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The lost heir – “wings of fire” series.

• Tui T. Sutherland

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• Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

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The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland has been reviewed by Focus on the Family’s marriage and parenting magazine . It is the second book in the “Wings of fire” series.

Plot Summary

The Lost Heir continues the story of five dragonets — Tsunami, Clay, Starlight, Glory and Sunny. Stolen as eggs by a secret group named the Talons of Peace, the dragonets were kept as prisoners and trained in order that they may one day bring peace to the land.

In a prologue, Webs, a dragon who’d served as teacher and jailor of the dragonets, must admit to having lost them to Queen Scarlet of the SkyWing dragons. The other members of the Talons of Peace attempt to kill him, but Webs escapes.

The dragonets have escaped from the SkyWings. Tsunami, a SeaWing dragon like Webs, is anxious to return to her home under the water. She hopes her dragonet friends will follow her, but they are conflicted. Some want Starflight, a NightWing dragon, to be their leader.

When a SkyWing patrol approaches, the dragonets hide. Tsunami, afraid that one of her friends has been spotted, attacks one of the patrol dragons, knocking him into the water. Not wanting to kill him, she carries him to shore. The dragonets secure him under a heavy tree so he can’t escape, and then set out in search of Tsunami’s family in the ocean.

After several days, Tsunami and her friends encounter Riptide, a SeaWing dragon on patrol. He leads them closer to the Summer Palace of the SeaWings. They encounter Shark, the commander of the palace guard. Tsunami insists her friends not be killed, and they are eventually given access to the Summer Palace.

Tsunami is thrilled to finally meet her mother, Queen Coral, and is surprised to learn she has a little sister, Anemone. The queen orders the other dragonets to be placed in a cave for their protection, while Tsunami is given pearls and taught more about her mother’s kingdom. The body of Kestrel, one of the dragonet’s jailors, is found on a nearby island. Tsunami fears the SeaWings will think she and her friends had something to do with Kestrel’s death, so keeps quiet about what she knows. Later, in a meeting of Queen Coral’s various counselors, Tsunami learns that a dragon she was forced to kill in Queen Scarlet’s arena was actually her father. She doesn’t admit she killed him, but does tell Queen Coral that her husband is dead.

Her mother’s favorite teacher, Whirlpool, tries to instruct Tsunami in Aquatic, the optical language of the SeaWings. Bored by his teaching methods, Tsunami leaves the lesson and runs into Riptide, who offers her a more practical lesson in Aquatic.

On her way back to the palace, she is attacked, barely managing to escape. Queen Coral fears for her last two eggs. When they search the royal hatchery, one of the dragon eggs has been broken and the dragonet killed. Tsunami insists that she be allowed to protect the remaining egg, even though it means her death if something should happen to it.

Above the water, a great storm is raging, and Tsunami learns that the caves of the Summer Palace often flood. She worries about her friends left in the Summer Palace while she has been in the Deep Palace, safe under the sea. She braves the storm to return to them and discovers them piled together in a soon to be flooded cave.

Clay, who is a MudWing — the SeaWings’ archrivals — has been chained to the cave and can’t escape. Tsunami finds the guards and convinces them to give her the key to Clay’s chains. She guides her friends to a higher cave and finds food for them to eat. She also asks Sunny, the SandWing dragonet, to care for the dragonet egg. Sunny’s natural warmth should be enough to help the egg to hatch. Tsunami feels guilty because she realizes she feels more at home and safe with her friends than with the tribe of SeaWings she will one day rule.

Queen Blister, a rival for the SkyWings’ throne, arrives at the Summer Palace to meet with her friend Queen Coral. Tsunami doesn’t trust Blister. She and her friend Starflight soon realize that Blister may have had something to do with Kestrel’s death, but Starflight cautions Tsunami not to speak of it yet. Blister asks how Queen Coral’s “secret weapon” is doing, and Coral offers a private demonstration.

Anemone insists that Tsunami be able to attend as well. Anemone is asked to move a pearl necklace across the wall, which she does successfully without touching it. Tsunami realizes her sister is an animus, a dragonet with magical powers. Anemone claims that Blister wants her to learn how to enchant a spear to kill the rival queen and cause their enemy’s caves to collapse. She fears that if she tries anything too big, she will lose her mind, as other animus of the past have done.

Webs is discovered hiding in the canopy of trees above the Summer Palace. He begs for mercy from Queen Coral but says she is free to punish him as she desires for stealing Tsunami’s egg. He explains he’d only been working for the good of the land and hope for the prophecy’s fulfillment.

Coral throws him and his son, Riptide, into prison, planning to kill them in a public display. Blister convinces Coral that the threat to her last dragonet egg is over and that it should be returned to the hatchery. Tsunami is sure the egg is still in danger and insists she be allowed to guard it in the hatchery.

As Tsunami watches over the egg, a giant statue of a dragon comes to life. After battling it, Tsunami manages to pin it to the floor with a spear. She believes that Orca, the princess the statue depicts, must have been an animus. She had left the statue behind to kill the other royal dragonets.

The baby dragon hatches from its shell, and when Tsunami helps it out of the hatchery, the statue of Orca refreezes. The following morning, Queen Blister convinces Queen Coral to keep the dragonets of destiny prisoner in the Kingdom of the Sea, for their own protection. They are kept in a cell, surrounded by deadly electric eels.

Anemone sneaks in to try and help the dragonets escape. She uses her magical powers to enchant a spear to find the dragon that tried to kill Tsunami. The spear returns with Whirlpool, Queen Coral’s favorite teacher.

Whirlpool admits to attacking Tsunami because he hopes to one day be king by marrying one of the princesses. He thought Anemone would be a more subservient wife. Anemone accidently hits him into the electrified moat where eels set upon him.

Starflight explains that the charged waterfall around their cell may now be turned off, since the eels have expended their electricity. Tsunami risks her life to set her friends free. Then she sends Anemone back to Queen Coral, so no one will suspect she aided the dragonets escape. Once her friends are free, they seek to release Riptide and Webs as well. Before they can find their friends’ cell, SkyWing dragons firebomb the Summer Palace.

Tsunami finds them and helps Riptide and Webs escape. Riptide admits to helping The Talons of Peace, but says it was only to find out information about his father. Crocodile, a dragon that had helped Webs escape earlier, appears in the mouth of the prison cave. She confesses that she betrayed the Talons of Peace and has joined the SkyWing dragons. She helped Webs escape so she could learn the location of the SeaWings’ secret Summer Palace. She plans on taking the dragonets back to the SkyWings as prisoners.

Glory uses her venomous spit to kill Crocodile. The dragonets escape the battle and head back toward land with a wounded Webs in tow. Riptide stays behind to help protect his home. The dragonets take refuge on the land. They decide to try and find Glory’s family in the rainforest. They hope the RainWings might have an antidote for the poison killing Webs. As they rest for the night, Tsunami hopes for the well-being of her family and realizes that her home is no longer in the Kingdom of the Sea. She wonders if she’ll ever find someplace to call home.

In an epilogue, Queen Blister plots with a NightWing dragon named Morrowseer and a SeaWing dragon named Nautilus. Nautilus, a former member of the Talons of Peace, explains that there is a group of replacement dragonets that have been kept secret, in case the original dragonets of destiny fail. Blister and Morrowseer plot the demise of Tsunami, Glory and Starflight, hoping they still may be able to use Sunny and Clay to their advantage.

Christian Beliefs

Other belief systems.

Some dragons are able to use magic to move and enchant objects. One royal ancestor created the Summer Palace with his abilities but went insane using all his power. Anemone can move objects with her mind. Orca, one of Queen Coral’s daughters, enchanted a statue so that it will kill any future dragonet eggs, thereby assuring there would be no rivals for her throne. Tsunami claims that fate wants the dragonets of destiny to survive.

Authority Roles

The dragonets have learned not to trust adults. They were kept as prisoners by the dragons that raised them. Tsunami wants to love and respect her mother, but Queen Coral seems easily swayed by her council members’ adoration. The queen also has a quick and violent temper. She is overprotective of her daughters because of the attacks on her other eggs.

Tsunami watches her mother’s actions and decides that a good leader must take advice from trusted council, sometimes deny her own wishes, and always be ready to protect those for whom she cares. Clay’s mother sold him to the Talons of Peace for a cow so she could eat it.

Profanity & Violence

The term gosh is used once.

The world of the dragons is at war, and they are violent creatures. Tsunami remembers with regret how she was forced by one of their captors to fight an older dragon to the death. She recalls the sound of his bones snapping. This dragon turned out to be her father. Glory used her poisonous venom to severely wound and possibly kill the SkyWings’ queen. Dragon princesses, such as Tsunami, must fight their mothers to the death in order to become queens. Tsunami attacks a SkyWing dragon that she thinks has spotted her friends. She flies into him, bites his tail and drags him into the water. He fights back with fire. Clay protects her with his fireproof wings. She and Clay drag the half-drowned dragon back to the shore so he won’t die.

Tsunami is attacked in one of the tunnels. She is clawed hard enough to bleed. Queen Coral rips apart the dragon that was supposed to guard her last two dragonet eggs. First she rips out the guard’s teeth, one by one. She claws at the guard’s stomach, causing blood to rise up into the water and then crushes the dragon’s head on the coral floor.

An enchanted statue attacks Tsunami. It rips her gills and breaks several of her ribs. Tsunami pulls out its marble eyes so it is blinded. She eventually shoves a spear through its mouth, which pins it to the ground. The dragonets are thrown into a prison with electric eels that will kill them if the dragonets try to escape. SkyWing and MudWing dragons work together to attack the Summer Palace. They throw burning logs onto the roof, which then burn through the jungle canopy. SeaWing dragons catch on fire.

Glory sprays Crocodile with her venom; the poison eats through her scales. Crocodile falls out of the cave and plummets to the ocean below. Dragons punch and kick in battle. The SkyWings breathe fire on their enemies. Blister uses her poisonous barb to harm Webs.

Sexual Content

Discussion topics.

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Additional Comments

Drugs: Webs admits to drugging the guards with a sleeping potion so he could steal Tsunami’s egg.

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THE LOST HEIR

From the wings of fire: the graphic novel series , vol. 2.

by Tui T. Sutherland ; adapted by Barry Deutsch ; illustrated by Mike Holmes with Maarta Laiho ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 26, 2019

A mostly smooth adaptation sure to delight fans new and old.

The second volume in a popular graphic-novel spinoff delves deeper into one dragonet’s past.

Jumping right into the action where previous volume Wings of Fire (2017) left off, the “dragonets of destiny” have escaped captivity and now travel to the underwater realm of SeaWing dragon Tsunami. In the Kingdom of the Sea, outspoken cerulean-hued Tsunami is reunited with her long-lost mother, Queen Coral, and is delighted to have seemingly found her place. However, all is not as it seems in Queen Coral’s court, where the dragonets soon learn that deception and treachery abound. Tsunami is soon faced with a difficult decision: Does she remain with the trusted dragonets or stay with the family of whom she has always dreamed? In Deutsch’s graphic-novel adaptation, Sutherland’s high-fantasy series is lushly sprawling and intricate in its worldbuilding and character development. Holmes’ illustrations are richly imagined, conveying the many action scenes through a vivid lens, and colorist Laiho uses a jeweled palette for the dragons. Some scenes may be tough to follow for readers unfamiliar with the original series, but the fast-paced and thrilling adventures more than make up for this minor quibble. Although all characters are dragons, familiar themes such as acceptance of those who are different and finding one’s place in the world are explored, broadening the appeal beyond dragon devotees.

Pub Date: Feb. 26, 2019

ISBN: 978-0-545-94221-8

Page Count: 224

Publisher: Graphix/Scholastic

Review Posted Online: Nov. 25, 2018

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 15, 2018

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Readers can still rely on this series to bring laughs.

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Book Review: Wings of Fire: The Lost Heir

Wings of Fire: The Lost Heir, is a great book! After being held captive by and potentially killing the queen of the Skywings in the first book, the adventure continues! The dragonets are now on their way to the Sea Kingdom, where they meet one of the dragonet’s mother! After the heartwarming reunion, the dragonets are thrown into chaos in the Sea Kingdom! Read the book to find out more! I really love the characters and their relatable and diverse personalities. The humor and drama mixed in makes the book even better. The book is one of my favorite books of all time! I couldn't put the book down, and before I knew it, I'd finished the whole series! I definitely recommend it! Reviewer's grade: 9th

The Lost Heir

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The Lost Heir is the second book in the New York Times bestselling series Wings of Fire . The main protagonist is Tsunami . The book was officially released on January 1st, 2013. [1]

The Lost Heir succeeds The Dragonet Prophecy and precedes The Hidden Kingdom .

• 2 Quote on Back of Hardcover
• 3 Dedication
• 4.1 Prologue
• 4.2 Part 1: The Edge of the Ocean
• 4.3 Part 2: Into the Deep
• 4.4 Part 3: Out of the Egg
• 4.5 Epilogue
• 8 International Releases
• 9 References

Summary [ ]

The lost heir to the SeaWing throne is coming home at last…

She can't believe it's finally happening. Tsunami and her fellow dragonets of destiny are journeying under the water to the great SeaWing Kingdom . Stolen as an egg from the Royal Hatchery , Tsunami is eager to meet her future subjects and reunite with her mother, Queen Coral .

But Tsunami's return to the home she never knew doesn’t go quite the way she had always imagined. Queen Coral welcomes her with open wings, but a mysterious assassin has been killing off the queen 's heirs for years, and Tsunami may be the next target. The dragonets came to the SeaWings for protection, but this ocean hides secrets, betrayal - and perhaps even death.

Quote on Back of Hardcover [ ]

Tsunami burst into the air and kept beating her wings to rise into the sky. In the distance, she could see the cliff-side cave and the worried faces of her friends poking out.

An enormous splash sounded behind her. The other SeaWing surged out of the ocean. His massive tail whacked the water twice as he lifted off into the air, sending giant waves rushing in all directions.

He looked even bigger out here in the air. His hooked claws gleamed sharply in the sunlight. His dark blue eyes were fixed on her wings.

The first true citizen of her kingdom she'd ever met, and he was coming to kill her.

Dedication [ ]

For Jonathan and his magnificent SeaWing costume.

Prologue [ ]

The prologue began the day after the dragonets escaped the SkyWings , with the focus centered on Webs as he emerged from a river. He was suddenly made aware that he was surrounded by seven members of the Talons of Peace , three of the dragons being Nautilus , a male SeaWing and the leader of the Talons; Cirrus , a male IceWing ; and Crocodile , a female MudWing . After Webs informed them of what befell the dragonets, they conversed amongst themselves with Webs still there. He heard about The Backup Plan, although they never clarified what that really was. Then, on Nautilus' orders, Cirrus said that he was going to rip Webs' heart out and feed it to the fish (which Webs found ironic, considering he had just eaten a fish). However, Crocodile knocked the two unconscious, thus letting him go unscathed. As Webs flew away, Crocodile caught up with him and encouraged him to go back to the Kingdom of the Sea. She described Queen Coral as a good queen and claimed the SeaWing queen was in a "good mood". After saying good-bye to the MudWing, Webs decided to return home and to ask Coral to forgive him.

Part 1: The Edge of the Ocean [ ]

The story started with Tsunami standing on a beach, with her friends behind her. Starflight attempted to order the others back under the trees, as he was worried they would be spotted by a SkyWing patrol, but no one listened to him. He reminded them of the dragons that were searching for them after Glory possibly killed Scarlet and they escaped from the SkyWing Palace . Clay began to complain about the tiny fish in the shallow water instead of big ones while Tsunami and Starflight started arguing. Sunny reacted by asking Clay to intervene. Glory then teases Clay about him being a " bigwings ." Clay explained that they should get to the SeaWings as fast as possible, to be safe. Starflight then heard wingbeats and started to panic. Tsunami was doubtful of the sounds of wingbeats, not being able to hear them herself, and thought Starflight was overreacting. Then Sunny chimed in and said that she heard them, too, and smelled smoke.

Tsunami dove into the water upon seeing a patrol of SkyWings approaching. Sunny ran after Starflight, while Clay encountered a mud shelf and Glory camouflaged with the sand. The SkyWings bolted past, but the last one stopped and looked around. Tsunami, thinking he saw Sunny, attacked the dragon. Clay flew to Tsunami's aid soon after she attacked, and helped drag the SkyWing into the ocean. After the soldier passed out, Tsunami and Clay hauled him onto the beach. There, Clay attempted to revive him, much to Glory's displeasure. The others soon arrived and lectured Tsunami for attacking the soldier without needing to. Starflight then requested for Tsunami and Clay to go get a fallen tree, which they placed on the soldier's shoulders. They covered his eyes with leaves, and began to fly inland, "just in case." As they left, Tsunami glanced over her shoulder for a long moment at the sea. She felt regret because of the dragonets' annoyance with her and then that they started listening to Starflight.

Four days later, Tsunami woke up on an island in the Bay of a Thousand Scales . She contemplated the recent events concerning Starflight. Then, she jumped into the ocean. She fought the currents to the next island, where she spotted a SeaWing. She watched him as he interacted with another SeaWing. The second SeaWing then left and Tsunami caught up with the first one. He first seemed startled to see her. She pointed to the surface and the SeaWing swam away. Tsunami chased him and pinned him after he head-slammed into a whale. The dragon flashed his stripes at Tsunami. Tsunami responded in kind, causing the dragon to look confused. She reached the surface, and the other SeaWing followed momentarily and flashed his stripes again. Tsunami imitated him and he lunged for her. Tsunami then attacked him and flew back to her friends. The SeaWing followed her and asked what was wrong. Tsunami then told him that he attacked her, but he denied the accusation. He then informed Tsunami that she said she liked him. He claimed that Tsunami said, quote, "Hey, sparkling teeth, I love three of your claws but not the others, and I wish your nose was a herring so I could eat it, and also your wings sound like sharks snoring." Tsunami burst out laughing in response. The SeaWing told her to leave because he thought that a SeaWing that does not know Aquatic is not a SeaWing, and he attacked Clay, whom he had mistaken for an enemy. Tsunami then set him straight a few points after Sunny attempted to stop the SeaWing, by telling them that the five of them were the dragonets of destiny.

The SeaWing then revealed his name to be Riptide. He asked about Webs, and Tsunami told him a few things. He then offered to go inform Queen Coral because he did not want to bring Tsunami's friends to the hidden Summer Palace . Tsunami refused, saying, "How would she feel if you told her you met her missing daughter and did not bring her to the palace?" In response, Riptide started to protest, but again, Tsunami insisted on ongoing and bringing her friends. Riptide then placed seaweed on Clay and Sunny, serving as a blindfold. The six dragons then flew over the sea and towards the Summer Palace. They met Commander Shark , who turned out to be Tsunami's uncle and Queen Coral's brother, along with being the Chief of Defense. Tsunami acted defensively towards him, not believing he was very trustworthy. Shark ordered the soldiers to kill the dragonets and bring Tsunami to the Palace. Tsunami knocked one soldier out of the air and told Shark to bring all five of them to the palace. They swam underwater for a long time, surfacing occasionally to breathe in a semi-aquatic tunnel entrance, modified for Blister 's rare visits.

Part 2: Into the Deep [ ]

As Tsunami emerged from the water, she noticed all the blue and green SeaWings staring at her. She remembered the stripes on her wings that Riptide mentioned earlier and lit them up. She then tried an "I'm home!" speech but ended up embarrassing herself. Riptide led the dragonets to the top of the pavilion, a stone structure twelve stories tall. Riptide explained how each level had a different purpose. After they reached the top level, Riptide informed the dragonets that an animus SeaWing designed it by animating the stone to grow into its shape. Minutes later, Queen Coral arrived. Tsunami was thrilled to see her mother but was shocked to see another dragonet with royal stripes on her wings with the queen. Riptide told Tsunami that the dragonet was her sister, Anemone .

Tsunami growled at Starflight and asked why he did not know about Anemone. He claimed that the scroll , The Royal Lineage of the SeaWings: From the Scorching to the Present , was old and outdated. Glory noticed this and commented on the situation. Before Tsunami could even react, Queen Coral landed and embraced her, quoting the homecoming scene of The Missing Princess . Anemone complained that her claws hurt. Coral then explained to Anemone that Tsunami was the dragonet that she lost six years ago. Tsunami introduced herself, and Coral asked about Webs. Coral noticed Clay and proceeded to shout at him, saying, "WHY IS THERE A MUDWING IN MY SUMMER PALACE?" Tsunami quickly explained by saying that Clay was her friend, as a Dragonet of Destiny. Coral then ordered the guards to place the dragonets in Blister's cave with a guard, much to the dragonets' outrage. Coral told Tsunami that the other dragonets would be fine. Tsunami told Coral about how Webs never let her near the ocean or taught her Aquatic. Outraged, Coral stated that she would execute him.

Coral gave Tsunami a strand of smooth white pearls, claiming that "I have to start making up for all the gifts I missed giving you." Tsunami noticed dark stains on Coral's claws. Coral told her that they were "the perils of my job! Well, my hobby, anyway. My art, you might call it." Coral then took Tsunami to the 8th level of the pavilion, the library. Coral introduced Tsunami to Whirlpool , claiming that he would make a fine king someday. Tsunami noticed Anemone quickly hide a hopeful expression, and wondered how much the little dragonet could clear up. Coral explained that she loved to write and gave Tsunami four scrolls 'for her to read tonight.' One of them was The Missing Princess, and Tsunami excitedly informed Coral how that scroll was her favorite. "Really?" Coral asked. "I wrote it for you!"

Just then, a SeaWing bearing a resemblance to Shark appeared. Coral identified her as Moray , Tsunami's cousin. Moray kissed up to the queen for a moment before explaining that there was a dead SkyWing a few islands from the Summer Palace. Coral immediately went to see the body, with Shark, Moray, Tsunami, Anemone, and another dragon, Piranha , close behind. When they reach the island, Tsunami was exhausted from swimming. She then looked down at the dead dragon. Shock quickly subsided to disbelief. The dead SkyWing was Kestrel , one of their old guardians. Someone had murdered her.

Tsunami felt conflicted while flying back to the Summer Palace. She eventually decided to go see her friends tomorrow and tell them everything then. Coral returned from a war meeting with Anemone. The three SeaWings flew to a waterfall and swam under it, revealing an underwater bedroom. Tsunami collapsed into her bed and fell asleep. She woke up the next morning to find Anemone watching her. Startled, Tsunami feared that Anemone was trying to kill her. However, Anemone signaled for her to be quiet then tried to say something in Aquatic, forgetting that Tsunami never learned to speak the language . Anemone tried again and remembered, frustrated. Tsunami inspected the harness, which she guesses grew with her. Anemone signaled Tsunami to follow her to the surface, which Anemone was barely able to reach. She expressed her relief that Tsunami was home, claiming that, "Maybe you can make her less crazy, or maybe she'll set me free now that she has you." About Coral. Anemone claimed that she was happy she no longer had to marry Whirlpool, but Tsunami said no to the prospect of marrying that dragon. She also stated that she did not have the time to get married.

Tsunami asked a few more questions, specifically about Orca , Coral's oldest and deceased daughter, which Anemone hurriedly answered so that the two sisters could return to their beds before Coral woke up. When the queen did awaken, she gave another strand of pearls to Tsunami, these purple and oddly shaped. The three of them then head to the Council meeting on the 6th floor of the pavilion. Tsunami was given the pool marked "Dragonet Care" to sit in, as its occupant, Tortoise , was absent due to guarding the royal hatchery.

After Tsunami embarrassed herself by eating before Coral's permission, Coral began to discuss rescuing Gill , the SeaWing king. Unknown by the Council or the queen, he was killed by Tsunami in the SkyWing arena . Tsunami soon learned after a confession from Coral that Gill was Tsunami's father. She felt incredibly guilty after the meeting was dismissed, wanting to be alone. However, Whirlpool insisted on giving her an Aquatic lesson. After learning nothing from it, she headed out to the island that looked like a dragon skeleton and met Riptide there. He gave her a proper lesson in which she learned basic Aquatic and she returned to the palace.

While swimming through the tunnel, a dragon attacked her, forcing a hood over her head so that she could not see. She managed to fight off her attacker but did not see who it was. Riptide showed up and asked if she was okay. In Aquatic, she said 'alright' and headed in to alert her mother. Queen Coral was reading to a bored Anemone of how she chose Gill to be her husband. Tsunami informed her that someone attacked her and Coral became concerned about her eggs. She gathered her council, and they rushed to the Deep Palace .

They headed inside to the hatchery. Tsunami saw the statue of Orca, which she knew was her dead sister. She heard Coral's roar of fury and saw the limp body of the blue hatchling. Coral exited the hatchery and Tsunami picked up the last egg, believing and swearing to protect it. Queen Coral was attacking the failed dragonet care council member Tortoise. After killing her, she spotted Tsunami with the egg. She beckoned her to hand it over, but Tsunami refused and flashed her stripes saying, " I will protect " and pointing to the egg. Coral headed to the surface with Anemone and Tsunami and they argued about the egg. Coral eventually gave in, and Tsunami got a harness for the egg, but it did not fit. Anemone touched it and it shrank to the egg and her size.

Tsunami swam back to the Summer Palace in a storm, worried about her friends. She got lost, but eventually found Riptide, who showed her the way. She met up with her friends in the caves and found that someone had chained up Clay. She convinced some guards to hand over the key to unlocking him and they flew into a dry cave. Tsunami gave Sunny the egg, to keep it warm with Sunny's warm body heat that all SandWings possess.

The dragonets awoke to find Princess Blister standing over them, and Coral yelling angrily about her egg. Tsunami and the dragonets came to breakfast after Blister convinced Coral they should come. Tsunami loudly announced that Lagoon and Shark disobeyed Coral, getting them locked in the underwater dungeon. They then talked about Kestrel, who Tsunami had forgotten to mention to her friends about. In the commotion, Blister backed Tsunami up by saying it could be shocking seeing the dead body of someone you knew. Then she said, " especially when you've wanted to slash her throat yourself once or twice in your lifetime — right, Tsunami? ". Tsunami wondered how Blister knew Kestrel's throat was slashed when only a stabbing was mentioned. Starflight also caught Blister's mistake.

Blister then wanted to see their "secret weapon" and Tsunami followed them. Whirlpool took a strand of pearls and told Anemone to make it crawl across the room. On her second try, she obeyed, and Tsunami realized she was an animus. Blister and Coral went off to talk privately and Anemone made the pearls fly off the edge, causing Whirlpool to follow. Anemone explained that every time an animus used their powers, they lost a bit of themselves, and she was scared for that to happen. Blister and Coral finish conversing but they then heard a noise from the canopy.

Blister flew up to see what the noise was and grabs a dragon, Webs, out of the canopy, leaving a hole. Coral was still angry at Webs and she attacked him, throwing him off the edge. Tsunami found herself trying to save him, and Clay helped. They land on the library level and the other dragonets follow. Coral questioned why she would save him, and she lied saying they could use him for information about the Talons of Peace. Webs woke and Coral forced him to explain how he got into the hatchery. He said he drugged the guards with help from his wife. Queen Coral cruelly said she put his wife in battle, and "too bad that first battle was such a bloodbath." Coral then wanted information about the Talons of Peace. Tsunami was upset that Coral did not seem to care that a dragonet's life was ruined. Starflight then said that Webs saved her life by stealing her egg because she would have been murdered as well. Urchin then came and announced that they found a dragon outside of the palace. They brought him in, and it was Riptide.

Tsunami admitted she had been taking Aquatic lessons from Riptide, and not Whirlpool. Coral suspected he was working for the Talons of Peace and Tsunami claimed it was a lie. Blister cut in and said that Riptide and Webs were working together to kill the heirs to the throne to use Tsunami as a bargaining chip. Coral was excited by this idea and believed it. Starflight then explained that it would not work, because the murders started two years before they stole Tsunami's egg, and Webs could not have flown there and back whenever he wanted to kill a dragonet. Coral and Tsunami made a deal; she would let Riptide go if she caught the murderer. Tsunami realized that Blister wanted Webs dead, but for unknown reasons.

Part 3: Out of the Egg [ ]

Tsunami is in the pitch-black hatchery. She hears a scraping noise and notices Orca's statue moving. The statue attacks her and cuts one of her gills. It then steps on her and breaks some of her ribs. Tsunami fights back and yanks out its eyes, which does not affect it. She grabs the narwhal spear while it looks for its eyes. The statue attempts to walk over her to the egg as Tsunami realizes that an animus enchanted the statue. While she is thinking, the statue leaps at her and she stabs the spear into its chest. She notices that it crumbles a bit and gets the idea to trap it. She lodges the spear into the statue's mouth and jammed the other end into a crevice. The statue attempts to escape but Tsunami grabs the egg just as it breaks open. A little green head with dark green eyes blinks at Tsunami, and she says " hello " in Aquatic. She swims over to the door and opens it. The statue freezes. Tsunami has a theory of who enchanted it; she believes it was Orca.

Later, Tsunami names the newly hatched dragonet Auklet . Tsunami questions Starflight of why he is favoring Blister all of a sudden, and he does not answer. Coral, Anemone, and Blister arrive and say Orca's statue was destroyed. Tsunami still believes that Shark attacked her in the tunnel. Clay says that they are leaving, but Blister claims that she wants the dragonets to choose her as the SandWing queen. She nearly says the NightWings want her, but she corrects herself. Blister almost says to Coral that Tsunami killed Gill, but Starflight says that Blister killed Kestrel, and does not care about her daughters at all. Coral, unsure of who to believe, scoops up Auklet and Anemone and flies away after she orders the guards to take the dragonets. The dragonets are thrown in prison.

The prisons are islands with water flowing from the ceiling around them. In the water are electric eels that the prisoners are afraid of getting shocked by. Starflight, aware of this, pulls Tsunami back from the waterfall and explains the eels to the group. Sunny says that she hears wingbeats and Glory spots someone. It turns out to be an unharnessed Anemone, and for Tsunami, Anemone enchants a spear to find her attacker. It turns out to be Whirlpool. He is impressed and admits that he wanted Tsunami dead so he could marry Anemone. Then he muses that he could marry Auklet and inform Blister of this "development" of Anemone's powers. Anemone swings the spear across Whirlpool's head, and he falls into the moat. Anemone did not mean to do it, but she was just angry. The eels give out a full shock that killed him. Tsunami takes a chance and jumps through the waterfall. Then, she opens the cage and frees them. She then asks Anemone to come with them, but she refuses. Sunny hears the wingbeats again, and a firebomb is dropped through the canopy. Tsunami then frees Riptide and Webs.

Crocodile, a MudWing, claims that she followed Webs to the palace. She has brought an attack with her from Burn 's alliance. Glory shoots venom into her eyes, and Crocodile is presumed dead. Tsunami spots her mother and Anemone, who are throwing the scrolls into the water to keep them from burning. Riptide joins in the defense of the palace. The dragonets escape the palace, but as they do, Blister stabs Webs with her tail. It misses his heart but still poisons him. Tsunami has an idea to go to the RainWings . The novel ends with her thought, " So the Kingdom of the Sea wasn't my home after all. I wonder if anywhere ever will be. "

Epilogue [ ]

Morrowseer and Blister are discussing the future of the dragonets. Nautilus is called to them, and he tells them of his Backup Plan. He has a group of false dragonets of destiny made up of the offspring of his fellow Talons. When discussing this plan, Morrowseer suggests that they can combine the best options from each group. Blister demands that Tsunami and Starflight be deposed for the new Dragonets. Morrowseer agrees and says that they may be able to keep Clay. He also states that he has already hired an assassin.

Mistakes [ ]

• On the English cover, Tsunami has blue eyes, [2] although she is described to have green eyes. [3]
• On the cover, Tsunami is missing the patterns of spirals under her wings, [4] which is a characteristic of the royal family. [5]
• Coral's tongue was described to be forked, [6] but SeaWings do not have forked tongues. [7]
• Whirlpool was described to have rings on his talons. [8] [9] However, SeaWings have webbed talons, [10] and therefore should not be able to wear rings.
• The phrase on the other hand appears twice. [11]
• When Auklet's snout was covered in sand, it was described to look like a mustache. [12] However, dragons do not have mustaches and should not know what one is.
• Starflight said that only sisters and daughters could issue a royal challenge , [13] but nieces are also able to challenge. [14]
• Independent is misspelled as indepent twice. [15] Future prints corrected this mistake.
• In the audiobooks, Starflight is misread as Starlight . [ citation needed ]
• Tui had debated on calling this book The Princess Murders [event 1] and on the pre-final cover it was called The Last Heir . [16]
• Tui wanted to include a scene where Tsunami and Riptide kiss, but her editor thought it was too weird. [event 2]

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References [ ]

• ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ANT0VNY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i6
• ↑ The Lost Heir English cover
• ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy , page 9
• ↑ The Lost Heir , page 52
• ↑ The Lost Heir , page 78
• ↑ A NightWing Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia
• ↑ The Lost Heir , page 135
• ↑ The Lost Heir , page 265
• ↑ The Lost Heir , page 162
• ↑ The Lost Heir , page 244
• ↑ The Lost Heir , page 182
• ↑ Winter Turning , page 2
• ↑ The Lost Heir , page 290
• ↑ Pre-Final Cover of Book 2
• ↑ Stated by Tui ,  source  
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Book Report #6 Wings of Fire; The Lost Heir

Favorite Quote: Its okay to be a glowstick, sometimes we need to break before we SHINE.

The book was written by Tui T. Sutherland, which was about how the 5 dragonets of the prophecy finds a sea kingdom. Tsunami the seawing from one of the 5 dragonets gets to meet her family after being taken away for 7 years. With her friends being captured again and being held prisoners from the seawings, Tsunami got to be able to spend time with her mother and sister. Learning the ways of a seawing. But her queen mother Coral are Allies with Blister, which questions the dragonets if Blister would be a good queen for the sandwing kingdom. With many mysteries Tsunami and her friends witness and having to take care of a new egg from Queen Coral which is Tsunamis baby sister. The 5 dragonets realize that the seawing kingdom is not where they have to be so they attempt to escape the kingdom.

This is a really good book in my opinion. It has many mysteries which intrigues you to read more. And it’s gets me really excited for the next book which I hope it gets you excited too.

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The Lost Heir (Graphic Novel)

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The New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in this graphic novel adaptation!The lost heir to the SeaWing throne is going home at last. She can’t believe it’s finally happening. Tsunami and her fellow dragonets of destiny are journeying under the water to the great SeaWing Kingdom. Stolen as an egg from the royal hatchery, Tsunami is eager to meet her future subjects and reunite with her mother, Queen Coral. But Tsunami’s triumphant return doesn’t go quite the way she’d imagined. Queen Coral welcomes her with open wings, but a mysterious assassin has been killing off the queen’s heirs for years, and Tsunami may be the next target. The dragonets came to the SeaWings for protection, but this ocean hides secrets, betrayal – and perhaps even death. The New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series takes flight in this first graphic novel edition, adapted by the author with art by Mike Holmes.

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Tui T. Sutherland is the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Wings of Fire series, the Menagerie trilogy, and the Pet Trouble series, as well as a contributing author to the bestselling Spirit Animals and Seekers series (as part of the Erin Hunter team). In 2009, she was a two-day champion on Jeopardy! She lives in Massachusetts with her wonderful husband, two awesome sons, and two very patient dogs. To learn more about Tui’s books, visit her online at tuibooks.com.

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