Talking Animals
Did you like that Saphira could talk to Eragon, making her as much an important character even though she's a Dragon? Then here are some other book that have talking animals.
Mouse Guard
by David Petersen In this story, mice struggle to live safely and prosper amongst harsh predators. So the Mouse Guard was formed to fight off intruders and escort mice from one hidden village to the next. Saxon, Kenzie and Lieam, three Guardsmice, are dispatched to find a missing merchant mouse that never arrived at his destination. Their search unveils more than they expected, as they discover a traitor in the Guard’s own ranks. |
The Magician's Nephew
by C.S. Lewis Digory and Polly are tricked by Digory's Uncle Andrew into becoming part of an experiment with magic rings. Together, they set off on the adventure that takes them to the Wood between the Worlds, where they can enter many worlds through the mysterious pools there. In one world they encounter the evil Queen Jadis. Then they travel to another land, Narnia, just as it is being born through Aslan the lion's song. So too are other animals begotten by the song and given the gift of speech my Aslan. |
The Golden Compass
by Phillip Pullman Orphan ward Lyra's uncle, Lord Asriel, finds evidence of danger in the far North. He leaves Lyra in the care of Mrs. Coulter, a scholar and explorer who offers to give Lyra the attention she's always craved. But children are disappearing and being used as subjects in terrible experiments that separate humans from their daemons, creatures that reflect each person's inner being. They are much like talking animals, not unlike the talking polar bears Lyra also meets on her journey to find the kidnapped children. |
The Sight
by David Clement-Davies In the shadow of an abandoned castle, a wolf pack seeks shelter. The pups will not be able to survive the harsh Transylvanian winter. And they are being stalked by a lone wolf, Morgra, possessed of a mysterious and terrifying power known as the Sight. Morgra knows that one of the pups hold a power even stronger than her own that could give her control of this world and the next. But the pack she hunts will do anything to protect their own... |
Lionboy
by Zizou Corder When Charlie Ashanti's parents are kidnapped, it's up to him to rescue them. He doesn't know who has taken his parents, or why. But his amazing ability to speak Cat will help him find his parents. Charlie calls on his feline friends, from stray city cats to caged lions, for help. |