world’s history, Avatar Kyoshi established the brave and respected Kyoshi Warriors, but she also founded the secretive Dai Li, which led to the corruption, decline, and fall of her own nation.

The first of two novels based on Avatar Kyoshi in the Chronicles of the Avatar series, The Rise of Kyoshi maps her journey from a girl of humble origins to the merciless pursuer of justice who is still feared and admired centuries after she became the Avatar.

“Yee artfully weaves in political entanglements as well as complex cultural identities to fully immerse readers in Kyoshi's world. . . . An action-packed tale that answers some long-awaited questions; fans will look forward to the promised sequel.”—Kirkus Reviews
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Seitenzahl
442
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17.45 €

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5

Ultra spannend und ein Muss für jeden Avatar Fan. Ich bin so gespannt auf den nächsten Teil!

4.5

The book gives an interesting inside into the story of Kyoshi and I loved reading it. It was really cool seeing the upbringing and struggles of a character I already loved while watching the show. The direction they took her character was surprising to me, considering what I knew of her before reading the books, but I found myself really liking the less untouchable and more human Kyoshi. In general all the characters were pretty 3-dimensional and likeable. The romance wasn’t too prominent but when it was there it was really sweet and believable. Another thing I liked was the fact that the book went into detail about the politics of the Avatar-world at the time. But although I found the world building aspects very interesting I can imagine it’s not for everyone. Generally I’d say being a fan of the series won’t automatically make you love the book and you shouldn’t expect it to be exactly like atla. But when you give it the chance to be it’s own story it can be great. It won’t work for everyone but it worked for me. 4,5/5

5

Reading this felt like a real experience, sure it had its flaws, but I still enjoyed it so much. The writing style, for me, was really effective in transporting Kyoshi's emotions, some more raw, some more delicate. I was engaged from the very beginning (which was a little slow, but I like it that way) and grew to care for the characters really fast. Even though I never felt forced to compare this to ATLA, I need to say it is a darker story. Nothing in here is black or white, everything and everyone is more in a grey area where everyone does questionable stuff but it's still hard to condemn anyone. My biggest problem is that the reveals didn't work for me, they felt kind of cheap, but that wasn't that much of an issue. Also, the transition phase from Kyoshi's life before to being the Avatar was kind of abrupt, but it kind of makes sense after what went down. I wish that this book was longer and we got to explore the people, places and how this world was back than even more. There are some of the things I already loved in ATLA and Korra: the protagonists really feel the consequences of what happens, we get glimpses of the villian's POV, there is a little bit of humor... The author seems to understand what made the original series work and still made a story that doesn't try to be like that. Not sure it will work for every fan, but it absolutely worked for me.

5

A must read if you liked Avatar The Last Airbender and Korra! Kyoshis story was not at all how expected it, but I was positively surprised and couldn't put the book down

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