The Sand Warrior
Ratings4
Average rating3.8
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Ratings4
Average rating3.8
R. J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of WONDER, hails this adventure series as “Mind-blowingly beautiful. . . . A must-read.” Think Star Wars meets Avatar: The Last Airbender! The Five Worlds are on the brink of extinction unless five ancient and mysterious beacons are lit. When war erupts, three unlikely heroes will discover there’s more to themselves—and more to their worlds—than meets the eye. . . . • Oona Lee, the clumsiest student at the Sand Dancer Academy, is a fighter with a destiny bigger than she could ever imagine. • An Tzu, a boy from the poorest slums, has a surprising gift and a knack for getting out of sticky situations. • Jax Amboy is the star athlete who is beloved by an entire galaxy, but what good is that when he has no real friends? When these three kids are forced to team up on an epic quest, it will take not one, not two, but 5 WORLDS to contain all the magic and adventure! "A magical journey, as fun as it is beautiful!” —Kazu Kibuishi, #1 New York Times bestselling creator of AMULET "Bang-zoom . . . a series that promises to be epic."—The New York Times “This stellar team has created a gorgeous and entrancing world like no other!” —Noelle Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Nimona “Epic action, adventure, and mystery will draw you in, but the heartfelt characters and their seemingly impossible journey will keep you turning the pages.” —Lisa Yee, author of the DC Super Hero Girls™ series
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im so invested in this storyline and i'm now hyperfixating on it
4.5 Maybe
Fantasy based graphic novel. 5 Worlds are on the verge of extinction. Little by little the worlds are dying. Prophesy states that a Sand Dancer will save the 5 worlds by lighting their beacons.
I thought the pacing was done well. I think it could be thought as slow by some but I'm used to riding out the wave. In most fantasies, you don't know what is going on or what to expect and you have to hang tight as the story unfolds. I did that and waited to see where that wave took me. There are so many positives to this first volume. The artwork is just stunning. There are strong female leads in this volume and throughout the story (I'm on Volume 3 right now). The political intrigue is interesting and, although complicated, I didn't feel confused by it. I kept feeling there was more and not all has been conveyed but that's the beauty of story telling, no?
My only hangup: It is hard to be BIPOC and not feel this nagging feeling that once again dark skinned people are pegged as being evil or doing bad things. I want to keep an open mind and see where this goes but it turned me off rather quickly. I don't necessarily see Oona as a white savior but making the Toki vile and hated just turned me right the fk off. Towards the end of volume one something happens that made me want to put these reservations to the side and see where this will go.
Featured Series
5 primary books5 Worlds is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Mark Siegel and Alexis Siegel.
