Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Reckoning of Roku

The Chronicles of the Avatar Series, Book 5

By: Randy Ribay

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

From National Book Award finalist Randy Ribay comes a gripping new chapter—starring Avatar Roku—in the New York Times bestselling Chronicles of the Avatar series, set in the world of Avatar: the Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.

A young Avatar Roku has only just commenced his training at the Southern Air Temple when his erstwhile friend, Prince Sozin, requests his aid in preventing the Earth Kingdom from claiming a remote Fire Nation island. Despite his inexperience, Avatar Roku slips away with the help of an irritating young Airbender named Gyatso. As the reluctant companions delve deeper into their wayward mission, they begin to realize that even greater threats lie ahead. Plagued by self-doubt but eager to prove himself, Roku fights for his life and the lives of others while ensuring that the hidden secret of the island doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.

This searing fifth installment in the Chronicles of the Avatar series explores the beginning of Roku’s journey from privileged Fire Nation noble to the powerful but indecisive Avatar whose hesitancy may ultimately pave the way for the Hundred Year War.

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An insightful new exploration of Sozin’s and Roku’s friendship

The story brings back the fun adventure of the original Kyoshi books with a new kingdom’s politics to consider. This is certainly not the overly political Yang Chen series, and brings more action and sincere interpersonal conflicts. We get to see an avatar that struggles to let go of their home nation and the consequences that it brings. Great new start and I really hope to hear more from Roku. I would love to read about his and Sozin’s conflict over the first earth kingdom fire nation colony.

Fire!!

This book, hoping it’s the first of many of Roku or at least one of two, was absolute fire. Loved every part of it. I yearn for more in this universe. Thank you!

Audiobook narrator Queen

This book wasn't as well written as the other books but Nancy Wu is an amazing narrator!!

The merging of known avatar history with creating new

Wonderfully intertwined with what we know of the avatar-verse with new information! Twists and turns and a wonderful set up for even more books!

story and build up was good

bittersweet ending and complex and satisfying edition to the avatar series. Another nice job by narrator.