The Lost Continent (book)
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Template:SpoilerTLC Template:Infobox Book The Lost Continent is the eleventh book in the Wings of Fire series and the beginning of the third arc. Amazon's current release date is June 26th, 2018. The prologue will be set 2,000 years ago, taking place at Clearsight's arrival on the lost continent of Pantala, and was revealed through the Scholastic forums to be from Clearsight's point of view. Clearsight gets married to a SilkWing named Sunstreak. After that, the book takes place around the time of Darkness of Dragons, from the point of view of a male SilkWing named Blue. It has also been confirmed that the main protagonist of the book, Blue, will be a resident of Pantala and that it will take place there. This was confirmed by Tui T. Sutherland at the Darkness of Dragons launch party [1]. On the Scholastic forums, Tui revealed that the dragon on the cover is from a new tribe called the SilkWings and that there are three new tribes in all, the SilkWings, LeafWings, and HiveWings, with the LeafWings being claimed to be extinct.
Summary
"For centuries there have been rumors of another continent on the dragons' planet - another land far across the ocean, populated by tribes of dragons very different from those we know. But there's never been any evidence, and most dragons dismissed the rumors as fairy tales. Until now.
Because it turns out the stories are true.
And the other tribes are coming." - Amazon
Prophecy
Turn your eyes, your wings, your fire
To the land across the sea
Where dragons are poisoned and dragons are dying
And no one can ever be free.
A secret lurks inside the eggs
A secret hides within their book.
A secret buried far below
May save those brave enough to look.
Open your hearts, your minds, your wings
To the dragons who flee from the Hive.
Face a great evil with talons united
Or none of the tribes will survive.
Plot
Prologue
The prologue begins with Clearsight flying through a hurricane. She notices a small hut on an island, which is promptly blown into the storm. Finally, she reaches Pantala. Upon her arrival, two dragons emerge from the trees. One is a brown-and-green LeafWing, the other a primarily gold SilkWing. The SilkWing knows a bit of “Dragon," and Clearsight gets basic communication across. She warns them about the hurricane that is coming, and after the dragons discuss her in their language, they agree to evacuate their territory. They bring her to their home, where they announce to their two tribes her arrival. There, she witnesses many new futures. Finally, as they fly to escape from the storm, she tells the SilkWing that she comes from Pyrrhia, and he tells her this is Pantala.
this is all fake ALL OF IT IS FAKE
Epilogue
Luna wakes up on wet sand. She is pretty much plastered in sand when she wakes up. When Luna tries to stand up, one of her back ankles twinges horribly. She doesn't know how far away she is from Pantala. Jerboa II approaches her, and Luna asks what she is. Jerboa is glad that she speaks Dragon. Luna asks where she is, and Jerboa II introduces herself. Luna learns that she traveled over to another continent. Jerboa II takes Luna to her hut so her wounds can heal, and Luna explains she needs to get back to Pantala. Later, Moon and Qibli enter the hut and Luna explains to them that they need to stop Queen Wasp.
More flying in soon...
Trivia
- The name of the lost continent, Pantala, comes from the genus of dragonfly Pantala, much like the name of the "original" continent, Pyrrhia, comes from the genus of moth Pyrrhia.
- The continent of Pantala was revealed during the Darkness of Dragons launch party.
- New characters from the Pyrrhian tribes will appear in the third arc.
- Moon and Qibli will be involved in the third arc.
- Umber and Sora will be involved in the third arc.
- Tui said we would take a break from animus magic in the third arc since it was becoming too overwhelming in the plot.
- The prefinal cover was discovered on December 25th, 2017.
- This is the third book in which the title is above the protagonist, the others being The Dragonet Prophecy and Moon Rising, which are also the first books of an arc.
- In her Q&A with Mike Holmes, Tui stated that the dragon on the cover is a "SilkWing" dragon (evidence found here).
- In a podcast she did with the New York Times (found here[1]) she stated that there will be three new tribes, two of which the main characters encounter and the third of which is believed to be extinct.
- When Clearsight arrived on the lost continent, the dragons there spoke a different language and very limited "Dragon." Tui stated that in current times, they speak "Dragon," with limited knowledge of the old language.
- The protagonist is a male SilkWing named Blue.
- There are three new tribes: LeafWings, HiveWings, and SilkWings.
- The golden SilkWing in the prologue is named Sunstreak.
- It is possible that Blue's name comes from the name of the blue morpho butterfly.
- This is the fourth book in which the protagonist on the cover does not have an intimidating or negative expression on their face, the first being Moon Rising, the second being Darkness of Dragons, and the third being Darkstalker (Legends). The expression is thought to be worry, sadness, or fear.
- Tui has stated that Peacemaker will not have a large role in the storyline.
- A good amount of this book, including the prologue, epilogue, tribe guide, and many other pages, was leaked on Amazon prior to the release. Many pages from the middle are missing.
- It seems to be that LeafWings are the only dragons on Pantala that have only one pair of wings, (two wings) not two pairs (four wings) such as SilkWings and HiveWings
- HiveWings and SilkWings are first known dragons to produce material from their wrists
Gallery
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Scholastic's placeholder cover
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The cover, by Joy Ang
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Pre-final cover
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Audiobook cover
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Floor display example
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Front Hardcover flap
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A SilkWing by miraculouslazulitheseawing
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Blue (Original Design) by QueenClam
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Art by Squilin
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SilkWing Flying
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Pantalan Dragon by Staniqs
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New Tribe
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The book 11 protagonist by miraculouslazulitheseawing
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By Heron
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A "poor" attempt at drawing the Pantalan dragon by ItsCharlooloo
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SilkWing by Squilin
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Inverted Photo by ShadowClaw Eclipse
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SilkWing by Official Cumulus Cloud's friend Katherine
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Blue the SilkWing by Soulseeker
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Pencil Sketch Of Blue-- By Starburst the RainWing (Inspired by Queen Clam)
References