#The black axe symbol mouse guard series#

Only Celanawe can wield the axe, but can he find it in time? An ancient weapon of the mouse guard and one that is needed once again to help defend the kingdom. Until a relative, Em, comes to take him on a journey away from all he knows into new dangers across the sea to find the lost Black Axe. Celanawe is a one of the guard, one of the bravest there is, and is happy to serve for as long as he is able. In this prequel Celanawe, the Black Axe, tells the story he promised to tell Lieam.the story of how he came by the Black Axe. The Mouse Guard has faced one of itвЂ™s greatest challenges, treason from within, and managed to survive thanks to the actions of other brave mice of the guardвЂ¦and the Black Axe a lost hero. Until a relative, Em, comes to take him on a jou ARC provided by NetGalley Pretty deep for what at first glance looks like a children's book, but actually has much broader appeal.moreДЄRC provided by NetGalley The Mouse Guard has faced one of itвЂ™s greatest challenges, treason from within, and managed to survive thanks to the actions of other brave mice of the guardвЂ¦and the Black Axe a lost hero. The fact the characters were talking animals only made this more impressive. I think I missed some of the impact on the first reading, but on the re-read I really noticed how much the author made us feel for these characters, whether hero or villain. UPDATE: I did a re-read of this one and was shocked at just how much emotion was in this story.

You still may not like it, but there's a good chance you will be pleasantly surprised. It's probably hard to see how stories starring mice could be as good as people say it is, but the only way for you to find out is to try it for yourself.

Really helps tell the story the right way. As always, the art is fantastic and the coloring is great.

#The black axe symbol mouse guard series#

The quest is a time honored tradition of great fantasy, and this series lives up to it. This serves as a prequel to the very first Mouse Guard series, and we get to see a great quest. This is a pretty serious fantasy adventure, and using mice, ferrets, and other animals as characters enhanced rather than detracted from the story. It sounds silly, but let me assure you, it's not nearly as silly as it sounds. The quest is a time honored traditio Think of Lord of the Rings, mixed up with a bit of Game of Thrones with maybe even a dash of The Odyssey.with mice as the main characters. Think of Lord of the Rings, mixed up with a bit of Game of Thrones with maybe even a dash of The Odyssey.with mice as the main characters. If you donвЂ™t want to read something overly deep and complex this is perfect to just switch off and get entertained.

There are some blatant references (or some might say ripped off elements) from the lord of the rings, to the point where the black axe becomes more than just an axeвЂ¦ but I guess that it's hard to avoid that trap in this genre. If you donвЂ™t want to read something overly deep and complex this is perfec The cute and brutal Mouse adventure continues or lets say expands and I am glad! You gotta love the art and detail put into this, sure the writing is a bit shallow but we are talking about mice here. The cute and brutal Mouse adventure continues or lets say expands and I am glad! You gotta love the art and detail put into this, sure the writing is a bit shallow but we are talking about mice here.