The Owl Keeper
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4.6 • 5 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Maxwell Unger has always loved the night. He used to do brave things like go tramping through the forest with his gran after dark. He loved the stories she told him about the world before the Destruction—about nature, and books, and the silver owls. His favorite story, though, was about the Owl Keeper.
According to Max’s gran, in times of darkness the Owl Keeper would appear to unite owls and sages against the powers of the dark. Gran is gone now, and so are her stories of how the world used to be. Max is no longer brave. The forest is dangerous, the books Gran had saved have been destroyed, and the silver owls are extinct. At least that’s what the High Echelon says. But Max knows better.
Maxwell Unger has a secret. And when a mysterious girl comes to town, he might just have to start being brave again.
The time of the Owl Keeper, Gran would say, is coming soon.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Eleven-year-old Max lives in a post-apocalyptic future ruled by a faceless totalitarian government called the High Echelon. His beloved, deceased grandmother used to tell him stories about the Owl Keeper, who would appear in times of desperate need to unite owls and sages to defeat evil. Told he s allergic to sunlight, Max sits alone under the owl tree each night, awaiting the Keeper, with no one to talk to except an injured silver owl until a mysterious girl named Rose appears. A hidden message convinces them to venture into the derelict Frozen Zone to seek the Keeper before the government s terrifying plan for Max s future takes effect. Brodien-Jones (The Dreamkeepers) has created an uneasy splicing of science fiction and fantasy, where all science is evil and all magic is good. Her characters are likewise black and white, but also frustratingly limp. Max is timid and allows himself to be driven by circumstances and events, giving up time and time again. There are too many unanswered questions about the setting and too many coincidences in the story. Ages 10 up.
Customer Reviews
The owl keeper
I love this book so much it is so cool there is something new alway around the corner it is an amazing story about lies owls friends family and the government I hope you read this book you will never be bored of it. You should get it today I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH