Avatars, Book Two: Shadow Falling

by Tui T. Sutherland

Book Overview

I was born in a world ruled by gods. This worked out well for me, as I am a god. For centuries we were the rulers of our worlds. But things changed. Now, the stakes are high. Let the games begin. . . . Caught in an ancient rivalry not of their making, on an earth devoid of all other humans, a group of teens learns they are avatars of immortal gods, put on earth in a form that's only too mortal. Now they are bound to fight one another--and only one...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060851465
• ISBN13: 9780060851460
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Harperteen
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

A good follow up; can't wait for #3!

I have really enjoyed this series! It's written where it's geared more toward teens, but it has plenty of adult content to keep you interested (I'm 27 and I read it in about a day). It focuses around ancient gods and mythology, but in the perspective of teens. The author just has a really down to earth way of writing that I just really love!

excellent books

These are excellent books. I wanted to write to correct some of the first reviewers comments. You do find out who is "the real one" and who is not in the end sequences of the book. The only thing is that the book ends apruptly and the third one isn't here yet. I love these books. My husband loves them. My 11 year old son loves them. I just came to write this now because we are telling about them to a religions professor at a college hoping both he and his teen daughter read them.

Shadow Falling Review

Tui Sutherland is a fiction writer who provides a good story in Shadow Falling which is the sequel to So This Is How It Ends. In addition to the great story, the reader is shown that much more can be accomplished by working together as a team than by oneself. Tui Sutherland was born in Caracas, Venezuela on July 31, 1978. She has lived all over the world. She lives in Boston. Sutherland is also the author of the book This Must Be Love. As seen in this book, she likes lost civilizations. Sutherland thickens the original plot by introducing not one, but two new main characters bringing the total to six. Even though this is more main characters than in some books, Sutherland pulls this feat off very well. Each chapter is told through one or two of the characters' views. It is never confusing on who was telling the story, or what was going on. Throughout the story, the main characters work together which conveys the importance of teamwork. The only part that was a little disappointing was there seemed to be a little too many plot twists and mystery. At one point a double of one of the characters is introduced, claiming to be the real person. But the reader never finds out who the real person is and who the double is! Also, though plot twists can be very interesting, there is one too many of them in this book that can confuse the reader to what exactly are happening. When all is said and done, this book is very entertaining. It has action, but not overwhelming so. It has enough calmer parts to let the reader catch up, but not that much so the book gets boring. With action in one part followed up with a bit of drama the next, this book would please almost any type of reader. Anyone can pick up this book, without even reading the first book.