In this third and final installment in the enchanting Wing & Claw
trilogy, Newbery Medal-winning author Linda Sue Park sends her young
apothecary to the front lines of a fearsome battle, where he must rely
on his talents and his friends to defend what he knows is right.
Raffa Santana is a healer, not a fighter. As a gifted apothecary, he has
amazing instincts for unleashing the potential of magical-seeming
plants. But his skills have failed to free the animals that the
heartless Chancellor captured and turned against the people of
Obsidia--directly threatening Raffa's friends and family.
Now Raffa and his ragtag group of allies are preparing to confront the
Chancellor's armies in battle. Great beasts, small animals, and humans
alike will be joining the fight, and Raffa's heart yearns to prevent
injuries--and worse--on both sides of the battle. After all, the
Chancellor's creatures will be fighting against their will. Can Raffa's
instincts for apothecary arts bring a tolerable resolution to an
impossibly unfair fight?