Kathryn Lasky Knight Knihy

It began as a dream. A quest for the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, a mythical place where each night an order of owls rises to perform noble deeds. There Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger hope to find inspiration to fight the evil that dwells in the owl kingdom. The journey is long and harrowing. When Soren and his friends finally arrive at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, they will be tested in ways they never dreamed and face challenges they never imagined. If they can learn from their leaders and from one another, they will soon become true Ga'hoolian owls-honest and brave, wise and true.

Čtyři soví kamarádi Soren, Gylfie, Šerozrak a Hrabík se na svém dobrodružném putování dostali až ke svému cíli: na Velký húlský strom, kde žije legendární rytířský řád – soví strážci, kteří pomáhají nastolovat právo a pořádek v sovích královstvích. Proti těmto obráncům dobra se však shromažďují síly zla, v jejichž řadách se ocitl i Sorenův bratr Klud. Tito fanatičtí soví vojáci, kteří si říkají Čistí, vytáhnou do otevřeného boje: oblehnou Velký húlský strom, takže jeho obyvatele čeká těžký boj nejen za své ideály, ale i holý život. Sorena však čeká něco ještě děsivějšího než pouhý boj: Rada starších ho pověří úkolem vrátit se na místo, o němž přísahal, že je už nikdy nechce spatřit. Do Akademie svaté Aegolie, kam ho jako mládě odvlekli únosci. Tentokrát se vydává do kamenných zdí soví školy se svými přáteli jako špeh, aby nepozorovaně odhalil kořeny zla, které se odsud šíří. A pokud má být v sovích královstvích nastolen mír, musí se s tímto tajemstvím a se zdravou kůží zase vrátit k Sovím strážcům... -- zdroj: legie.info --

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