The Five Realms Series Books 1 - 5 Collection Set by Kieran Larwood (Legend of Podkin One-Ear, Gift of Dark Hollow, Beasts of Grimheart, Uki and the Outcasts & Uki and the Swamp Spirit)

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It didn’t take Uki long to realise that every child in the village hated him and that it was all because of his fur. Following on from the first book, Podkin and Paz are now hiding in Dark Hollow warren, deep in the forest of Grimheart. The Gorm have spread even further, and they must undertake a deadly mission into the heart of their territory to find a magical weapon that might give them an edge in the coming battle. Es ist Frühjahr geworden und der Barde muss weiter ziehen. Doch diesmal nicht allein, denn der kleine Kaninchenjunge Rauke wird ihn begleiten. Unterwegs, zu einem großen Bardenfest erzählt er dem Kleinen die Geschichte von Podkin und seinen beiden Geschwistern weiter. I had a rabbit as a first pet, when I was about nine, and this book has made me see these creatures in a different light. It's definitely a book to stimulate the imagination.

It feels like the protagonists come out on top maybe a little bit too easy in the end. Everything leading up to it is set up quite well though, so it all does make sense. Het verhaal gaat over Podkin, de zoon van een stamhoofd, die met zijn oudere zus en jonge broertje vlucht uit zijn burcht als de slechte Goroms binnenvallen De Goroms doden zijn vader en nemen alle anderen gevangen. En dat doen ze bij alle burchten die ze binnenvallen. Er komen geen mensen voor in dit verhaal, alleen konijnen die zich wel erg menselijk gedragen. Podkin, die aan het begin van het verhaal nog twee oren heeft, verandert van een lui jong konijn dat nog te beroerd is om te willen leren lezen en schrijven, in een dappere strijder die het opneemt voor zijn familie.Divno bi bilo sjesti uz vatru i upijati riječi kojima mudri bard pripovijeda legendu o Podkinu Jednouhom, baš kao što su tu čast imali radoznali i puni pitanja mladi zečevi. Kieran Larwood svojim pisanjem stvorio je tu intimnu i opojnu atmosferu, kao da slušamo barda, koja bi bila postojana duž cijelog romana, da oni isti maleni zečevi mjestimično nisu bili iznimno naporni s hrpetinom podpitanja. I’d love to think that children will be able to celebrate their own differences through Uki. His mother offers some excellent advice that I’d love to share with all the children that I teach; When Podkin, Pook and Paz escape from Munbury warren at the beginning of The Legend of Podkin One-Ear, the bard says ‘That terrible night will only be remembered by those poor little rabbits, and they will never speak of it again.’ What do you think happened? Could you write an extra chapter about their escape from the Gorm and their night in the frozen woods? But there will be action, won’t there? And daring deeds and fights and things? ’‘Oh yes, lots of those," says the bard. "Once the story gets going. You have to let it build up first, though. A good story comes to the boil slowly, just like a good vegetable stew."

Borba ili povijest, nije bilo bitno, Podkin je jednostavno volio – drijemati. Kakve koristi od svega toga kada obitavaš u sigurnosti svoga zečinjaka, pod okriljem svog moćnog oca i poglavice? Usred svog drijemanja Podkin nikako nije mogao znati da je i njegov zečinjak na meti Gvozdenih koji su na putu uništenja jedne davno i teškom mukom uspostavljene ravnoteže sile i moći.

About Kieran Larwood

I found the book to be fairly fast-paced, atmospheric and poignant in scenes. I do especially like Podkin, and his character. Although, I feel like there wasn't much depth to his character and the reader would enjoy hearing more about him and his past. The theme is incredibly dark in parts, which made the story rather creepy. I loved this element though. One thing that I have been really impressed with in both the Five Realms books is the strength of the opening chapters. For both, Larwood has hit the nail on the head with the sense of intrigue inspired from both.

Nije ovo još jedna priča o junaku koji se nagledao i zasitio nevolja koje su zadesile njegov svijet; nije u pitanju nekim proročanstvom obećan junak koji će donijeti mir pet kraljevstava... zapravo, je li ovo uopće priča o junaku? Again, my favourite element of the book is the bard, who is on his own journey with an apprentice-to-be, Rue. He looks after Rue in a slightly curmudgeonly manner but ultimately shows the love he was once shown - a thoughtful ending wraps up his story (for now) very poignantly.

LoveReading4Kids Says

Jedina sitnica (sitnica ovisno o tome koliki ste Grammar Nazi i kojoj ste verziji pravopisa više priklonjeni) koja me mrvicu živcirala čitajući je razdvajanje riječi neću i ubacivanje bespotrebnih slova u neke riječi, poput j u pogrešku. No, ako je Podkin mogao zanemariti strah u bijegu od Gvozdenih i sukobu s tim zastrašujućim bićima, mogla sam i ja zažmiriti na poneki razmak. :)