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Guardians of Ga'Hoole 05 - The Shattering

Guardians of Ga'Hoole 05 - The Shattering

Titel: Guardians of Ga'Hoole 05 - The Shattering
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the flecks,
A mind unlearns,
A soul unhinges,
And then a gizzard quakes and cringes.
    Senses dull,
Reason scatters.
The heart grows numb,
An owl shatters.
But these six owls are strong and bold,
And their story has not yet been told.

    Ezylryb put down his quill. He turned his head. The red tinge of the setting sun cast an eerie light on the battle claws that now seemed to glow with the heat of a blacksmith’s fire. He reached out with his mangled talon and touched the claws. It was almost as if he could still feel the scorching heat of the fire in which they had been wrought. My Glaux, he thought, what am I sending these owls into? What hagsmire awaits them?
    What hagsmire awaits owlkind?

OWLS
and others
from
GUARDIANS of GA’HOOLE
The Shattering
    The Band
    SOREN: Barn Owl, Tyto alba, from the Forest Kingdom of Tyto; escaped from St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls; training to be a Guardian at the Great Ga’Hoole Tree
    GYLFIE: Elf Owl, Micranthene whitneyi, from the Desert of Kuneer; escaped from St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls; Soren’s best friend; training to be a Guardian at the Great Ga’Hoole Tree
    TWILIGHT: Great Gray Owl, Strix nebulosa, free flier, orphaned within hours of hatching; training to be a Guardian at the Great Ga’Hoole Tree
    DIGGER: Burrowing Owl, Speotyto cunicularius, from the Desert of Kuneer; lost in the desert after attack in which his family was killed by owls from St. Aegolius; training to be a Guardian at the Great Ga’Hoole Tree
    The Leaders of the Great Ga’Hoole Tree
    BORON: Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca, the King of Hoole
    BARRAN: Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca, the Queen of Hoole
    EZYLRYB: Whiskered Screech Owl, Otus trichopsis, the wise weather-interpretation and colliering ryb (teacher) at the Great Ga’Hoole Tree; Soren’s mentor (also known as Lyze of Kiel)
    STRIX STRUMA: Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis, the dignified navigation ryb at the Great Ga’Hoole Tree; killed during siege of the great tree
    DEWLAP: Burrowing Owl, Speotyto cunicularius, the Ga’Hoolology ryb at the Great Ga’Hoole Tree; betrayed the great tree during the siege by the Pure Ones
    SYLVANA: Burrowing Owl, Speotyto cunicularius, a young ryb at the Great Ga’Hoole Tree; head of the tracking chaw
    Others at the Great Ga’Hoole Tree
    OTULISSA: Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis, a student of prestigious lineage at the Great Ga’Hoole Tree
    MARTIN: Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus, in Ezylryb’s chaw with Soren
    RUBY: Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus, in Ezylryb’s chaw with Soren
    EGLANTINE: Barn Owl, Tyto alba, Soren’s younger sister
    PRIMROSE: Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium californicum, Eglantine’s best friend
    MADAME PLONK: Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca, the elegant singer of the Great Ga’Hoole Tree
    BUBO: Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus, the blacksmith of the Great Ga’Hoole Tree
    MRS. PLITHIVER: blind snake, formerly the nest-maid for Soren’s family; now a member of the harp guild at the Great Ga’Hoole Tree
    OCTAVIA: Kielian snake, nest-maid for Madame Plonk and Ezylryb
    GINGER: Barn Owl, Tyto alba, formerly of the Pure Ones; now reformed and sharing Eglantine’s sleeping hollow at the Great Ga’Hoole Tree
    The Pure Ones
    KLUDD: Barn Owl, Tyto alba, Soren and Eglantine’s older brother; leader of the Pure Ones (also known as Metal Beak and High Tyto)
    NYRA: Barn Owl, Tyto alba, Kludd’s mate
    STRYKER: Barn Owl, Tyto alba, a Pure Guard lieutenant
    UGLAMORE: Barn Owl, Tyto alba, a Pure Guard sublieutenant under Nyra
    Leaders of St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls
    SKENCH: Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus, the Ablah General of St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls
    SPOORN: Western Screech Owl, Otus kennicottii, first lieutenant to Skench
    Other Characters
    SIMON: Brown Fish Owl, Ketupa (Bubo) zeylonensis, a pilgrim owl of the Glauxian Brothers of the Northern Kingdoms
    THE ROGUE SMITH OF SILVERVEIL: Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca, a blacksmith not attached to any kingdom in the owl world, and sister of Madame Plonk

A peek at
THE GUARDIANS of GA’HOOLE
Book Six: The Burning

    H ow will we ever find the retreat?” Otulissa asked. “Beats me,” Gylfie replied.
    “Well, you’re the navigator.”
    “Flight navigator. The sky. The stars. Not land navigation.” Gylfie swiveled her head, looking for any sign that might indicate where the Glauxian Brothers might dwell. They flew on, lacing their way through the magical forest web. After nearly an hour, they came
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