First published 2024
Avatar Roku has barely started his training at the Southern Air Temple when Prince Sozin calls for help. The Earth Kingdom threatens to seize a remote Fire Nation island, and Sozin wants his old friend to intervene. Despite his lack of experience, Roku slips away from the temple with Gyatso, a bothersome young Airbender. Their unauthorized mission grows more dangerous as they discover larger threats lurking beneath the surface conflict. Roku battles his own uncertainty while fighting to protect lives and keep the island's hidden secret from falling into dangerous hands. The young Avatar must prove himself worthy of his role, even as his privileged Fire Nation upbringing clashes with his duties to maintain balance. His choices in this crisis will shape him into the conflicted Avatar whose later indecision helps enable the Hundred Year War.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, fantasy, action
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Southern Air Temple, Fire Nation, Earth Kingdom
Period: Hundred Year War
368 pages · Hardcover · Harry N. Abrams