Joanna Wadsworth
The White Winged
language
( June 21, 2012)
Everyone has a family legacy. But Ari’s comes with wings.
Erembour is a Kingdom in chaos, its Winged inhabitants persecuted and forced into hiding by the tyrannical Shador, who has usurped the throne. Although eighteen-year-old Ari has heard these tales countless times from his eccentric grandfather, he pays little attention.
Big mistake.
The White Winged chronicles the first stage of a young man’s journey through loss, displacement and the forging of identity to self-awareness and acceptance. In the new and dangerous reality he finds himself in, Ari must not only come to terms with his heritage, but also be trained in a different way of fighting ... and maybe along the way he'll figure out how to talk to girls.
Just as the protagonist is destined to make his mark on the world of Erembour, so too does The White Winged distinguish itself from others in this popular genre by sprinkling elements of humor and mystery on a canvas filled with vivid and genuine characters. It is these friends and foes who ensure Ari's new life is never dull: the irrepressible philanderer Stan; fiery Kalen, gifted yet isolated; and Agomar, the young romantic who only Ari has the ability to help.
The White Winged is a fairy tale for a new generation; retaining the essence of epic fantasy while subverting the expected. The novel's universal resonance lies in the premise that whether in fantasy or reality, the freedom of youth will always be tethered by one's obligations - and that, Winged or not, everyone is the same at heart.
Erembour is a Kingdom in chaos, its Winged inhabitants persecuted and forced into hiding by the tyrannical Shador, who has usurped the throne. Although eighteen-year-old Ari has heard these tales countless times from his eccentric grandfather, he pays little attention.
Big mistake.
The White Winged chronicles the first stage of a young man’s journey through loss, displacement and the forging of identity to self-awareness and acceptance. In the new and dangerous reality he finds himself in, Ari must not only come to terms with his heritage, but also be trained in a different way of fighting ... and maybe along the way he'll figure out how to talk to girls.
Just as the protagonist is destined to make his mark on the world of Erembour, so too does The White Winged distinguish itself from others in this popular genre by sprinkling elements of humor and mystery on a canvas filled with vivid and genuine characters. It is these friends and foes who ensure Ari's new life is never dull: the irrepressible philanderer Stan; fiery Kalen, gifted yet isolated; and Agomar, the young romantic who only Ari has the ability to help.
The White Winged is a fairy tale for a new generation; retaining the essence of epic fantasy while subverting the expected. The novel's universal resonance lies in the premise that whether in fantasy or reality, the freedom of youth will always be tethered by one's obligations - and that, Winged or not, everyone is the same at heart.
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