The latest soaring installment of Kathryn Lasky's NYT bestselling Ga'Hoole seriesGrank raises the hatchling deep in a forest far from owls that would kill the royal chick named Hoole to end the kingly line. His mother comes to visit, in disguise, and departs again. Not even the chick must know his mother's identity. It would give him away as Hrath's heir. Sent by an evil warlord, a hagsfiend attempts to lure young Hoole away when he first learns to fly. Grank realizes that the same evil forces that killed Hrath are after Hoole, and know where he is. To keep him safe, Grank brings him to Beyond the Beyond, a strange land of fiery volcanoes in a barren, icy landscape.(more)

Kathryn Lasky的纽约时报畅销书Ga'Hoole系列的最新飙升篇章Grank在森林深处养育幼崽，远离猫头鹰，猫头鹰会杀死名为Hoole的皇家雏鸟以结束王室血统。他的母亲乔装前来探望，然后又离开了。即使是小鸡也不能知道他母亲的身份。这将暴露他是赫拉斯的继承人。一个邪恶的军阀派来的女巫试图在小胡尔第一次学会飞行时将他引开。Grank意识到杀死Hrath的邪恶势力也在追捕Hoole，并且知道他的位置。为了保护他的安全，Grank把他带到了Beyond the Beyond，一个由火热的火山组成的陌生土地，在一片荒芜的冰雪景观中。