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| Slaves of the Mastery (Wind on Fire) | 
 enlarge | Author: William Nicholson
Publisher: Mammoth
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (26 reviews)
Sales Rank: 140507
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 339
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 1
ISBN: 0749749016
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780749749019
ASIN: 0749749016
Publication Date: April 22, 2002
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Slaves of the Master is the fantastically vivid, breathtaking sequel to The Wind Singer by William Nicholson. Written with the same passion and cinematic scope as the first book in the series, Slaves of the Mastery picks up the story of siblings Kestrel and Bowman five years on from the closing chapter of The Wind Singer. The city of Aramanth has become a kinder place, but in becoming kinder it has also become weaker, making it the perfect target for the ruthless soldiers of the Mastery. After a swift and brutal battle that leaves the city burned and the Manth people destined for slavery, Kestrel finds herself alone, angry and bitterly sworn to wreak her own revenge. But first she must find her beloved brother Bowman, and he in turn must find a way of understanding the secrets of the mysterious Singer people. Only then can the pair begin to strike out against the Mastery and begin a voyage that will bring the Manth people back to their former stature. Slaves of the Mastery lives up to all the promises made by The Wind Singer, and readers who enjoyed the first book will certainly be thrilled by the pace and execution of the second. Dramatic, complex and thought-provoking, this is a challenging read for readers aged 10 and over. --Susan Harrison
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 Amazing! October 31, 2008
This is the best book in 'The Wind On Fire' trilogy! It continues the story of Kestrel and Bowman, the Hath twins. But this time, their home city has been ransacked and everyone taken as slaves to the Mastery, apart from Kestrel. She is torn from Bowman, who was taken, and follows their trail to the Mastery.
Here, Bowman learns about the power of the Singer people and how to weild it. But he's got to overcome the Master. It's a fabulous story about friendship and hardship and how to master them. A must for kids between 12 and 14, and parents too!
Great sequel 10/10 January 28, 2008
I have read the first one and this was certainly as good, maybe better. It kept me reading on and wanting to find out what happened next. The characters are great and the storyline is fun and enjoyable. Overall a great book 10/10
An excellent second installment! September 8, 2005
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
After reading 'The Wind Singer', I instantly grew to love the characters of Bowman and Kestrel and their adventure. I was very pleased to read the 2nd book 'Slaves of the Mastery'. In my opinion this book is slightly more grown up than the first and I think I enjoyed it just that little bit more. I liked how Kestrel, Bowman and Mumpo had matured - Mumpo is no longer as dopey as he was in the first book, bless him, but is still very much in love with Kestrel.
My fave part about the second book is the introduction of the character Sisi. I just loved how she is portrayed - as being very beautiful but no-one can see her face, and also her innocence and knowing very little of the world. I feel that Sisi develops the most throughout the space of the book and is also the character that I warmed to the most. Kestrel is still fantastic and I even warmed to Bowman a little more in this novel.
This story goes about the same pace as the first book and never dwells on one place or one thing for too long which I like. I found it hard to put this book down and cannot wait to read the 3rd installment.
 Worse than the first February 15, 2005
3 out of 16 found this review helpful
After abolishing the testing Aramanth is weak to an attack. It comes from the Mastery and it's ruthless soldiers, enslaving the Manth people. But Kestrel Hath is separated from her brother Bowman. Kestrel joins with the princess Sisi on her way to free the Manth people.
As with the first book it has great potential with a good plot but is so badly written it is unbelievable. You can see this when a character with great potential is killed off within the opening chapters. Mumpo's part in the book as a manac is unnecessary and the characters aren't likeable enough for you to be happy at the token happy ending.
Breathtakingly Amazing November 18, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have to say that this book is stunning. I read the first book and thought it was okay, pretty good. But I had always thought that the first book lay on the border line of being one of thoooose books (If you read the first one you probably know what I mean) and I probably wouldn't have read the second book if I hadn't owned the trilogy. But I'm glad I did. This book was absolutley amazing. It is a million times better than the last one and I still thought the last one was good. It starts out as Aramanth being burned and taken into slavery of the Mastery, and Kester and Bowman are seperated. I think one thing that makes this book better than the first is that the characters are much more mature, being 15, and more mature ideas come alive such as killing, and love. And I also love how the characters change, but siprising realalistically. I thought that Mumpo was a stupid character in the last book but I loved him in this book, and I thought that the character of Sisi was amazing. The best part though is the huge ending. It is so prolonged and keeps going it makes gasp. There are so many scences that I just had to hold my breathe for, and so many scenes that I could definately see in a movie. And the end really set up for the next book, and there's one incident, whihc I won't mention, whihc I just thought was brilliant. So I highly suggest reading this book because you will be left with an increadable feeling, and entirely satisfied.
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