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| The First Collier (Guardians of Ga'hoole, Book 9) | 
 enlarge | Author: Kathryn Lasky
Publisher: Scholastic
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 13549
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0439795680
EAN: 9780439795685
ASIN: 0439795680
Publication Date: April 1, 2006
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 Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May 22, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book was great because it was action-packed and discribes the action also. It was very interesting and I ALWAYS would read it again. (Which is 9 times) Well, It's a lot for an 8 year old like me!=)
I loved it May 21, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
From his death bed, the old owl Ezylryb warns Soren and the great tree's new king, Coryn, of a coming danger, and instructs them to read the Legends of Ga'Hoole so they will know the identity of this mysterious rising threat.
The first of these three ancient volumes is entitled "The First Collier." In it, Soren and Coryn find a world of chaos, warring kingdoms, and nachtmagen, the dark magic of the evil half-crow, half-owl creatures known as hagsfiends.
When good King H'rath is murdered by the foul hagsfiends, his mate Queen Siv knows she must give up her egg if it is to survive. The hagsfiend Ygryk knows that within the egg is a very special owl, and she wants nothing more than to steal it and turn the chick within to evil. To rescue her chick, Siv gives the egg to noble Grank, the first collier, so he can raise it far from the hagsfiends' harm.
The First Collier is an excellent read for fans of the series, and Coryn's startling revelation at the end will leave readers hanging and anxious for Book Ten: The Coming of Hoole, which arrives in bookstores this summer. Keep up the great writing, Mrs. Lasky!
 The First Collier April 19, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
YAY. GRANK'S STORY.
This book was actually pretty good. I like how there's no nest maid snakes to brag about how great owls are.
This is for you magic maniacs out there. There's more magic than the in the previous books.
The story starts off really... well, bad. But as soon as H'rath, the High King, dies, the story gets a ton more interesting. That's probably because of the hagsfiends. They're the only part that makes this book worth reading (and those hagsfiends do a good job).
Soren and the others dwell in the Prologue and Epilogue. Soren seems to have gotten a major personality make-over, and the rest of the Band just loafs around talking. And yes, there's still the unmoving dying unique to Guardians.
This is a cool book if you're willing to spend about 49 pages reading boring stuff (the 127 other pages are WAY more interesting). If you're the patient type, this is a book for you.
The First Collier March 30, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Defenetly a good book I was always wondering about Grank's story. Hurry and get this book it is wonderful, and very exciting!! As good as The Rescue in this series and The Journey that is also in this series. This series is like a shorter booked Redwall series.
The First Collier Reviewed by Soren March 16, 2006
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
The First Collier was very good, as I'm sure any Guardians of Ga'Hoole fan would agree. I, personally love the characters Soren & Coryn and their stories, and to have them in the Prologue and the Epilogue was great! Sure, I'd like to see them in a whole book, but this is good enough for now. When the Legends are through, Kathryn Lasky may continue on with Soren, Coryn, and the Band, at least I think so, because if Nyra is what Coryn & Soren think she is (I won't say, so I don't ruin it for you all who havn't read it yet) then how can they stop her in just a Prologue & Epilogue of 2 books? What I think will happen is, over the time that the young king and his uncle are reading the Legends of Ga'Hoole in Ezylryb's hoolow, they will figure out exactly how (what Nyra is) was stopped then, so they could do the same now to save Ga'Hoole. The First Collier had it's thrills and sadnesses, and a lot of new words! (Nacht Ga', nachtmagen, gadfeathers, spottilate, ect.) And of course, the surprising end to the book in the Epilogue, in which Soren refers to Coryn "Why, dear boy, why?" and "Go on, my boy", and Coryn reveals what he thinks the reason was for reading the Legends as Ezylryb instructed. Now, is The Coming of Hoole has an Epilogue, and I think it will, then it will probably be a surprise as well to readers. I think Mrs. Lasky has outdone herself with this stunning prequel to the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series, and I think the next, the 10th, the Coming of Hoole, and the last, the 11th, To Be A King, will both be equally spectacular and an overall enjoyable reading experience!!!
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