The Wind Singer by William Nicholson is the first of a magnificent trilogy. The Wind on Fire Trilogy was written with great skill. Each page captivates the reader with action and suspense. William Nicholson creates a different world in which evil takes the form of beauty.
In the walled city of Aramanth, Kestrel and Bowman Hath, who are twins, leave the city. In the center of Aramanth was the wind singer, a mysterious device that was the source of happiness and harmony. However, the key that kept it alive was given to the Morah, years before, to call of the Army of Zars. The city had been walled to protect itself from the Army of Zars. The Army of Zars was the “beautiful army” of the Morah. The Morah was a dark slumbering evil that continually multiplied its strength over the years, biding its time to attack the city. The Morah creates its army by promising great beauty to those who would join it. However, they then become mindless slaves to the dark power.
The twins trek across the unknown lands to reach the dwelling place of the Morah in attempt to retrieve the key to the wind singer. The journey, as usual, is filled with obstacles: both beasts and men try to end their journey. Yet, there are also those who help them. Together, the twins would face the greatest evil that has ever been known in the history of Aramanth.
This thrilling story will capture the reader. It is a must read for fantasy lovers.
