The Yanti (An Alosha Novel)

By Christopher Pike

Book Overview

In Alosha and The Shaktra , thirteen-year-old Ali Warner discovered that she was not an ordinary teenager, but was actually Queen of the Fairies. Through seven painful trials, Ali reclaimed many of her magical powers and defeated an elemental army that was preparing to attack the Earth. In the elemental world, Ali learned the true nature of her greatest enemy -- the Shaktra -- and discovered why it covets the Yanti, a mystical talisman of immense power that Ali now possesses. Now, in The Yanti , Ali discovers that a mysterious Entity is masterminding the Shaktra's attack on Earth, an attack that will kill billions and leave both Earth and the elemental world shattered. Still reeling from the death of one of her closest friends, Ali finds herself accused of murder on Earth and besieged by enemies in the elemental world. The Shaktra has had years to develop her magical abilities and her evil plots, guided by the otherworldly Entity. Ali has only known about her fairy powers for a month. There are holes in her fairy memories and her powers are still incomplete, while the Shaktra commands vast armies of hideous monsters and rules over hosts of dragons. Ali's allies are few: one dragon, one leprechaun, a single troll, a handful of fairies and an African boy, Ra, who has sworn to serve Ali even beyond death. Plus the mysterious disembodied Nemi -- whose love sustains Ali through her darkest moments of despair. Only the Yanti can stop what is to come. Unfortunately, Ali has barely had a chance to study it. The first time she tries to use it as a weapon, it nearly kills her. Unless Ali Warner can solve the riddle of the Yanti - and the mystery behind the Shaktra's insane bitterness -- then the Earth and the elemental world will be doomed.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765311003
• ISBN13: 9780765311009
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Tor Teen
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.1" x 1.3" x 6.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Great series

This is a great series for anyone who loves fantasy without mature themes. And of the series, this is the best of the books.. so far. The plot keeps getting more complex and has a cliffhanger ending that will leave you yearning for the next installment!

Gotta read it

What can I say? From the beginning of Shaktra, the series picks up pace and takes you on a exciting ride with more mysterious characters coming out of the woodward and throwing you deeper into the world of the Alosha series, where you cannot help but keep reading and wanting more. It's theme is so strong and relevant and conveyed via such a beautiful and intriguing story. It's part young adult, part adult; part fantasy, part thriller. Fantastical! The rating for this book would be off the scale.

Pike is Genius

I am 21 years old and I have been a fan of Christopher Pike's since I was 13.I was worried that because of my age I would not love the Alosha series like I would his other books.Its suppose to be a series for children but does not read like that at all.All 3 books are amazingly insightfull and emotionaly overwelhming but especially this book.Its filled with fairy tales,things that warm your heart,and things that break your heart.Its absolute Genius and defintly lives up to Pike's skill.No matter what your age read this book

Amazing

This series just keeps getting better. And there's more to come! Nemi is the next book in the series. :) I have loved Christopher Pike's books for 16 years and he never ceases to amaze me. I very highly recommend this series, as well as all his other books. (Especially The Season of Passage) :) Come post at my Pike forum: [...]