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At last, Claidi and her beloved Argul are free to get married. But before they can start their life together, Claidi must face her past. They return to her birthplace, the House, to rescue the other slaves—and find that there has been a revolution, sparked by Claidi’s escape. Then the... read more

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Claidi: The main character and author of the journals.
  • Argul: Claidi's husband.
  • Dengwi: One of Claidi's friends from the House.
  • Jizania Tiger: An Old Lady of the House.
  • Ironel: Leader of the Wolf Tower.
  • Nemian: Ironel's grandson.
  • Venarian: Head of the Wolf Star Rise who is in love with Claidi.
  • Winter Raven: Daughter of Twilight Star.
  • Ngarbo: Raven's personal body guard.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “There was all the excitement before - pusuit, escape - but now, everything's done.”
    Claidi
  • “Curious, his voice is musical, though not when he sings.”
    Claidi
  • “She's brave. Stupid and rotten-but brave.”
    Claidi
  • “You don't see that she's sad at first. Then you do.”
    Claidi
  • “I was meant to be here alone.”
    Claidi
  • “To my disheartenment rather, Thu -wagged his tail.”
    Claidi
  • “You live inside a golden face.”
    Claidi
  • “She sighed. She had no right to sigh.”
    Claidi
  • “We have to stop getting separated like this Claidi. It's a bad habit.”
    Argul
  • “..and then, as at the very beginning of this, he'll be My Argul - Leader of the Hulta.”
    Claidi

Setting & Locations edit see section history

This book is set in a variety of places.

Organizations edit see section history

  • Wolf Tower: The home to people who like playing games with people.
  • Raven Tower: A secretive tower which also enjoys playing with people's lives.

First Sentence edit see section history

It isn't that we're unhappy.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Bookmarks
The Clockwork Wedding
The Grove of Masks
At Home
Lion Night
Spilling The Beans
To The South?
The House On The Lake
Us
Rough Crossing
Old Mother Shark
The Shining Shore
Through The Wall
As The Sun Is To The Candleflame
Summer
Water and Air
Earth and Fire
The Masked Palace
Ours
Wolf Wing

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

  • Always Do: Argul and Claidi need to be doing something in order to be happy. They get restless when they're doing nothing. This is so like typical humans.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 4 of 5 in The Claidi Journals. (standard series)

Preceded by Wolf Queen .

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Tanith Lee (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Dutton Children’s Books
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0525471626
Page Count: 229

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PZ7.L5149 Wr 2003
  • Dewey: <Fic> 21

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Great book for kids and teens.

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Wolf Tower
  • Wolf Star
  • Wolf Queen

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