The Silver Door

This is the second book in the Moon and Sun trilogy (at least I've heard that it's supposed to be a trilogy) by Holly Lisle. It was an excellent addition to the series and is a wonderfully told story. In the first book we find out that Genna is destined to be the Sunrider. This book starts out with Genna, Dan, Doyati, Catri, and Yarri being tutored in the Sun Wizards language by the very tedious Master Navan. Things quickly change though when Genna and Catri are attacked by a dragon and carried off to the Spire, an ancient stronghold of the human Sun Wizards of old. There Catri and Genna learn more about the humans' past and about the Sun Wizards in general. But will the help the Spire gives be of a benefit or detriment to Genna's path to become a Sunrider? This was a wonderful book. Lisle has an excellent writing style for telling a good solid fantasy. The characters are well developed and the plot thickens as more characters are thrown into the mix and the humans' situation gets more dire than ever. Much of the book revolves around Catri and Genna exploring the enormous Spire and about what they find out there. Most of this book focuses around the past of the humans and how they came to be slaves to the Kai Lords. This book was a little more wandering than the last book. In process of exploring the Spire, Genna looses some focus on her Sunrider duties, but that is all part of the story. This book really gave the story a lot more breadth than it had in book 1. I love Lisle's writing style and her skill in building worlds and characters that are engaging and completely natural feeling. I love that the characters , especially Genna and the Cat, have a sense of humor that occasionally rears its head...this keeps things from ever getting overly serious. Genna is a great character, she is kind yet possess honor,persistence, and a practicality that is admirable. I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to spend more time with Yarri and Doyati, but the additions of Jagan and the Dragon more than made up for the nightlings' absence in this story. Another great addition to this series, I can't wait to read the next book! This book would appropriate for all ages. If you like the Fablehaven series, Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice), or even Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) I would check out this series.

In this, the sequel to The Ruby Key, Holly Lisle engages, captivates and otherwise locks her readers into the world of Moon and Sun. Genna - her central character, continues with her companions along a path of challenges that further involve the reader in questions of family, friendships, allegiances and fate. Holly Lisle's prose possesses a quality of transcendence, that in the mind's eye, crystallize a vision of the world and characters she creates, beyond the words she uses to do so. She makes transparent the hearts and minds of those, who's motives clear, react in unique and unexpected ways to circumstances both poignant and suspenseful. Travel the moonroads with Genna, through taandu tree forests of dark mossy green and beyond the clouds over windswept seas. Explore the magic of The Silver Door. But before you do, make sure you've found The Ruby Key.

Holly Lisle's MOON & SUN: THE SILVER DOOR tells of the Sunrider who is prophesied to unite the magics of Sun and Moon for the good of all. Genna is the chosen Sunrider and must learn the old magics to she can end the war between slaves and masters - but it's not until she crosses both worlds, that she finds the power and courage to harness her real potential in this fine fantasy adventure.

This book is the second in Holly Lisle's Moon & Sun trilogy. The first book, "The Ruby Key", was a thrilling read that introduced a very well-conceived world. "The Silver Door" continues the story of Genna, the prophesied "Sun Rider" who worked so hard in the first book to save her family and free the nightling slaves. Genna is an ideal role model for girls because she is capable, brave and kind. In "The Silver Door" she finds out more about what it means to be the Sun Rider and what she is supposed to accomplish (according to the prophecy). However, while finding this out she also discovers that knowing what you're supposed to do and figuring out how the heck you're supposed to do it are two totally different things. "The Silver Door" also builds upon the intricate culture of the Sun Wizards, who were mentioned in the first book but whose empire has since been destroyed. Genna and her best friend Catri explore a lost city of the Sun Wizards, which is a truly fascinating setting. All in all, "The Silver Door" is a very good read, though it does suffer a bit from being the second book in a trilogy, and it therefore has to set up a lot for the conclusion. However, from what I read in "The Silver Door" it sounds like the last book will be absolutely fantastic and I can't wait to read it! So, definitely read "The Ruby Key" and "The Silver Door" to encourage Scholastic to print the last book.

Actually another member of the family read the book and literally couldn't put it down. She defined it as well composed,interesting and got me on line to order the next book in the series.