Chronicles of the Avatar Book 6: The Awakening of Roku by Randy Ribay

 

Chronicles of the Avatar Book 6

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Reckoning of Roku comes the page-turning conclusion to the third duology in the Chronicles of the Avatar series, starring Avatar Roku and set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.

There are as many paths to full Avatarhood as there are Avatars…

This suspenseful follow-up to The Reckoning of Roku delves into the Avatar’s continued efforts to trust himself and restore peace to a world hovering on the brink of catastrophe

Three years after the mess on Lambak Island, Roku has finally mastered airbending and is on track to become the Avatar the world needs. But when he encounters a mysterious illness on his way to Agna Qel’a, he delays his journey and the next phase of his training to prevent the situation from worsening.

As Roku ventures deeper into the North and nearer to danger, he soon realizes there’s more to the malady than meets the eye. With the assistance of his good friend Gyatso, a gifted Waterbender named Makittuq, and others near and far―including from his past―Roku races to contain the crisis before the disease can ravage the North . . . and beyond.

Don't miss this stunning conclusion of the story of Avatar Roku from New York Times bestselling and National Book Award nominated author Randy Ribay!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216847477-the-awakening-of-roku

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

It’s been three years since Lambak Island and Roku has now finished his Avatar training with the Air Nomads. Water is next and that means another round of change. Roku has come to love his time with the Air Nomads and specifically his closest friend, Gyatso. But he must complete his changing. Luckily for Roku it seems that Gyatso isn’t ready either to say goodbye and offers to travel with him to the Northern Water Tribe before Gyatso starts his emissary mission with the Fire Nation. But when they arrive in the North they realize danger is in the air with a mysterious illness. And they cannot sit back and do nothing. So they team up with a waterbender named Makittuq to discover the origin of the poison and if they can find a cure before others get hurt. Meanwhile, Sozin is showing more and more of signs of meeting the future we all know is coming for him as he tries to prove his place as the heir. And then there is Tam Min! Who is currently an emissary of the Fire Nation staying in Omashu where she uncovers something big and that may connect to what Roku is dealing with. I really liked this story! As obviously a big fan of the Avatar the Last Airbender and the Legend of Korra, there were so many things we get to see here that actually will come into play in the future. So it was interesting to see a previous Avatar deal with similar issues. I also loved how seeing this younger version of Gyatso is basically Aang. The man raised a mini him and it’s hilarious to see. I also just enjoyed really getting to know Roku more and how his journey shapes him more and more into the Avatar we see in the future. Great story all around!