![]() Many things are all happening in symphony, and all of them keep readers on the edge of their seats. This book might be the most interesting of the series. And our hope is ignited by the sight of you. To believe otherwise is to surrender our liberty to lies. ![]() “…there is no cost too high for doing what is right and no retribution great enough for doing what is wrong. In the middle of First Warren, a band of rabbits is living in the underground Citadel of Dreams where rabbits, like those of Cloud Mountain, are fighting back with song and dance as much as with bows and arrows. I will explain the horrors of Akolan below, but what matters most is that everywhere that evil is having its hour, a growing number of rabbit-kind are banding together in resistance, and they are sowing the seeds of the victory that will surely come. Everywhere the rabbits look, evil appears to be winning. We bring them here to remind them of what we had, and what we might have again.”Īs wolf attacks are a constant reality for the rabbits of Harbone Citadel, and rabbits of First Warren are living like slaves in a totalitarian regime, the rabbits of Akolan are living through special horrors in the prison state bordering Morbin’s lair, and the rabbits of Terralain dispute the succession to the throne. We take them from their lives of bleak indignities, and we bring them to an inn of life and light. So, to help recapture the imagination of the community, and to honor my own family legacy, I created the Citadel of Dreams. Regulars mixed in with travelers, from younglings to the oldest around. The laughter, the music, and the families all together. “I remembered, with deep fondness, how it felt to be in our old place in its day. The mountain prison city of Akolan feels very different from the woods of First Warren. By separating the characters from each other, Smith allows us to meet more delightful characters as well as the chance to see different (and fascinating) settings. I found it incredibly helpful to refer to the maps in the front of the book as they were traveling. Because war is underway, the rabbits are scattered between several locations. But, as one of our favorite characters says, that week feels like a lifetime ago. In this third book, it is only a week after the devastating tragedy of the second book. In this review, I will assume that readers are familiar with the first two books in the series, but I will work to avoid spoilers (both from the first two books and this one) in case parents are reading these to determine whether or not the series will be a good fit for their readers. through her anguish, she weighed the cost and settled in her heart that it was worth it.” “Distantly, she remembered the cause and the reasons she had exchanged her life. Smith is the third book in the main Green Ember series, and is 114 pages longer than Ember Falls at 445 pages. It is also about raising the banner high and clinging to hope and that which is good when there is so much reason to despair. This achingly beautiful book is about battle and sacrifice and the courage that is requisite in the face of true evil.
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