In the seventh book of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series, Lasky steps away from our cast of favorites at the great Ga'Hoole tree to introduce some new characters.

This is the story of Nyroc, hatching of that despised Kludd and his evil mate, Nyra. Born under the auspicious sign of the eclipse, Nyroc is portended to have a great capacity for good, or a terrible capacity for evil. As Nyroc grows, he experiences all the typical Owl ceremonies and awaits his Pure Ones "special" ceremony - or Tupsi - with great anticipation. But what does it all have to do with his best friend, Phillip? And what are the strange images he sees in the fires of his father's burial ceremony blaze? What is the truth? His visions, or the stories his mother has told him?

This is a great book about love, the power of friendship and what it means to have free will.