Tanner, Lian Battlesong (Icebreaker #3), 293 pages. Feiwel (Macmillan), 2017. $17.
Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (lots of danger)
Gwin and her family have been Fetchers for generations -
traveling the secret ways to avoid the Devouts, but braving the small villages
to bring song and joy to people’s hearts.
When Gwin’s father is captured by the Devouts in a trap, she will do
anything to save him, including giving up the strange mechanical man that she
found hidden in a cave. No matter what
the strange rat says, she can’t really be the Singer of legend, can she? The crews of the Oyster and the icebreaker
and a few brave mainlanders are about to change the world.
Because there are now three groups of main characters,
things get a bit confusing in the back and forth of the narrative. This is also a hearty dose of bad decisions
for the sake of keeping people in dire situations. But it seems to be fairly worth it as it
rushes to the end. I do wish that there
were much more book after the climax. I
don’t know if Tanner is setting up a new trilogy or not with her resolution.
MS - ADVISABLE.
Cindy, Library Teacher
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