About This Book:
Barclay and his friends race to find a legendary beast in the Wilderlands before their enemy in this action-packed fourth book in the New York Timesbestselling Wilderlore series.
As the election for Grand Keeper looms closer, the villainous Audrian Keyes returns. He claims he has the secret to finding Navrashtya, the Legendary Beast of the Tundra who’s been missing for centuries. And so a team of specialized Lore Keepers must undertake a desperate mission: find her first, no matter the cost.
But the uncharted regions of the Tundra hold countless dangers, from the monstrous Beasts to the brutal cold, yet far more chilling mysteries await them out on the ice caps. Like why Navrashtya went missing in the first place. Or the truth behind this strange Lore that only Barclay can feel, whose power might very well save the mission—or doom it.
*Review Contributed By Jan Farnworth, Staff Reviewer*
Wilderlore
Amanda Foody has not only created a fantastic world in the Wilderlore series. One of the most impressive aspects of these books is the character development and the complex relationships. The cast of characters is large, but you care about all of them, and your feelings about them will be complicated and change throughout the series. There are no one or two-dimensional characters here. Watching the characters advance in their skills as their training continues and how what is expected of them also increases. This is a rare book complete of kids and adults working together without the kids running away from the adults but also without the adults keeping the kids from doing anything interesting. The kids are not the most powerful characters in the story, but they still matter. It is refreshing to read about important people who make a difference without being The Chosen One. It was lush as ever, with many secrets that had me gasping and awing at each turn. I loved learning about the mythologies of the land, more about the families and people in the universe, and discovering new creatures. I’m a massive fan of the index in the back with the beast log, which I always refer to each time I see a beast mentioned in the story as a refresher. I cannot wait for the next book in the series to see what Barclay and his new and old friends accomplish.
