The Wind Singer.

Blackboar · 11-28-2002, 04:56 PM

There is a really good series of books called the wind singer.
Has anyone read it??

Duddun · 11-29-2002, 11:23 AM

No I haven't. Whos it by?

TwirlingString · 11-29-2002, 07:33 PM

I have but only to book2

Duddun · 12-01-2002, 12:02 AM

So are the ones youve read good?

The Ringbearer · 12-02-2002, 05:24 AM

I have!! One of the creepiest books I've ever read in some places.....

Never read the rest of the series.

Erawyn · 12-04-2002, 11:40 PM

Whats it about? who wrote it etc?

Blackboar · 12-07-2002, 05:04 PM

I don't know and I do know........but I can' find time to explain it.

Basically it's abount twins who go on an adventure

(I do know thats not very helpful but I gotta go.....quick!

)

Elf.Freak · 02-20-2003, 01:47 PM

my sister says it's really good, but i don't know weather or not to read it...

Blackboar · 02-20-2003, 02:03 PM

Read it!!! It is really good!

Iboen · 02-20-2003, 02:06 PM

I am an expert on the Wind On Fire Trilogy. It is the second best series of books. (first obviously LOTR) If you loved Tolkien's stories, You'll love William Nicholson's

Evenstar07 · 02-28-2003, 06:47 AM

not necessarily
they're pretty different
i cant even think of anything similar between them
except they're both great that is
oh yer, they both have quests
im not sure wot else

Lollypopgurl · 06-08-2003, 08:08 PM

I LOVE those books!

It's about.. Well, it's kinda hard to explain without telling the whole story to you.

The first one's about how twins, Bowman and Kestrel, live in a very...not good city named Aramanth. The authorities separated the city into 'sections'. If you lived closer to the city center, you were richer. Your family "rating" comes from tests that each member of the family takes.

In the middle of the city there is the Wind Singer. It's kind of a legend, that once it used to 'sing' but the voice was taken away. The series, actually only the first book, is about Bowman and Kestrel trying to find the voice of the Wind Singer.

The other two books are really good too. I would recommend them to anyone.

Linaewen · 06-09-2003, 05:44 AM

I like your avatar, lollypopgurl!

Yes, the Wind on Fire trilogy is great. I must say, though, that Firesong was rather disappointing. Not sure why- it just wasn't as good as I expected.

Dreran the Green · 06-09-2003, 07:28 PM

I LOVE these books!!!! I've read all of them. I think the Wind Singer was the best....the zars were scary!

The idea of making them little children was great! And their ruthlessness, the song they sang and everything....and the part with the crack in the land where they just kept falling in until they walked over each others bodies....truly terrifying!

I think slaves of the mastery was somehow my least favorite. Although I loved the Manaxa. I'm not really sure why, it just was.

Personally, I think Firesong was just a little disapointing too. Don't ask why.

Nacko · 09-05-2003, 05:55 PM

I loved the series, a while ago I had a yearning for them, and read the series in a couple of days - and I met William Nickolson - he was really cool

I thought firesong wasnt as good as well, one reason was the ending. Kestrel - awww! that bit was cool, but it wasn't a happy ending as such, yea, Bowman and the little sister (cant remember her name!) got married, but Bowman was meant to be their King - not go off and rule another Kingdom!

Also they didn't have any true enemy. In the first there was the Zars, the second the Master, but the third....the were some foe, but no real evil enemies.

11-28-2002, 04:56 PM	#1
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	The Wind Singer. There is a really good series of books called the wind singer. Has anyone read it??

11-29-2002, 11:23 AM	#2
Duddun I Antha Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: You expect ME to know? Posts: 784	No I haven't. Whos it by? __________________ If you say my name I go "What?" If you say my name twice I go and look it up in the dictionary. **************************** I'm Not Evil! ************************** If the critics say it's good, is it really That good? ************************** It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's a balloon! **************************** Duddun, Son of Bubbun

11-29-2002, 07:33 PM	#3
TwirlingString Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: My mother would say somewhere between the adult mystery section and the YA sci-fi Posts: 489	I have but only to book2 __________________ "The Astels are an emotional people. They cry at the drop of a handkerchief. Their culture is much like that of Pelosia. They're extremely devot and invincibly backward. It's been demonstrated to them over an over that serfdom is an archaic, inefficent institution, but they maintain it anyway--largely at the connivance of the serfs thmselves. Astellian nobles don't exert themselves in any way, so they have no concept of human endurance. The serfs take advantage of that outrageously. Astellian serfs have been known to collapse from sheer exhauston at the very mention of such unpleasant words as 'reaping' or 'digging'." ----------------------------------------------- “They lost him?!” Lupin asked , amazed. “Voldemort has been after Harry for 15 years, and then he misplaces him?!”

12-01-2002, 12:02 AM	#4
Duddun I Antha Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: You expect ME to know? Posts: 784	So are the ones youve read good? __________________ If you say my name I go "What?" If you say my name twice I go and look it up in the dictionary. **************************** I'm Not Evil! ************************** If the critics say it's good, is it really That good? ************************** It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's a balloon! **************************** Duddun, Son of Bubbun

12-02-2002, 05:24 AM	#5
The Ringbearer Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Crickhollow in the summer, and Rivendell in the winter Posts: 397	I have!! One of the creepiest books I've ever read in some places..... Never read the rest of the series. __________________ 'Go away, and never come back!!' '......what?' 'But you're a part of this world! Aren't you?' Frodo lives!

12-04-2002, 11:40 PM	#6
Erawyn Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: america junior Posts: 320	Whats it about? who wrote it etc? __________________ peace never hurt anyone "Be not so bigoted to any custom as to worship it at the expense of Truth." Johann Georg von Zimmermann

12-07-2002, 05:04 PM	#7
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	I don't know and I do know........but I can' find time to explain it. Basically it's abount twins who go on an adventure (I do know thats not very helpful but I gotta go.....quick! )

02-20-2003, 01:47 PM	#8
Elf.Freak Orli's lil fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sugar World/Orlando Bloom Cloud Posts: 464	my sister says it's really good, but i don't know weather or not to read it... __________________ >>--elven arrow--> ~ Give a man a fish and he'll feed for a day, give me a fish and you'll only get it back! ~ I've gotta new avatar! looks kinda like me...anime style! ~ LOST: Orlando Bloom. If found, please send him straight to Elf.Freak

02-20-2003, 02:03 PM	#9
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	Read it!!! It is really good!

02-20-2003, 02:06 PM	#10
Iboen Hobbit Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cheshire, UK... w00tage! Posts: 43	I am an expert on the Wind On Fire Trilogy. It is the second best series of books. (first obviously LOTR) If you loved Tolkien's stories, You'll love William Nicholson's

02-28-2003, 06:47 AM	#11
Evenstar07 Sapling Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 12	not necessarily they're pretty different i cant even think of anything similar between them except they're both great that is oh yer, they both have quests im not sure wot else

06-08-2003, 08:08 PM	#12
Lollypopgurl Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 222	I LOVE those books! It's about.. Well, it's kinda hard to explain without telling the whole story to you. The first one's about how twins, Bowman and Kestrel, live in a very...not good city named Aramanth. The authorities separated the city into 'sections'. If you lived closer to the city center, you were richer. Your family "rating" comes from tests that each member of the family takes. In the middle of the city there is the Wind Singer. It's kind of a legend, that once it used to 'sing' but the voice was taken away. The series, actually only the first book, is about Bowman and Kestrel trying to find the voice of the Wind Singer. The other two books are really good too. I would recommend them to anyone. __________________ a violinist...

06-09-2003, 05:44 AM	#13
Linaewen Fair Dinkum Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,319	I like your avatar, lollypopgurl! Yes, the Wind on Fire trilogy is great. I must say, though, that Firesong was rather disappointing. Not sure why- it just wasn't as good as I expected.

06-09-2003, 07:28 PM	#14
Dreran the Green Lady of Legends Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Missing. Reward if found. Posts: 1,083	I LOVE these books!!!! I've read all of them. I think the Wind Singer was the best....the zars were scary! The idea of making them little children was great! And their ruthlessness, the song they sang and everything....and the part with the crack in the land where they just kept falling in until they walked over each others bodies....truly terrifying! I think slaves of the mastery was somehow my least favorite. Although I loved the Manaxa. I'm not really sure why, it just was. Personally, I think Firesong was just a little disapointing too. Don't ask why. __________________ The end justifies the means, thought Aziraphale. And the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.* *This is not actually true. The road to Hell is paved with frozen door to door salesmen. On weekends many of the younger demons go ice-skating down it. ~Good Omens

09-05-2003, 05:55 PM	#15
Nacko Sapling Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On that same bit o' island they made Jack governor of on their last little trip. Posts: 0	I loved the series, a while ago I had a yearning for them, and read the series in a couple of days - and I met William Nickolson - he was really cool I thought firesong wasnt as good as well, one reason was the ending. Kestrel - awww! that bit was cool, but it wasn't a happy ending as such, yea, Bowman and the little sister (cant remember her name!) got married, but Bowman was meant to be their King - not go off and rule another Kingdom! Also they didn't have any true enemy. In the first there was the Zars, the second the Master, but the third....the were some foe, but no real evil enemies. __________________ Official: [reading a proclamation] Jack Sparrow , be it known that you have… Jack : [standing on the gallows] Captain, Captain Jack Sparrow. come to took talk! www.tooktalk.com Jesus Freak Nacko

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