Waverider
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- Author：Kazu Kibuishi
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Summary
The highly anticipated， thrilling conclusion to Kazu Kibuishi's #1 New York Times bestselling series！ After her confrontation with Ikol， Emily finally understands the stone's power and what she must do to defend Alledia from the shadows。 As she travels to Typhon to help her mom and Navin， Prince Trellis returns to the Kingdom of the Elves to save his countrymen -- and confront the fraud who has seized power in the absence of a king。 The threat of darkness follows all Stonekeepers closely， and it will take the strength of both new friends and old foes to conquer it… and survive。
Reviews
Buck Sterling
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3。5*I first started reading this series around when the 3rd or 4th book was released back when I was 7 or 8 years old。 At the time I absolutely loved this series and considered it a favourite。 And while I still greatly enjoy the series the long waited ending was honestly a bit of a let down。I enjoyed most of this volume but the last 20 or so pages just weren’t it。 I know what was trying to be done with them but I’ve never been a fan of that。 And I will admit that a few things that happened I was 3。5*I first started reading this series around when the 3rd or 4th book was released back when I was 7 or 8 years old。 At the time I absolutely loved this series and considered it a favourite。 And while I still greatly enjoy the series the long waited ending was honestly a bit of a let down。I enjoyed most of this volume but the last 20 or so pages just weren’t it。 I know what was trying to be done with them but I’ve never been a fan of that。 And I will admit that a few things that happened I wasn’t fond of and felt like it was written in to end this quickly。 Tbh this should probably be a 3 star but it’s been a bit of time since I read the previous volumes so it didn’t bother me as much as I think it would otherwise。 。。。more
K。D。
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Sad that it’s all over。 The final messages were a little cheesy but it is a kids’ text after all。 I audibly gasped when about Ikol more than once， so I’m glad the author could still surprise us while making it all work and not being too far fetched。
Jen
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Damn。what a good series。 I really wish there was more though 😕
Jonah Del Fiorentino
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Amazing ending to this series！ Brings back characters， answers questions proposed throughout the whole series！ Loved it！
Matt
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 As far as graphic novels go， this whole series is pretty good。 The artwork is interesting and well done。 The story is good， but sometimes wanders leaving the reader （me） a bit lost and confused。 This last book tends to be a little preachy。。。rather than allowing the story to come to a natural conclusion there are a lot of plugs for what it takes （according to the author） to develop leadership skills， and how the old guys should move aside and make room for the younger generation （was this a subtl As far as graphic novels go， this whole series is pretty good。 The artwork is interesting and well done。 The story is good， but sometimes wanders leaving the reader （me） a bit lost and confused。 This last book tends to be a little preachy。。。rather than allowing the story to come to a natural conclusion there are a lot of plugs for what it takes （according to the author） to develop leadership skills， and how the old guys should move aside and make room for the younger generation （was this a subtle poke at the Baby Boomer generation？）。 In fact， the old guy ends up dying to save the world-as an example？ I do appreciate the development of the main character who goes from weak and afraid to strong and composed。 What was the whole deal with the fox， though？ He was better as a fox。 Could have done more with the time travel aspect， which added a great twist。 Overall， I enjoyed the entire series and will probably visit this again in the future。 。。。more
Bobby
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They had such a great series and threw it ALL away。 The throw in so many bs plot twists and blame it on the dumbest things… Overall， read the first 8 and imagine what happened after， I guarantee an infant could write a better ending。
Ann
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I have been waiting a long time for this book and it did not disappoint！
Umber Horizon
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 After the end of this long journey with Emily， Trellis， Navin， Leon， Riva， and so many others， I honestly feel like half my heart is torn away。These books were actually a big part of my childhood， and one of the first "grown-up" fantasy graphic novels I ever read。 I remember curling up on the big chair in my library， wrestling with the concepts of the first book。And now， this comes to a close， and I almost wish I could forget everything and restart this series from new。Seeing as I can't， let's b After the end of this long journey with Emily， Trellis， Navin， Leon， Riva， and so many others， I honestly feel like half my heart is torn away。These books were actually a big part of my childhood， and one of the first "grown-up" fantasy graphic novels I ever read。 I remember curling up on the big chair in my library， wrestling with the concepts of the first book。And now， this comes to a close， and I almost wish I could forget everything and restart this series from new。Seeing as I can't， let's begin our review of this long awaited bookWaverider brought on a lot of mixed emotions for me， but I especially LOVED the scene where Emily forgives Ikol。 That's a really powerful scene， and it helped me out， because currently I'm struggling with forgiving some who have wounded me。As for Emily's character， she had to make a lot of hard decisions in her book-time， some were bad， and many were， what we call "good" or "right"。 She was a powerful character and a good role model to us all。Her little brother is a survivor， as the whole bloodline is， and I'm so glad that Emily's family gets their happy ending， if there ever is such a thing。OTHER CHARACTERSI was very surprised when I saw Leon's transformation， as well as the others， and I'll miss that sassy fox， for sure。 I'm crying with happiness that Trellis will get his happy ending， and I KNEW I got some good vibes from him and Riva！"A handsome son and a beautiful daughter。"However， I do need to include a section on Ikol。 Ikol （notice it’s “Loki” spelled backwards） always gave me shivers down my spine。 He， or， it was a frightening character， because it was one that we all relate to， and struggle with in day to day life。 I was shocked when I found out who Ikol’s masters were （why were they so adorable？？）， and honestly a wee bit disappointed。 I would’ve liked more elaborating on that， but the rest makes up for it。Ikol’s most frightening scene was when Emily destroyed it。 The speed of Ikol being this scary， monstrous being， to suddenly becoming a little， whispering thing of smoke made me almost cry。 “I don’t want to sleep， Emily， I want to keep playing。”“You said I made a mess， and I want to help clean it up。”“I want to be needed。”“I can do so much。”This was disturbing， if I’m being honest， and I am， because I tend to have as much honesty in my reviews as possible。 We all have our own Ikols （think of it as idols）， and we all struggle to be rid of them。 The name of this creature will forever haunt the empty corners of my mind。“You never answered my question， Emily… Are we friends？”In essence， this was a great wrap up of the series Amulet， and， I can guarantee that all these characters， places， and soul-speaking quotes will stay with me for a long， long time。And it is here that I reach the end of this journey， with a simple:“When you begin to realize the true weight of your actions。。。you will awaken to become the person the world needs you to be。” 。。。more
Max
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4。5*My younger self would not believe that this series is over！ 16 years since the first book came out， all I can say it was worth waiting for every instalment。
Ian Vance
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The art is nice enough， but the plotting and sequencing are borderline incoherent in places， or contradictory to what has come before， and/or are just sort of 'there' without proper build up or context。 It is my understanding from his recent interview that Kazo Kibuishi suffers from memory issues from a bacterial sickness， which explains the drop in quality from books 1-5 and the rest of the series。 Given that I have some fond memories reading these with my daughter in the mid 2010's， I am glad The art is nice enough， but the plotting and sequencing are borderline incoherent in places， or contradictory to what has come before， and/or are just sort of 'there' without proper build up or context。 It is my understanding from his recent interview that Kazo Kibuishi suffers from memory issues from a bacterial sickness， which explains the drop in quality from books 1-5 and the rest of the series。 Given that I have some fond memories reading these with my daughter in the mid 2010's， I am glad he managed to finish the series。 。。。more
Panda Incognito
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When I saw this new book at the library， I was stunned。 I couldn't believe that after six years， there was finally a new Amulet book。 I hoped that this was the final volume， since I didn't want another long wait for more， but I also kind of felt like the author would write until book ten， instead of finishing with book nine。Well。 This is the last book， but it sure didn't seem to be at first， because the author kept introducing new story elements and new characters， and this created more loose en When I saw this new book at the library， I was stunned。 I couldn't believe that after six years， there was finally a new Amulet book。 I hoped that this was the final volume， since I didn't want another long wait for more， but I also kind of felt like the author would write until book ten， instead of finishing with book nine。Well。 This is the last book， but it sure didn't seem to be at first， because the author kept introducing new story elements and new characters， and this created more loose ends than it tied up。 I found the story very confusing， and even though this partly due to how much I've forgotten from the previous books， the story itself doesn't make much sense， and parts of it directly contradict things from previous volumes。I had refreshed myself on details from the previous books by reading Wikipedia synopses， but it didn't really matter whether I remembered the other books or not， because this one goes in all kinds of random， new directions and doesn't bring the past volumes together to a satisfying conclusion。 The ending is abrupt and feels cheap， after all of the set-up and all of the new things introduced at the last minute， and the book conveys canned Life Lessons in a really stilted way。The ending leaves it open for a spin-off series， but this is it for now。 I'm really disappointed with the random， unsatisfying conclusion， and this will be especially disappointing for kids who grew up with the series and are now reading the final volume as adults。 。。。more
Cas O’Keeffe
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I was so scared to read this because I’ve been waiting for this since I was like 11 and it was everything。 I laughed I cried it was better than cats 10/10
Tarryn
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3。5 starsI wanted so much more from Waverider。 I'd been waiting so long and Kibuishi had laid out such a phenomenal groundwork - but here we are。To be clear， Waverider is still good。 But it's not a proper finale， especially for a series of this cunning magnitude。 It genuinely just seemed to lose the plot。 Unravelling threads that have been woven together for literal years。 Ignored and waylaid characters， ignored prophecy， revelations that don't make sense， prior occurrences that seemed to have i 3。5 starsI wanted so much more from Waverider。 I'd been waiting so long and Kibuishi had laid out such a phenomenal groundwork - but here we are。To be clear， Waverider is still good。 But it's not a proper finale， especially for a series of this cunning magnitude。 It genuinely just seemed to lose the plot。 Unravelling threads that have been woven together for literal years。 Ignored and waylaid characters， ignored prophecy， revelations that don't make sense， prior occurrences that seemed to have import but then turned into nothing。。。The ending just did not feel like the ending。 It almost seemed like there was set up for more stories， but I don't think that's Kibuishi's actual intention。 If he were to come out and say 'psych！！ There's actually going to be 4 more books！' I would be thrilled。 Because， how， oh how， did we get here？ This could've been so much more。I fully think this series is deserving of a chance by anyone who is interested。 And I also think it's possible for it to be seen as （mostly） satisfying。 Me， though？ I'm gonna be a little sad and hope that one day I'll re-read it and feel better about it。 。。。more
cyberwebbz
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Fun！
Jessica Skaggs
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I thought this wrapped up the series really well。 I am normally not a graphic novel reader， but I wanted something my three kids， husband， and I could read and then pass on to the next person， pass around as a family。 This fantasy graphic novel was a really fun adventure for us to connect with each other， and the illustrations were incredible。
Charlene Gibson
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This was a great conclusion to the series。 Everything wrapped up well while leaving the possibility for a sequel series open。 I loved several of Emily’s quotes at the end of the book too （though I won’t list them here because， you know， spoilers）。
BiblioBeruthiel
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A satisfying conclusion to a phenomenal series。
Amy M
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2。75/5
Sully
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So sad this series is over。
Angela Messaglia
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Just like that。。。 it's over。 Such a great series！ Just like that。。。 it's over。 Such a great series！ 。。。more
Hans
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The world in the Amulet series has expanded with each of the nine volumes。 In this final one， the story grows yet again， while also coming to a satisfying end。 Definitely an ending。。。（view spoiler）[at least for this adventure: "One adventure was coming to a close and a new one was about to begin。" （hide spoiler）] Yes， definitely an ending。 Congratulations to Kazu Kibuishi and his team for creating such a compelling story over the course of the last 15-16 years。 The world in the Amulet series has expanded with each of the nine volumes。 In this final one， the story grows yet again， while also coming to a satisfying end。 Definitely an ending。。。（view spoiler）[at least for this adventure: "One adventure was coming to a close and a new one was about to begin。" （hide spoiler）] Yes， definitely an ending。 Congratulations to Kazu Kibuishi and his team for creating such a compelling story over the course of the last 15-16 years。 。。。more
Memo
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This book was really good！ In the middle I was worried they’d leave you on a cliff hanger because it didn’t seem like they would be able to resolve the conflict in time for the end。 However， I was grateful to be proven wrong and the ending was probably the best part about the book。 It really made you think about life and be grateful for all you have。 I really enjoyed this book and loved the messages it brought with it especially as the last book of the series。 💙
Heidi
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Didn’t love it as much as I did the start of the series but it’s a perfectly fine wrap up to the series。
The Northern Bookworm
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 And so it is that the journey I started in 2018 comes to an end。 Little did I know that picking up the first Amulet graphic novel， on holiday in San Francisco， would lead me on such an engrossing， battle filled and beautifully illustrated journey。Filled with a cast of amazing friends， in fantastical surroundings。 Emily and her family's quest to cope with the fall out of her father's death， take them on a journey to far off Alledia where fear and anger have caused a number of life threatening iss And so it is that the journey I started in 2018 comes to an end。 Little did I know that picking up the first Amulet graphic novel， on holiday in San Francisco， would lead me on such an engrossing， battle filled and beautifully illustrated journey。Filled with a cast of amazing friends， in fantastical surroundings。 Emily and her family's quest to cope with the fall out of her father's death， take them on a journey to far off Alledia where fear and anger have caused a number of life threatening issues。Fighting off a number of dangers and grappling with the powers in the stone left by her great Grandfather。 Emily and her brother， Navin， steer their new friends to victory， while their bravery and courage serve to inspire and encourage redemption in their foes。Concluding with the family Hayes' return to Earth， having helped to restore Alledia to a time of peace， prosperity and uncursed forms。 I am left wondering how their lives will proceed after years spent living life on the edge。 Hints are offered （in book 8） about how Emily's life will turn out but it's something we have the ability to imagine for ourselves， once our heart rates recover from the thrills and spills and upsets this final book has provided。 。。。more
Jasmine Gorton
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When I first began this story， I felt nostalgia for my old childhood when I started the series in 2016 （I was 12 and now I'm currently 20）。 Alongside the amazing story， it's a heartfelt story my siblings and I bonded over for years。 Kazu Kibuishi created an impactful story that made me feel like part of my childhood concluded the ending of this series。 Kazu Kibuishi is an amazing writer and I will continue to be an avid reader of his work。 Most importantly， thank you Kazu Kibuishi for creating A When I first began this story， I felt nostalgia for my old childhood when I started the series in 2016 （I was 12 and now I'm currently 20）。 Alongside the amazing story， it's a heartfelt story my siblings and I bonded over for years。 Kazu Kibuishi created an impactful story that made me feel like part of my childhood concluded the ending of this series。 Kazu Kibuishi is an amazing writer and I will continue to be an avid reader of his work。 Most importantly， thank you Kazu Kibuishi for creating Amulet。 Has my inner child in tears for another satisfying end to my childhood。 。。。more
🌜Elliot🌛
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If I tried to write a real review for this it would get all sappy and weepy。 Just know that this was a great ending to a very treasured childhood series for me！ It definitely met all expectations and made me feel very satisfied and happy。 :）
Lena
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I say this as someone who loves the Amulet series- someone who grew up with these stories and holds them dear to my heart。This was not a good finale。 I feel really empty saying that， but sometimes good series just don’t have good endings？ Obviously that’s my opinion and I’m glad that other people dig this based on the 4。40 rating but…Oh well。 It was so fun to see certain characters have their moments at the end， though， and I’m still grateful for it。Anyone else？
M。J。Swan
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Wow， what an ending。 I cried at the end because it was a truly great end to the series but also an end to a beautiful thing from my childhood to adulthood。 I think this was a very powerful ending and I think it wrapped up the story well。
Perry
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While I think the conclusion was nice it left me feeling a little empty。 A bit of a letdown but I'm glad I stuck it out。 While I think the conclusion was nice it left me feeling a little empty。 A bit of a letdown but I'm glad I stuck it out。 。。。more
Wisegore
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It's about time。 I've been following this series for more than a decade and now it's finally over。 As much as I like this series in general， I've got to admit that it probably tries to cram too much detail into too small of a space at times。 This last book is basically the shining example of that。 I didn't hate it， just felt too rushed and introduced new ideas that didn't need to be added。 For all those writers out there， I recommend not trying to cram too much detail in your books and if you ar It's about time。 I've been following this series for more than a decade and now it's finally over。 As much as I like this series in general， I've got to admit that it probably tries to cram too much detail into too small of a space at times。 This last book is basically the shining example of that。 I didn't hate it， just felt too rushed and introduced new ideas that didn't need to be added。 For all those writers out there， I recommend not trying to cram too much detail in your books and if you are， make sure you explore it as much as possible even if it means stretching the length。 As much as the blatant plotholes and retcons kept appearing and making my brain hurt， I can't really complain considering they've been a thing ever since the fifth book and have kept on coming。 If there's anything I liked， I'd say that the stone giants being mountain giants， the controlled stonekeeper monsters， and the animal people's curse getting lifted brought me a degree of satisfaction as well as the twist of Ronin still being alive。 I also had thought for years that Vigo would die in the end （Mostly because I like to draw parallels between this series and Bone） and I'm pleasantly surprised。 Overall， The eighth book really wasn't good and I've waited so long for this that I really don't care anymore。 Here's how I would rank the series:1。 Prince of the Elves2。 The Cloud Searchers3。 The Stonekeeper4。The Last Council5。 Firelight6。 Waverider （This one）7。 The Stonekeeper's Curse8。 Escape From Lucien9。 Supernova 。。。more
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