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Caramel reviews Darkstalker: The Graphic Novel by Tui T. Sutherland and Jake Parker

Caramel has always been an avid fan of Tui T. Sutherland’s Wings of Fire series. He is also a lover of graphic novels. So he has already reviewed the graphic novelizations of the first eight Wings of Fire books (The Dragonet Prophecy, The Lost Heir, The Hidden Kingdom, The Dark Secret, The Brightest Night, Moon Rising, Winter Turning, and Escaping Peril) for the book bunnies blog. Today he reviews the graphic novel adaptation of Darkstalker, published just yesterday! As usual, Sprinkles is taking notes and asking followup questions.

Sprinkles: Here we are with a brand new Wings of Fire graphic novel! I knew you would be happy to get your paws on this book!

Caramel: Yes, you know I had to get my paws on it.

S: Well, it was just published yesterday, and here you are, ready to talk about it already. I am guessing that is a good sign.

C: Yep, it sure is. I’m very lucky to have it, and I’m glad we are talking about it.

S: Okay, so you had already read and reviewed the original Darktstalker.

C: Yep, I have, and both are awesome.

S: So can you remind our readers a bit about what the deal is with the Wings of Fire books and this book especially, given how it is not one of the standard series, but rather belongs to the associated Legends series?

C: Ok, so the Legends, the Winglets, and the Wings of Fire are all different series. The Wings of Fire are the original books; there are fifteen of them and they are about many different dragons who live on different continents on a planet and have many different adventures and challenges. The Legends are more sort of books that fill in gaps in knowledge missed in the original series, about historical and legendary events and characters. And the Winglets books are like that, too, but they are more about some of the side characters from the main series.

S: Alright, that is a good summary I think.

Caramel is reading Darkstalker: The Graphic Novel by Tui T. Sutherland and Jake Parker. — Caramel is reading *Darkstalker: The Graphic Novel* by Tui T. Sutherland and Jake Parker.

S: So then this book is a graphic novel adaptation of one of the Legends books, about a historical character named Darkstalker, right?

C: Yep, but he also shows up in the Jade Mountain story arc. That is the story arc that covers books six to ten.

S: Wait, so he is historical in a way because he is really old and ancient, but he is still affecting the main story line?

C: Yes, this book is basically his origin story.

S: I see. That’s cool.

C: And this also contains the thoughts and storyline of him and two other characters, Clearsight, and Fathom, his friends who were forced to go against him..

S: They also show up in the original version though, right?

C: Yep, but I was sort of wanting to see what they looked like, this being a graphic novel and all. And this was very close.

S: That is so neat! So why don’t you tell me a bit more about the graphic part of the graphic novel? I noticed that the main illustrator is Jake Parker, and not Mike Holmes, who was the one from the graphic novelizations of the main series.

C: Yeah, but it’s still good; I like this artist’s style too.

S: I am guessing the other books kind of set up a standard, a set of expectations for the reader, and this book is in line with those expectations.

C: I guess you could say it that way. I just say I liked them both.

S: Okay, sounds good to me.

C: Somehow, his style is familiar to me. Not sure why?

S: It might be because you already read some of his other work. Remember Kepler’s Intergalactic Guide to Spaceships?

C: Oh, yeah! That was a cool book! I told you somehow his style felt familiar.

S: Good for you! By the way, did you know that there will soon be a book sixteen for the original Wings of Fire series?

C: Yesss! I heard that a fourth arc is starting and I really really can’t wait! I really want to read it.

S: It is apparently titled The Hybrid Prince and will come out some time in March 2026.

C: It is so hard to wait!

S: It is apparently about a MudWing brother of Clay named Umber.

C: Really, ooooooooooooo, now I really need to read it.

S: I love your enthusiasm Caramel. I think it is certain that you will read and review it when it comes out.

C: Yay!

S: Okay, I think this is a good time to wrap up this review. What do you want to tell our readers?

C: Stay tuned for more book bunny reviews! And I can’t wait till March!!

Caramel loved reading Darkstalker: The Graphic Novel by Tui T. Sutherland and Jake Parker and can't wait for more Wings of Fire books! — Caramel loved reading *Darkstalker: The Graphic Novel* by Tui T. Sutherland and Jake Parker and can’t wait for more Wings of Fire books!

Caramel reviews Escaping Peril: The Graphic Novel (Book Eight of Wings of Fire) by Tui Sutherland and Mike Holmes

Caramel reviews the graphic novel version of Escaping Peril (Book Eight of Wings of Fire) by Tui Sutherland (with art work by Mike Holmes).

Anyone who has perused any of our content here knows that Caramel loves dragons and by extension, Tui T. Sutherland’s Wings of Fire series. In the past few years he has read and reviewed quite a lot of the books in and related to the series. Today he reviews Escaping Peril: The Graphic Novel, the graphic novel version of the eighth book of the main series, written by Tui Sutherland, illustrated by Mike Holmes, and published in December 2024. As usual, Sprinkles is taking notes and asking questions.

[Caramel reviewed both the original version (The Dragonet Prophecy) and the graphic novel version (The Dragonet Prophecy of the very first book. He reviewed only the graphic novel versions of the next four books: The Lost Heir, The Hidden Kingdom, The Dark Secret, and The Brightest Night. These five make up the Dragonet Prophecy story arc.

Here are Caramel’s reviews for the five books that make up the second story arc (the Jade Mountain): Moon Rising, Winter Turning, Escaping Peril, Talons of Power, and Darkness of Dragons. And here are his reviews of the graphic novel versions of the first two books in the series: Moon Rising and Winter Turning. The current post contains his review of the eighth book, the third in this story arc.

Finally here are Caramel’s reviews of the five books making up the third story arc (the lost continent prophecy): The Lost Continent, The Hive Queen, The Poison Jungle, The Dangerous Gift, and The Flames of Hope.]

Caramel reviews Escaping Peril: The Graphic Novel (Book Eight of Wings of Fire), written by Tui Sutherland and illustrated by Mike Holmes. — Caramel reviews *Escaping Peril: The Graphic Novel* (Book Eight of Wings of Fire), written by Tui Sutherland and illustrated by Mike Holmes.

Sprinkles: Hi Caramel. I know you are delighted to be holding in your paws a new Wings of Fire book!

Caramel: Yes! It is the best possible book ever made to review!

S: You mean, until the next book comes out?

C: Yeah, probably.

S: Okay, so this is the graphic novel version of book 7 of the Wings of Fire series, right?

C: No, not quite Sprinkles. It is book 8!

S: Of course you would know! And you have already read and reviewed the original book.

C: Yes, can we put a link to my review?

S: Sure. That makes sense. Here is the link to Caramel’s review of the original version of Escaping Peril.

C: Thanks.

S: So tell us a bit about the book then.

C: This is about Peril, a Skywing with a weird mutation, called fire scales, where the scales are very hot and capable of burning almost anything.

S: Okay, you dove right into the world of Wings of Fire. So let us start slow. We are in this land of dragons, where there are a few different clans or tribes of dragons, each with their own special powers and strengths. And Skywings are one of those tribes.

C: Sure Sprinkles, but the readers already know all that. Or they should. After all, this is the eighth book of the series!

S: You have a point Caramel. I guess if anyone is reading our blog, even sporadically, they would know that! You have already reviewed so many books in this world.

C: Yes, I am not sure I can list them all. I mean there are fifteen books in the series, five books each for three different series, making up the main fifteen books. I reviewed most of those books. Then there are the graphic novel versions of them, but they are not all out yet. This is the eighth book, so I have reviewed seven of those so far. And then I reviewed a few other books about the dragons of the Wings of Fire universe.

S: True. Let me put a link here to your reviews of those four books: Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World, The Winglets Quartet: The First Four Stories, Dragonslayer, and Darkstalker.

C: Thank you.

Caramel is reading Escaping Peril: The Graphic Novel (Book Eight of Wings of Fire), written by Tui Sutherland and illustrated by Mike Holmes. — Caramel is reading *Escaping Peril: The Graphic Novel* (Book Eight of Wings of Fire), written by Tui Sutherland and illustrated by Mike Holmes.

S: So okay, let us go back to Peril. So Escaping Peril is not about escaping danger, but escaping from this dragon named Peril, then?

C: You could read it like that, because Peril is dangerous, but also you could read it as Peril is the one escaping. Because the book is really about Peril discovering herself and saving herself from her queen.

S: That is a cool play on words then!

C: Yeah, it is. See why I love Wings of Fire?

S: Yeah, I can see that it is only about the wordplay. Not about the amazing dragons, not at all.

C: No, of course it is not only about the wordplay! It is the whole thing.

S: I know. I’m just teasing you, Caramel. I do know how much you have enjoyed reading these books.

C: Good. Glad we made that clear.

S: So Caramel, this is the eighth book in the series. But each of these books is about an individual dragon, and so perhaps one could read them out of order. What do you think?

C: Sure they could, but it makes a lot more sense if you read them in order.

S: So they are chronologically ordered, then?

C: Yes, definitely. So knowing what happened in the earlier books explains a lot of what is going on in the later books. But you are also right, that one could simply dive into this book, for example, and get a good sense of the world.

S: But it is clear to me that you think readers should start from the beginning and read every single book in order.

C: Yes. And then reread them. Over and over and over again. Like I have been doing all this time.

S: I know! Your copies of some of the books have really worn out…

C: I prefer to call them “well read” or even “well loved”.

S: I love that Caramel! I love that you love books!

C: Only some books!

S: Okay, that is right, but it is also perfectly fine! Anyways, back to Escaping Peril. I know you have already read the graphic novel versions of the first seven books and the illustrations are done by the same artist. So maybe there was nothing surprising about the illustrations this time?

C: That’s right, nothing surprising. Except of course these dragons are awesome and the illustrations all do a great job in helping me visualize them!

S: That is wonderful, Caramel. It seems like the author and the illustrator really made this work. Anyways, maybe this is a good time to wrap up our review. So tell me what you are most excited about, having read this book.

C: Well, now I am ready for the graphic novel version of the ninth book!

S: That will be released this year, I think.

C: Really? So happy to hear that! And I also heard that there might be a totally new sixteenth book! So I have a lot to look forward to.

S: I am so happy for you! And in the meantime we will read a lot of other books.

C: Of course!

S: So then, what do you want to tell our readers?

C: Stay tuned for more book bunny reviews!

Caramel is excited to have read Escaping Peril: The Graphic Novel (Book Eight of Wings of Fire), written by Tui Sutherland and illustrated by Mike Holmes, and looks forward to rereading it many more times in the coming weeks and months. — Caramel is excited to have read *Escaping Peril: The Graphic Novel* (Book Eight of Wings of Fire), written by Tui Sutherland and illustrated by Mike Holmes, and looks forward to rereading it many more times in the coming weeks and months.

Caramel reviews Winter Turning (Book Seven of Wings of Fire) by Tui Sutherland and Mike Holmes

After reviewing Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World by Tui T. Sutherland last week, Caramel realized that he had not yet reviewed the graphic novel version of Winter Turning, the seventh book in Tui T. Sutherland’s Wings of Fire series even though he had read it right when it was published in January 2024. So to make up for this forgetfulness, today he is talking to Sprinkles about this book: Winter Turning: The Graphic Novel, written by Tui Sutherland, adapted by Barry Deutsch and Rachel Swirsky, with art work by Mike Holmes, and color by Maarta Laiho.

Caramel reviews Winter Turning: The Graphic Novel, by Tui Sutherland and Mike Holmes. — Caramel reviews *Winter Turning: The Graphic Novel,* by Tui Sutherland and Mike Holmes.

Sprinkles: So Caramel, I know you read this book all the way back in January; did you reread it before this review?

Caramel: Yes. In fact I am still rereading it.

S: I see. So you explained the plot of the book in quite some detail when you were reviewing the original.

C: Yep. And so maybe I do not have to go over it again.

S: Sure, our readers can go and check out that review, but let us try to make this one a bit self-contained. so why don’t you tell us just a little bit about the book? you do not have to go into too much detail. For that our readers can check out your review of the original book.

C: Well, this is about an IceWing named Winter, who is one of the students in Jade Academy. The dragonets from Jade Academy end up finding Queen Scarlet. They were searching for Hailstorm who is Winter’s brother, and they thought Hailstorm was taken by Scarlet. But it is not that simple. Hailstorm is under the influence of some magic which makes him almost worship Scarlet, so he is kind of staying willingly.

S: I see. Maybe this is a good recap that can get folks started with the book.

Caramel is reading Winter Turning: The Graphic Novel, by Tui Sutherland and Mike Holmes. — Caramel is reading *Winter Turning: The Graphic Novel,* by Tui Sutherland and Mike Holmes.

S: So tell me about the drawings. This is after all a graphic novel version of a full novel.

C: One word: amazing. I mean it is just the same crew who did the previous graphic novels, and so the drawings are familiar and they just work.

S: And I know you have read this book so much that it is already kind of worn out.

C: Kind of. But yes, I have read it a lot. And maybe we will eventually get the graphic novel versions of the eighth book, and then the ninth, and then the tenth, and I will get to read all of them!

S: Only if you promise you will review them too.

C: Of course.

S: Okay, so before we wrap up this review, can you describe this book in three to five words?

C: Sure. Colorful, hilarious, and adventurous.

S: Hilarious because your favorite character Qilbli is there?

C: Yes, I love how funny he is! But we have to wait all the way until book ten to have a whole book in his perspective.

S: That is alright though. I seem to recall it was worth the wait.

C: True, that book was awesome too, but also I don’t like waiting.

S: I know. Anyways, let us not make our readers wait further (did you see what I did there?) So what do you want to tell our readers?

C: Stay tuned for more book bunny reviews!

Caramel loved reading and rereading Winter Turning: The Graphic Novel, by Tui Sutherland and Mike Holmes, and encourages all fans of Wings of Fire to check it out. — Caramel loved reading and rereading *Winter Turning: The Graphic Novel,* by Tui Sutherland and Mike Holmes, and encourages all fans of Wings of Fire to check it out.

Caramel reviews Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World by Tui T. Sutherland

After over a year, Caramel finally got his paws on a new-for-him Wings of Fire book. So today he is talking about Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World, written by Tui T. Sutherland, illustrated by Joy Ang, with additional art from Mike Schley and Maarta Laiho, and published first in 2023. As usual, Sprinkles is taking notes and asking questions.

Caramel reviews Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World, written by Tui T. Sutherland and illustrated by Joy Ang, with additional art from Mike Schley and Maarta Laiho. — Caramel reviews *Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World*, written by Tui T. Sutherland and illustrated by Joy Ang, with additional art from Mike Schley and Maarta Laiho.

Sprinkles: So Caramel, this book just arrived today, and you just had to read it, right?

Caramel: Yup. Just had to.

S: I know how you still keep reading and rereading all of your Wings of Fire books. So I knew you would enjoy this book too. Please tell our readers about the book. Is this the sixteenth book you were waiting for?

C: Not quite, but it is definitely enough to satisfy my hunger for new Wings of Fire stories.

S: So this is a collection of new stories then, right?

C: Yes, but it is actually even more than that.

S: What do you mean?

C: There are ten main chapters, one for each dragon tribe: MudWings, SeaWings, RainWings, NightWings, SandWings, IceWings, SkyWings, SilkWings, HiveWings, and LeafWings. And in each chapter, there are some documents and short historical bits and always a short story about or a letter from a dragon from that tribe that we have met before. So for example, in the chapter on RainWings, they have a datasheet, a map of where they live, they have a letter from StarFlight, a letter from Glory, a story about a sloth made up by Kinkajou, a bit about the dangers of the RainForest, an explanation of how the challenges to the RainWing throne work, a guide to how RainWings change colors depending on their feelings by Jambu, and so on.

Caramel is reading Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World, written by Tui T. Sutherland and illustrated by Joy Ang, with additional art from Mike Schley and Maarta Laiho. — Caramel is reading *Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World*, written by Tui T. Sutherland and illustrated by Joy Ang, with additional art from Mike Schley and Maarta Laiho.

S: All that sounds fascinating, Caramel. I bet you really enjoyed the book.

C: Yes, and I am still enjoying it, and I think I will keep enjoying it forever! Or at least, for a very long time.

S: I can see that. I think it is a beautiful book.

C: Yes! The pictures are amazing! They have pictures of the dragons, and the things they are talking about. Like in the story about the sloth, there is a picture of a sloth. They have maps, too.

S: Yes, and this is all on really nice paper and in full color, so all in all, it makes for a really pretty book to behold.

C: Totally what I was going to say.

S: I know, right? Okay, so would you recommend this book to other bunnies who liked the Wings of Fire books?

C: Yes!

S: So do you think someone has to read all fifteen books before this one?

C: Yes, because so many characters from all the books keep showing up.

S: But looking over it, I thought that the book could also be a nice way to introduce a bunny to this world.

C: Maybe. They would not know who is telling the stories or their backstory, but they would learn a lot about the world the dragons are living in and a lot about each of the tribes. That could be fun too; you are right. Of course I will never know what it would be like to read this book first.

S: True, but I have a feeling it was a good experience, finally reading a new Wings of Fire book, after all these years.

C: Yes! But I would still like a sixteenth book. A real book that maybe starts a fourth story arc.

S: That could be wonderful, I know. But for now, this is what we have. And it is rather wonderful, isn’t it?

C: Yes!

S: So maybe we should wrap this up so you can continue to cherish your new book.

C: I agree!

S: What would you like to tell our readers in closing?

C: Stay tuned for more book bunny reviews!

Caramel loved reading Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World, written by Tui T. Sutherland and illustrated by Joy Ang, with additional art from Mike Schley and Maarta Laiho, and recommends it to all bunnies who love all things dragon. — Caramel loved reading *Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World*, written by Tui T. Sutherland and illustrated by Joy Ang, with additional art from Mike Schley and Maarta Laiho, and recommends it to all bunnies who love all things dragon.