The Legend of the Guardians (novel cycle)

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Legend of the Guardians
Original title Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole; Guardians of Ga'Hoole
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Logo The legend of the guardians
genre novel
Fantasy book series for children
author Kathryn Lasky
illustrator Wahed Khakdan
publishing company O. Maier, Ravensburg
First publication Sep 1 2010 - Sep 23 2015
expenditure 16
3D animation film
Legend of the Guardians (2010)

The Legend of the Guardians - original title "Guardians of Ga'Hoole" - is the title of a sixteen-volume fantasy book series for children by the American writer Kathryn Lasky .

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The stories take place in an imaginary realm of owls, in which the young protagonists heroically solve all kinds of tasks and fight battles. The center of the owl universe is the "Tree of Ga'Hoole" (The Great Ga'Hoole Tree), the great goal of the youthful heroes is to become one of these mythical and highly revered "Guardians of Ga'Hoole" themselves. The cycle is supplemented by the three volumes Lost Tales of Ga'Hoole , in which an old owl tells the myths and legends of the owl kingdom, as well as the volume Guide Book to the Great Tree , a kind of overview of the history, laws and spiritual ideas of the Great Ga'Hoole tree. The Rise of a Legend is a book written by the character Ezylryb, in which the history of the book series is described. The novel cycle The Legend of the Guardians is part of a series of several chronological novel series. The Legends of Ga'Hoole are part of the novel cycle The Legend of the Guardians and consist of volumes 9-10-11.

  • Part 1: The Legends of Ga'Hoole (3 volumes)
  • Part 2: The Legend of the Guardians (16 volumes)
  • Part 3: The Clan of Wolves (6 volumes)
  • Part 4: The trail of the thunder hooves

Single track

All volumes in the series Die Legende der Wächter have been published by Verlag O. Maier, Ravensburg , were translated into German by Katharina Orgaß and illustrated by Wahed Khakdan.

  • 1. The Abduction ( The Capture )
  • 2. The wandering ( The Journey )
  • 3. The rescue ( The Rescue )
  • 4. The Siege ( The Siege )
  • 5. The probation ( The Shattering )
  • 6. The smoke test ( The Burning )
  • 7. The Betrayal ( The hatchling )
  • 8. The Escape ( The Outcast )
  • 9. The Legacy ( The First Collier ) *
  • 10. The Coming of Hoole *
  • 11. The Kingdom ( To Be a King ) *
  • 12. The Magic ( The Golden Tree )
  • 13. The Fog Castle ( River of Wind )
  • 14. The Banishment ( Exile )
  • 15. The decision ( The War of the Ember )
  • 16. The hero ( The Rise of a Legend )

The Legends of Ga'Hoole *

reception

The first three books in the series formed the basis for the animated film The Legend of the Guardians , and the plot of the film served as the basis for the video game Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole by Warner Bros., published in 2010.

Web links

 Commons: The Legend of the Guardians - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Overview page for The Legend of the Guardian Series on book-info.com