Jango

The Noble Warriors Bk. 2: Jango
by William Nicholson

JANGO by

Category: Fantasy

Age Recommendation: Grades 6+

Release Date: 6/1/07

Publisher: Harcourt

Reviewed by:

Rating: 5 Stars

FYI: This is Book 2 of THE NOBLE WARRIORS series, and therefore a sequel to SEEKER. If you don't want

the end

of SEEKER spoiled for you, STOP! If that's not a concern, I invite you back to Anacrea.

Seeker, Morning Star, and Wildman are with the Nomana, training to be Noble Warriors themselves. It's been nine

months and they are about to face the most difficult test in their training so far. On their first day of the new lessons,

Wildman does the unthinkable, and must be banished from the Nom. Seeker worries that he too will be sent away,

due to

the deal he made to get Wildman into training in the first place. Morning Star is despondent at the loss of her

friend.

Meanwhile, a new threat is approaching Anacrea, and destroying everything and everyone that gets in its way.

When the

new threat joins forces with the old, what will become of Anacrea? And where does that leave the

Nomana?

For the first time the Nom is divided. How far should they and will they go to protect the people of Anacrea and

their

home? And now that Seeker seems to have acquired limitless power, what should be done about him? How

much

power is too much?

This may seem like a pretty vague description of the story, but I don't want to give too much away. The book starts

out

fast and full, and keeps right on going. It's a fast read, but only because so much keeps happening that you don't

want to

put it down! So much changes for the three friends, but that's part of growing up. Not only does this book

progress well

through time and characters, it sucks you further into its universe. Almost to the point where when you

come up for air

you're surprised to find yourself surrounded by the world you usually live in. If the books keep going

like this... Let's just

say I can't wait to read the next one!