The Dawn of Yangchen
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- Author：F.C. Yee
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Summary
From the New York Times bestselling author of Avatar， the Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi and Avatar， the Last Airbender: The Shadow of Kyoshi comes a thrilling new chapter in the Chronicles of the Avatar series
Yangchen’s inexperience may prove to be her greatest asset 。 。 。
Plagued by the voices of Avatars before her for as long as she can remember， Yangchen has not yet earned the respect felt for Avatar Szeto， her predecessor。 In an era where loyalty is bought rather than earned， she has little reason to trust her counsel。 When Yangchen travels to Bin-Er in the Earth Kingdom on political business， a chance encounter with an informant named Kavik leads to a wary partnership。 Bin-Er is a city ruled by corrupt shang merchants who have become resentful of the mercurial Earth King and his whims。 To extract themselves from his influence， the shangs have one solution in mind: a mysterious weapon of mass destruction that would place power squarely in their hands。 As Yangchen and Kavik seek to thwart the shangs’ plan， their unlikely friendship deepens。 But for Yangchen to chart her course as a singularly powerful Avatar， she must learn to rely on her own wisdom above all else。
This propulsive third installment in the Chronicles of the Avatar series illuminates Avatar Yangchen’s journey from uncertain young woman to revered leader。
Yangchen’s inexperience may prove to be her greatest asset 。 。 。
Plagued by the voices of Avatars before her for as long as she can remember， Yangchen has not yet earned the respect felt for Avatar Szeto， her predecessor。 In an era where loyalty is bought rather than earned， she has little reason to trust her counsel。 When Yangchen travels to Bin-Er in the Earth Kingdom on political business， a chance encounter with an informant named Kavik leads to a wary partnership。 Bin-Er is a city ruled by corrupt shang merchants who have become resentful of the mercurial Earth King and his whims。 To extract themselves from his influence， the shangs have one solution in mind: a mysterious weapon of mass destruction that would place power squarely in their hands。 As Yangchen and Kavik seek to thwart the shangs’ plan， their unlikely friendship deepens。 But for Yangchen to chart her course as a singularly powerful Avatar， she must learn to rely on her own wisdom above all else。
This propulsive third installment in the Chronicles of the Avatar series illuminates Avatar Yangchen’s journey from uncertain young woman to revered leader。
Reviews
Le Book Rat
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Yangchen is an example of how even good people have to resort to questionable methods to do good。 The trick to escaping the downwards spiral is to keep the good parts。 Very excited to find out how Yangchen will find her way to stay true to the pacifist values of her people， the Air Nomads， and her duty as the Avatar。 I felt the characterization in the Dawn of Yangchen was less effective than in the Kyoshi series， except for Yangchen and Kavik。 The Dawn of Yangchen seems to have more characters l Yangchen is an example of how even good people have to resort to questionable methods to do good。 The trick to escaping the downwards spiral is to keep the good parts。 Very excited to find out how Yangchen will find her way to stay true to the pacifist values of her people， the Air Nomads， and her duty as the Avatar。 I felt the characterization in the Dawn of Yangchen was less effective than in the Kyoshi series， except for Yangchen and Kavik。 The Dawn of Yangchen seems to have more characters leading to some of the characters feeling two-dimensional。 Some phrases like "to think we had a moment" were repeated from the Kyoshi series。 。。。more
Kaitlin
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The book should’ve been called “The Adventures of Kavik”。 The story was great and it sets up Yangchen as a compelling and fully realized avatar， but all we got was set-up。 No deep exploration of who she is or her struggles， nothing past the surface。 Nearly every part of the story that should’ve been hers was dropped in favor of yet more chapters about Kavik。 Yangchen is relegated to the role of side character in her own story and it was wildly disappointing。I’m all for multiple POV and ensemble The book should’ve been called “The Adventures of Kavik”。 The story was great and it sets up Yangchen as a compelling and fully realized avatar， but all we got was set-up。 No deep exploration of who she is or her struggles， nothing past the surface。 Nearly every part of the story that should’ve been hers was dropped in favor of yet more chapters about Kavik。 Yangchen is relegated to the role of side character in her own story and it was wildly disappointing。I’m all for multiple POV and ensemble casts in stories， but by the midway point I found myself groaning and wondering how many more Kavik chapters I would have to slog through。 Hopefully future books will actually focus on the title character， but given the epilogue， I doubt it。2。5 stars。 。。。more
Alex G
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A lot has happened since the last Avatar The Last Airbender novel release。 When The Shadow of Kyoshi released， ATLA was hitting its newfound popularity on Netflix。 Now， two years later， we find ourselves with a book that a person like myself thought was never going to happen。 When the announcement came out for this book， I was surprised and elated。 Yangchen is a character I've always wanted to be explored more。 This book had a tall task however。 The Kyoshi duology was received with universal pra A lot has happened since the last Avatar The Last Airbender novel release。 When The Shadow of Kyoshi released， ATLA was hitting its newfound popularity on Netflix。 Now， two years later， we find ourselves with a book that a person like myself thought was never going to happen。 When the announcement came out for this book， I was surprised and elated。 Yangchen is a character I've always wanted to be explored more。 This book had a tall task however。 The Kyoshi duology was received with universal praise。 At the time of writing book 1 has a 4。47 and book 2 has a 4。39 rating on Goodreads。 Not an easy feat at all as both books have over 12k ratings。 As I said， tall task indeed， one that FC Yee dutifully undertook。 So， how does this book stand？Well， to be honest， my feelings about this book are thoroughly mixed。 Yangchen as a character is fascinating。 She is an air nomad， similar in some respects to Aang， but also wildly different。 She has no problem twisting the truth or even lying for the greater good of people， something she constantly has to deal with。 It makes for a really fascinating character。 Kyoshi and Yangchen deal in two different worlds， but it is interesting seeing all these Avatars that we know， and how unique they are， as given one situation in the book， they probably would have all thought about the problem differently and came up with different solutions。 Where Yangchen deals with secrets， spying， and information， Kyoshi might just go running in forcefully to deal with the problem。 Yangchen， the character， is probably the best part of this book。Unfortunately， everything else about this book lags a bit。 First off， the prose。 Yee's prose can be difficult at times。 That is something I experience with all of his books （and I have read and loved every single one of his books）。 Typically its easier to swallow upon rereading it， but here it seems especially。。。chaotic I guess would be the best word？ It's like an editor didn't comb through this， or didn't do a good job。 I'm sure things will be more clear to others， and to myself upon rereading it， but it is a complaint I have。 Another thing I felt mixed on was the plot。 Much like the prose， it had its moments but also needed a few beats of clarity。 The characters here seem to lack the depth that characters had in the previous Kyoshi books。 It seemed that only two characters， Yangchen and Kavik， were more than two dimensional characters。 Even the antagonist creates a scenario that I cannot see him escape， and yet he sees it and all he wants to do is become。。。rich？ Maybe that is just how he is， but it also seemed quite shallow， and didn't make me feel well anything towards him。 Again， this could just be a me thing。 I also feel like it could have been better explained about her past with General Old Iron。 You get bits and pieces here and there， but without reading The Rift it is easy to get lost or not fully understand what occurred。 Just a paragraph or two really would have helped。 Overall， maybe it is not fair for me to compare it to its two predecessors。 Even if I didn't though， I don't think it would impact my rating one way or another。 In the end， I'm giving this book 3。5 stars， which will be rounded up to 4 here。 This is a book about Yangchen， and that is where this book perpetually shines。 Yee did a great job at expanding on her character and making me love her even more。 That is most important to me， even if the rest of the book falters along the way。 Regardless， I'm still extremely excited for the sequel！ 。。。more
Natalie
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3。5 stars This was fine， which was honestly disappointing after how much I loved the Kyoshi novels。 It felt kind of like F。C。 Yee didn’t think Yangchen was very interesting， despite all of the tantalizing hints of backstory he gave her。 There was definitely an emotional/growth arc for her that could have been explored， but instead all of that happened offstage during time jumps。 All of the chapters from Yangchen’s point of view were very plot-focused and didn’t really get into her feelings at al 3。5 stars This was fine， which was honestly disappointing after how much I loved the Kyoshi novels。 It felt kind of like F。C。 Yee didn’t think Yangchen was very interesting， despite all of the tantalizing hints of backstory he gave her。 There was definitely an emotional/growth arc for her that could have been explored， but instead all of that happened offstage during time jumps。 All of the chapters from Yangchen’s point of view were very plot-focused and didn’t really get into her feelings at all。 （Also， what was the point of giving her so many animal companions if we never saw any of her care or feelings for them or her interactions with them？ Pengpeng had much more personality and relationship with Kyoshi， and she wasn’t even Kyoshi’s bison！）By contrast， Yangchen’s companion Kavik actually had an emotional arc that was very tied into the plot， which I might have been more into if this had not been billed as Yangchen’s book？ I feel like either Yee really needed to lean into the outsider POV choice and be clear that that’s what this book was OR shift the focus to Yangchen’s growth and evolution。 （Honestly， I think the real Yangchen story is the Old Iron + aftermath backstory—that seems like it shaped her character much more than the events we see in this novel。）Also， coming on the heels of the Kyoshi books， I kind of side-eye what happened to Jetsun—it felt too similar to a plot point in Rise of Kyoshi and was never allowed to take on any emotional resonance。 It seemed like it would have been so easy for Yee to use that to springboard the Yangchen he sketched out in the Kyoshi novels—the Avatar who rode a little roughshod over the spirits because she couldn’t stand to see any people in pain。 But absent that arc and that Yangchen， it just felt cheap。 I’m going to read the sequel when it comes out， but I don’t recommend this one as highly as the Kyoshi novels。 。。。more
Stephanie Augustine
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*I received an free copy in exchange for an honest review from the Publishers - my thoughts are my own*See full review here: https://booksintheskye。wordpress。com/。。。Overall， The Dawn of Yangchen by F。C。 Yee was an absolute fantastic addition to the Avatar series。 I thought the story was very intriguing and the plot was perfectly paced。 The pages continually turned as I couldn't put this book down。 Yangchen definitely won me over and I am a faithful Avatar supporter。 I'm really glad that Kavik's *I received an free copy in exchange for an honest review from the Publishers - my thoughts are my own*See full review here: https://booksintheskye。wordpress。com/。。。Overall， The Dawn of Yangchen by F。C。 Yee was an absolute fantastic addition to the Avatar series。 I thought the story was very intriguing and the plot was perfectly paced。 The pages continually turned as I couldn't put this book down。 Yangchen definitely won me over and I am a faithful Avatar supporter。 I'm really glad that Kavik's point of view was also given as it really help solidify this story。 The only downside is that I have to wait for Book 2 because I cannot wait to continue this story and Yangchen's life as Avatar。 。。。more
Paco Rm
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It is a story about a more realized avatar in comparison with the other ones， that being said， the style and tone are similar enough to the Kyoshi novels， so if you liked those you will most likely enjoy this one。The novel also feels more like a Part 1 or a way to introduce lore to the universe and not so much like a stand alone novel。It includes some light spoilers for the graphic novel "The Rift" It is a story about a more realized avatar in comparison with the other ones， that being said， the style and tone are similar enough to the Kyoshi novels， so if you liked those you will most likely enjoy this one。The novel also feels more like a Part 1 or a way to introduce lore to the universe and not so much like a stand alone novel。It includes some light spoilers for the graphic novel "The Rift" 。。。more
Bethany
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One of those books that you just wish had 7+ sequels！ Yangchen is endearing and so much more three-dimensional than I thought she'd be。 I fell in love with her from her first chapter and challenge anyone to read this book and not like her。 The plot is thrilling and once again the author widens and brings to life the Avatar world just as successfully as the TV shows did。 My only criticism would be， I think she shared the book a little too much with Kavik。 In the Kyoshi series for instance Yun onl One of those books that you just wish had 7+ sequels！ Yangchen is endearing and so much more three-dimensional than I thought she'd be。 I fell in love with her from her first chapter and challenge anyone to read this book and not like her。 The plot is thrilling and once again the author widens and brings to life the Avatar world just as successfully as the TV shows did。 My only criticism would be， I think she shared the book a little too much with Kavik。 In the Kyoshi series for instance Yun only had a few chapters and Rangi didn't have any so the focus was more on Kyoshi。 However in this novel I did wonder when we were getting back to Yangchen as Kavik seems to occupy a good chunk of chapters。 But he was a likeable interesting character so I'm not too bad about that！ You've done it again F。C。 Yee！ Can't wait for the second one :） 。。。more
Marie Rutsaert
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Yee once again delivers a thrilling adventure in the world of the four nations。 After Aang and Korra in the series and Kyoshi （and Kuru） in the previous novels， we get to know avatar Yangchen。 A spy/trade aspect to the story shows a different approach to the world and Kavik proves to be an interesting yet flawed companion to an interesting avatar。 Yee's writing is rich in detail， high paced and does a brilliant job at guiding through Bin-Er and the other new （and known） places of the four nation Yee once again delivers a thrilling adventure in the world of the four nations。 After Aang and Korra in the series and Kyoshi （and Kuru） in the previous novels， we get to know avatar Yangchen。 A spy/trade aspect to the story shows a different approach to the world and Kavik proves to be an interesting yet flawed companion to an interesting avatar。 Yee's writing is rich in detail， high paced and does a brilliant job at guiding through Bin-Er and the other new （and known） places of the four nations。 I can not wait for part two！ 。。。more
Chen Dahbash
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I just found out about this today！ already ordered it。 Im sure its would be amazing， i hope i would love yangchen as much as i love kyoshi。
Carol
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i love yanchen too much NOT to read this
Gargee | Sapphire Bubble
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NOBODY TOLD ME THERE WERE GOING TO BE BOOKS ABOUT AVATAR YANGCHEN？！？！ WRITTEN BY F。C。 YEE！？！？！！！！
Sai
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Yes another avatar novel。 😭😭 I can’t believe we are getting more。 Pls never stop writing them ！！！！
Monica Moscarello
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I sent a purchase request to my local library a few weeks ago， and they APPROVED it！ "AT THE LIBRARY" -Sokka I sent a purchase request to my local library a few weeks ago， and they APPROVED it！ "AT THE LIBRARY" -Sokka 。。。more
KristynRene SwissCheese JellyBean
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After finishing the animated series for the second time through， I was left feeling so much emptiness BUT THEN Yangchen's book was announced！ And I have never wanted to read a book so badly。 I've been stalking the Edelweiss book page while praying to see the eARC available。 It probably won't be available since the book is coming this summer。。。it's highly unlikely seeing as the Kyoshi books were not available for advanced reading a girl can't help but hope。 O。o After finishing the animated series for the second time through， I was left feeling so much emptiness BUT THEN Yangchen's book was announced！ And I have never wanted to read a book so badly。 I've been stalking the Edelweiss book page while praying to see the eARC available。 It probably won't be available since the book is coming this summer。。。it's highly unlikely seeing as the Kyoshi books were not available for advanced reading a girl can't help but hope。 O。o 。。。more
Kelsey （kellfishie）
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I’m screaming。 Can’t wait！！！！！！！！！
Chelsea Moreen
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OHHH MY GODDDD！！！ FUCKK YEAHHHHHIM GONNA SLURP THIS SHIT UP
Alexa
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Immediate preorder！！！！！！ I AM FREAKING OUT！！！！！
Kayla
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I am looking directly at it 😍
el
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ANOTHER AVATAR NOVEL？？？ AND ITS NOT STANDALONE？？？ AND ITS ABOUT YANGCHEN， THE GREATEST AVATAR YANGCHEN？？？ AVATAR STAN WE TRULY ARE WINNING
Sophia
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How did I not know about this？！？！ And it's coming so soon！ I can't wait。 :）Update: Okay。 I went and checked and it was just announced today。 That makes so much more sense。 How did I not know about this？！？！ And it's coming so soon！ I can't wait。 :）Update: Okay。 I went and checked and it was just announced today。 That makes so much more sense。 。。。more
bri
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I LOVED F。C。 YEE’S WRITING OF THE KYOSHI NOVELS IM SO EXCITED FOR THISALSO THAT COVER？？？ HOLY FUCK
may ➹
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new Avatar book （and new Avatar to be gay over） everyone clapped！！！！！！
lucius
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woke up to these newsWHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVEEEEEEEEEE
Steph
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YANGCHEN BOOK？？？ possibly more than one？？？？I can’t WAIT to see more of Yangchen and learn about her！ FC Yee I owe you my life for giving us this（also if she’s sapphic， I’m so pumped。 if she’s not I’ll still love her）
David
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ARE YOU F-ING KIDDING ME？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？AAAAAHHHHH ARE YOU F-ING KIDDING ME？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？AAAAAHHHHH 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Dawn of Yangchen
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Dawn of Yangchen&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Dawn of Yangchen&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0