The Wind Singer (Wind on Fire #1) Paperback | Pages: 486 pages

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Title	:	The Wind Singer (Wind on Fire #1)
Author	:	William Nicholson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 486 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2002 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (first published 2000)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Science Fiction. Dystopia

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The first in a trilogy, The Wind Singer is a mesmerizing and remarkably realized fantasy novel full of adventure, suspense, humor and warmth.

In the city of Aramanth, the mantra is, "Better today than yesterday. Better tomorrow than today." Harder work means the citizens of Aramanth can keep moving forward to improved life stations--from Gray tenements and Orange apartments, upwards to glorious mansions of White. Only some families, like the Haths, believe more in ideas and dreams than in endless toil and ratings. When Kestrel Hath decides she is through with the Aramanth work ethic, she is joined in her small rebellion by her twin brother Bowman and their friend Mumpo. Together, they set the orderly city on its ear by escaping Aramanth's walls for an adventure that takes them from city sewers to desert sandstorms. Guided by an archaic map, they know that if they can find the voice of the Wind Singer, an ancient and mysterious instrument that stands in the center of Aramanth, they can save their people from their dreamless existence. But the voice is guarded by the dreaded Morah and its legion of perfect killing machines, the Zars. Are three ragtag kids any match for an army of darkness?

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Original Title:	The Wind Singer
ISBN:	0786814179 (ISBN13: 9780786814176)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.williamnicholson.com/2008/11/thw-wind-singer/
Series:	Wind on Fire #1, Le Vent de Feu #1
Characters:	Kestrel Hath, Bowman Hath, Maslo Inch, Mumpo Inch
Literary Awards:	Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for 9–11 years (2000)

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Ratings: 3.86 From 16535 Users | 569 Reviews

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It's been a very long time since I found a book I genuinely wanted to keep reading to the point of ignoring my other responsibilities. It's been a very long time since I woke up thinking, "I had better get my stuff done quickly so I can get back to my book." The Wind Singer is a book like that.The Wind Singer is the first book in the "Wind on Fire" trilogy, but it would stand alone just fine. When Kestrel tires of constant examinations and the focus on ranking of families, she rebels against the

A brother and sister team rebel against their city's soulless and color-coded caste system, face dire consequences from the Chief Examiner, and instead escape the city walls and head out in search of the key to the Wind Singer (a strange and ancient device in the middle of the city). There are hints that finding and replacing the key will unlock the Wind Singer's song and along with it, the freedom of the citizens of Aramanth. But to get it they must travel a long way and face the Big Bad,

This is a very simple book, but one I would deeply have loved to read as a younger child. It is refreshingly GENTLE for an adventure story. Its main heroes are siblings--brave, frustrated, impatient Kestrel and her gentler, more empathetic brother Bowman. Unlike the usual trope, they aren't orphans! They are in fact very close to their parents and their baby sister. While the main action follows Kestrel and Bowman as they try to fix their cursed city by magical means, we do see their parents

Overall Honest Book Review: (I read this book years ago, may not be as concise of a review)characters:The Hath family is a very supportive loving family. Kestrel Hath is a little girl who has more courage to stand up for what she believes in then the whole town. She is cute, spunky, intelligent, fair and honorable. Bowman Hath is Kestrels twin brother who goes on the quest with her. Mumpo tags along, he doesn't take no for an answer.Protagonist:Kestrels is a little girl who is a great

When I was in school, I always loved having a free period - I mean, we couldn't leave the classroom, but we could read a book!This was the book that I had on hand, courtesy of the library.While I enjoyed it thoroughly as a kid, my biggest mistake was revisiting this as an adult.I mean, sure - it's a good story, dystopian world-building, adventures and all.But oh my god, what the hell was I thinking. Way to go adult me, ruin another precious childhood memory will you?

I can describe this book in one word. Strange. In fact it was so strange I could hardly relate to any characters as they and their situations were so unbelievable.but let me start the things I did like. The dystopian fantasy world where long ago the manth people, who were settlers found salt mines and made their wealth. Travellers from the desert plains built the wind singer a contraption that when the wind blows a tune is played that keeps the manth people happy. But the morah an all powerful

I feel terrible giving a book two stars, but "it's okay" was truly how I felt. I didn't dislike it, and it was an entertaining, fast read, but everything happened so quickly that I felt like some of the plot points were over before I really understood what was going on. This book needed less telling and more showing! Give me details! There were a fair amount of minor characters introduced that disappeared so quickly I questioned why they were even mentioned. I also felt like some of the main