The Outcast (Guardians of Ga'Hoole Series #8)

by Kathryn Lasky Narrated by Pamela Garelick

Overview

Nyroc has exiled himself from the wicked Pure Ones. He flies alone, feared and despised by those who know him as Kludd's son, hunted by those whose despotism he has rejected, and haunted by ghostly creatures conjured by Nyra to lure him back to the Pure Ones. He yearns for a place he only half believes in-the great tree-and an uncle who might be a true father to him-the near-mythic Soren.

Yet he cannot approach the tree while the rumor of evil still clings to him. To prove his worth, Nyroc will fly to Beyond the Beyond to seek the legendary Relic as a talisman of his own.

A Blackstone Audio production.

Editorial Reviews

Nyroc flies alone. Haunted by his past, hunted by the Pure Ones, this solitary owl yearns to find a home in the great tree, but as the despised son of Kludd and Nyra, he cannot. To free himself from this veil of suspicion, he must prove his worth by pursuing a dangerous mission in the Beyond the Beyond.

JUNE 2009 - AudioFile

Pamela Garelick narrates a fascinating tale about the power that stories have to influence the world. Nyroc, a young barn owl, longs to be a Guardian of Ga'Hoole, but his tyrannical mother plots to bring down his legendary heroes. Finding a way to give owls, snakes, wolves, and spirits their own distinctive voices, Garelick leads the reader on a journey about free will, legendary powers, and the discovery of a king. Many of Lasky's characters speak with a thick Scottish burr, which Garelick handles well alongside the sibilant hissing of snakes. She brings to life the voice of young Nyroc as he questions his very existence and portrays his subsequent maturation into an owl named Coryn who is brimming with confidence and conviction. Lasky and Garelick have given listeners another winner. R.A. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169832266
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	02/13/2009
Series:	Guardians of Ga'Hoole Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	1,051,485
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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