I thought the world-building was a lot better and more fleshed-out than in Swordbird. (I skimmed a lot of it since I’d read it before. It’s predictable, but at least it’s a quick read. I’m being a little sarcastic here.) Our merry band of birds escape from the archaeopteryxes, visit other bird tribes in search of help and the Leasorn gems, get captured again, get rescued, visit some penguins, etcetera, etcetera. The plot is a pretty basic hero and quest-type story: the search for the magical Leasorn gemstones and the One Sword to Rule Them All. The villains this time around are the archaeopteryxes, but there’s another villain, Yin-soul, trying to control and manipulate both our hero, Wind-voice, and our antagonist, Maldeor. The story is set in a world of birds, where various species rule over their own kingdoms and territories. It’s a stronger story than Swordbird by far, but still very cliche and juvenile, sorry to say. Nancy Yi Fan was about 14 when she penned Sword Quest, and, in a nutshell, Sword Quest is about, wait for it - bird-Jesus. Sword Quest is the prequel to Swordbird, and tells the life of the dove Wind-voice before he became the legendary Swordbird. Find this review and more fantastical things at The Leaning Tower of Tomes.
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