The Dawn of Yangchen: Avatar, The Last Airbender (Chronicles of the Avatar Book 3)

by F. C. Yee Narrated by Nancy Wu

Overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi and Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Shadow of Kyoshi comes the thrilling third chapter in the Chronicles of the Avatar series. Yangchen's inexperience may prove to be her greatest asset.

Plagued by the voices of Avatars before her for as long as she can remember, Yangchen has not yet earned the respect felt for Avatar Szeto, her predecessor. In an era when loyalty is bought rather than earned, she has little reason to trust her counsel.

When Yangchen travels to Bin-Er in the Earth Kingdom on political business, a chance encounter with an informant named Kavik leads to a wary partnership. Bin-Er is a city ruled by corrupt shang merchants who have become resentful of the mercurial Earth King and his whims. To extract themselves from his influence, the shangs have one solution in mind: a mysterious weapon of mass destruction that would place power squarely in their hands.

As Yangchen and Kavik seek to thwart the shangs' plan, their unlikely friendship deepens. But for Yangchen to chart her course as a singularly powerful Avatar, she must learn to rely on her own wisdom above all else.

This propulsive third installment in the Chronicles of the Avatar series illuminates Avatar Yangchen's journey from uncertain young woman to revered leader.

Editorial Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

"An intriguing romp."

From the Publisher

"An intriguing romp." —Kirkus Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

2022-08-17
A young Avatar and her companion strive to make their marks in this sequel to The Shadow of Kyoshi (2020).

Yangchen is a talented Avatar with the ability to relive the experiences and pain of all the Avatars who came before. While learning how to manage these episodes was traumatic, eventually she began to use her visions to deal with diplomatic obstacles. Despite her raw talent, Yangchen blunders through a meeting with the merchant rulers, or shangs, of the city of Bin-Er. She learns of Unanimity, an asset that would give the shang possessing it dangerous powers. The narrative toggles between the third-person perspectives of Yangchen and Kavik, a Waterbender whose family fled to Bin-Er. A reluctant spy, he trades in secrets with the goal of helping his family return to their northern homeland. When Yangchen catches Kavik, they make a deal: He will help her secure Unanimity in exchange for his family’s receiving travel papers. What starts as a transaction eventually develops into deeper loyalty as the duo’s shared trials foster mutual trust. Tensions are heightened when family obligations and political intrigue threaten their newfound companionship. Despite the tightly written narrative, the pace of the first half gets bogged down by political intricacies and flashbacks before the action picks up. Readers are left with a promise of a sequel. In this Asian–inspired world, Kavik is cued as coming from a culture reminiscent of northern Indigenous peoples.

An intriguing romp occasionally slowed down by worldbuilding details. (Fantasy. 12-16)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940175142786
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	07/19/2022
Series:	Chronicles of the Avatar , #3
Edition description:	Unabridged

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