Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Reckoning of Roku (Chronicles of the Avatar Book 5)
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4.6 • 41 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
From National Book Award finalist Randy Ribay comes a gripping new chapter—starring Avatar Roku—in the New York Times bestselling Chronicles of the Avatar series, set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra
Curse a world that would provide a friend only to snatch him away . . .
Roku never expected to be the Avatar. Even his best friend, Crown Prince Sozin of the Fire Nation, doubts the accuracy of the Fire Sages’ announcement. After all, Sozin is the strongest Firebender of their generation, while Roku struggles to grasp basic airbending principles—even after months of training under Sister Disha, his airbending master.
When Sozin requests the new Avatar’s aid in preventing the Earth Kingdom from claiming a remote Fire Nation island, it doesn’t surprise Roku that Sister Disha advises him to decline. Convinced the Earth King’s aggressive expansion of territory points to a more insidious agenda, Roku steals away with the help of an irritating young Airbender named Gyatso. As the reluctant companions delve deeper into their wayward mission, they realize the fog-shrouded island harbors a secret that could lead to catastrophe in the wrong hands.
Plagued by self-doubt but eager to confront the dangers ahead, Avatar Roku must learn where to place his trust and what it means to be a spirit of no nation . . . even if the lesson comes at a great personal cost.
Customer Reviews
Great read!
I loved the humor/banter in this book- it felt very true to the ATLA series. I also appreciated the evolution of the main characters along the way. The central theme of acknowledging and then letting go of past traumas, weaved its way beautifully through the storyline. Hoping there is a second book!
Mehh
Good, but not as good as Kyoshi’s book. There were some really great moments in this book - especially the part about his brother’s passing; however, I felt like this book didn’t really offer anything new. Kyoshi’s first book was a page turner; it is something I like to read every few years because of the adventure and excitement of it. The characters were really memorable as well. New and interesting things were added like her being tough because she grew up as a starving street urchin who had to run for her life from a trusted father like figure, and live with the help of bandits who travelled with her deceased parents. This book did ok, but I got bored and had to come back to it later. I felt like this was some fan boy’s cheap imitation of what a good avatar book should be. It referenced Kyoshi a lot as a great avatar, how Roku envied her, and how the world needed him now. This same envy happened in Kyoshi’s book; however, it actually explained what Kysoshi had to offer. This book never actually fleshed out what latent trait Roku had other than he was some spoiled rich kid who learned better at the southern air temple. Kyoshi’s life was utter chaos and her having to fix that - this was an interesting plot point/tragic flaw to build off of. Roku just seems lame and forgettable. It kind of makes you hate him for being so basic as to allow the fire lord to kill him off, and then eliminate the air nation. I honestly felt like the story which was told in the single episode of the first show had sufficed. I’m not looking forward to a second book; it’s not necessary. This book wasn’t necessary either, and is more of a filler in the saga.