Perhaps this would be the night his joke came horribly true.

The creatures chasing them were predators, and they had to be led far away from the flock’s shared nest-and the precious eggs that lay inside.ĭust from Flash’s feet stung Gangle’s eyes, and as one of Gangle’s claws caught a rock, he stumbled and almost fell. Gangle wasn’t sure if there were really lions behind them, but he could make out snarls and the thud of clawed paws. But it didn’t seem so funny now, as they raced across the savannah under the unforgiving moon. Gangle had always laughed, because he knew Flash didn’t really mean it. In other words, they’d catch Gangle first and be satisfied. Gangle remembered his friend’s tiresome, often-repeated joke: I don’t have to run faster than the lions, he’d tell Gangle I just have to run faster than you! Flapping his stubby wings, he ran grimly on.įlash, with his long, muscular legs and his glossy black-and-white feathers, had always been stronger and faster. His splayed talons slammed onto the ground, raising puffs of gray dust as he strove to lengthen his strides, but he was still barely keeping up with Flash. The series has been well received, with critics praising the realistic behavior of the characters, the excitement in the novels, and the description of the Bravelands, while at first criticizing it for its similarities to.A great white moon hung in a sky scattered with stars it was so bright, it cast a shadow alongside Gangle the ostrich as he thundered across the dry plain. Broken Pride shows the trio becoming close friends with each other in their attempt to answer the call of the wild. The first book in the series Broken Pride was released on 6 June 2017 with a sequel titled Code of Honor, released on 6 February 2018, and the 3rd book, Blood and bone, on the 2nd of October. The story is set in the Bravelands, ruled by the. The series follows the adventures of three animals: Fearless, a who was cast out of his pride and starts living among, Thorn, a baboon who tries to rebel against his destiny, and Sky, an whose mother was killed by a lion, gifted with a special ability to read bones. Shifting ShadowsAuthorCover artistOwen RichardsonCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenre,PublisherPublished2017-presentMedia typePrint, e-bookBravelands is a children's written by a team of authors under the pseudonym, who also wrote the series.

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