From School Library Journal
Grade 6-10-As this fourth and concluding volume of the series begins, Claidi and her beloved, Argul, are about to be married. As they travel in their magical robotic servant/ship Yinyay, they revisit Claidi's original home, as well as other sites and people from earlier volumes, confronting questions about their parentage, motivations of past friends, and the Tower's intrigue. After Argul's grandmother tells them that his sorceress mother, Ustareth, long believed dead, is alive and has created a magical land across the sea, they travel with four companions to her land of seemingly miraculous food trees and magically created animals. A confrontation with her leads to answers to some long-asked questions and a bittersweet new beginning for the travelers. Lee successfully uses Claidi's journal writing to build suspense and provide background on characters and events from previous books, though given the lack of new characters and dependence on previous events, the book's primary appeal is to fans of the series. The protagonist's deepening and sometimes ambiguous relationship with Argul, as well as the complex jealousies and romantic relationships among the other four travelers, adds interest and allows the characters to develop as their journey progresses. Claidi's world, especially Ustareth's island, is well drawn, and readers will appreciate the detail and humor Lee uses in describing people and places visited. Sherwood Smith's Crown Duel (1997) and Court Duel (1998, both Harcourt) offer another strong female heroine faced with intrigue and a touch of romance.Beth L. Meister, Yeshiva of Central Queens, Flushing, NYCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Gr. 5-8. In the fourth and presumably the final episode of the Claidi Journals, Claidi and Argul have married. That doesn't, however, stop them from becoming involved in the machinations of the Towers when Argul's grandmother summons them to her palace, where they are joined by Dengwi, Prince Venn, Winter Raven, and Ngarbo. They soon learn that Ustareth, Argul and Venn's mother, is alive, and that she wants them to join her in the faraway land that she has built. The trip to Ustareth's exotic utopia, fraught with adventure, is the key to Claidi's finally realizing her destiny. Unfortunately, the magic here doesn't always work within the construct Lee has spun, but readers who have faithfully followed Claidi's exploits up to this point will still want to see how everything ends. Sally Estes
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Book Description
Claidi is back! Together at last, Claidi and Argul are looking forward to spending their lives together, but shocking news about Argul's mother-the powerful Ustareth-sends Claidi on one final adventure in an awesome new world. Fans of this witty and fast-paced fantasy series will be dazzled by the ultimate confrontation that awaits Tanith Lee's young heroine.

About the Author
Tanith Lee has entertained fantasy enthusiasts of all ages with more than fifty books. Kirkus Reviews compared Wolf Tower to Catherine, Called Birdy and Ella Enchanted.

ANNOTATION

Following their marriage, Claidi and Argul are drawn back to her birthplace, the House, where yet again they are led to seek the answer to the riddle of Ustareth.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Claidi is back! Together at last, Claidi and Argul are looking forward to spending their lives together, but shocking news about Argul's mother-the powerful Ustareth-sends Claidi on one final adventure in an awesome new world. Fans of this witty and fast-paced fantasy series will be dazzled by the ultimate confrontation that awaits Tanith Lee's young heroine.

FROM THE CRITICS

Publishers Weekly

Wolf Wing by Tanith Lee is the final installment in the four-book series. Claidi and Argul are finally married, but their lazy life in Peshamba is not all they expected. Argul misses his former life as leader of the Hulta and they both miss a life of adventure. Then they receive a mysterious summons from Argul's powerful grandmother and a perilous new episode begins. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

VOYA - Arlene Garcia

Readers will rejoice that heroine Claidi is reunited at last with her love, Argul, but all is not yet happily-ever-after in this final volume of The Claidi Journals. Old friends and old enemies from previous adventures rejoin Claidi and Argul as they are again embroiled in Wolf Tower's manipulative schemes. Ironel, the Tower's venerable matriarch, controls their destinies as she delivers one last shocking truth: Argul's mother, creator of scientific wonders, is still alive. Along with Venn, Winter Raven, Ngarbo, and Dengwu, Claidi and Argul embark on a fateful journey to solve the mystery of Claidi's heritage. Fans of the series will welcome back Claidi's candid voice and unabashed opinions, and they will cheer when she and Argul finally marry. Those wanting to know what happened to characters encountered in other tales will be pleased to meet them again and to learn what fates befall them. Highlighting one of the series' strongest points, no one is entirely good or evil, and even the motives of the main characters fall into a gray area of morality. In a unique blend of fantasy and science fiction, Claidi comes across mysterious devices, special powers, clockwork people, and mutated creatures, all of which she describes in her average teenage girl voice that hallmarks the series. Meeting the mysterious Ustareth ties up all unanswered questions in a manner rewarding to Claidi and readers alike. The ending, although it is fulfilling and completes the series, leaves the door open to further adventures in Claidi's wondrous world. VOYA CODES: 4Q 3P M J (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Will appeal with pushing; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8; Junior High, definedas grades 7 to 9). 2003, Dutton, 240p., Ages 11 to 15.

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