It has been years since Shade's adventures in Sunwing. Goth is dead, slain in the explosion that stopped Cama Zotz, the bat god of death (actually from Mayan myth and spelled Camazotz), from returning to this world. Shade has taken Marina as a mate and they have one son, Griffin. All seems to be at peace. However, Griffin is shunned for being a Silverwing-brightwing hybrid. To make matters worse, Griffin is a coward, and believes that, because of his cowardice, his father hates him. In an attempt to 'gain' Shade's favor, Griffin attempts to steal fire from humans and sets his only friend, Luna, ablaze, killing her. Griffin seeks solace at the base of Tree Haven, but is sucked into the ground by a massive fissure. Shade, sensing the disturbance, hurtles after him. Little do either realize that the fissure leads to a world neither could have imagined, a world where vampire bats, like Goth, rule. This is a world where the only way out is through a glowing white tree and every vestige of life gives you power, but even the slightest wrong movement could end in certain death. This is the world ruled by Cama Zotz, the Underworld. Cast into this bleak and desolate land, Griffin must stay alive, and escape, but with the spirit of Goth chasing him, will he manage to free himself, and Shade, before the beast of a bat, a shadow of his former self, slays him and banishes him to an eternity of misery?
At the end of Firewing, I cried. There is no use in denying it, I did! However, I cried with good reason. If I tell you why, however, it will ruin the book. Enjoy the novel, I know I did.
P.S. If a book can make you cry, in a good way, you know that it is a great book.
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