Axlin's bestiary

Axlin's bestiary is a work of fantastic literature by the outstanding Valencian writer Laura Gallego. It was published in April 2018 and is set in a place devastated by brutal monsters. It is the first novel of the trilogy GUardians of the Citadel; they complement: Xein's secret (2018) and Rox's mission (2019)

Thanks to her efforts, Laura Gallego has become a benchmark in the fantasy genre, making a deep impression on young audiences. The saga Idhun's memories It is one of his most widely published publications, of which more than 1 million copies have been sold. EAxlin's bestiary it represented a triumphant return on the part of the Valencian woman; the narrative was so well received that it was awarded in 2019 by the magazine The temple of the one thousand doors as Best National Novel belonging to a Saga.

Summary of Axlin's bestiary

A different world

The inhabitants of a vast territory are daily attacked by frightening monsters. These evil beings are dedicated to killing and devouring humans without compassion, sowing terror wherever they pass. People —resigned to the circumstances that affected them— are always isolated, with a simple routine focused on surviving as long as possible.

A special young woman

Axlinen is a particular young girl who lives in a small region flogged by four types of monsters. When she was a child, she was assaulted by a specimen known as "knotty." Despite surviving the attack, your ankle he was hurt and as a consequence she was lame. His disability does not allow him to move with agility or run when faced with an onslaught.

New type

Because he cannot eagerly defend himself, Axlin looks for other ways to help his fellow men. It's like one day the village scribe offers to teach him to read and write, to be replaced in the future. Although these are very important skills, nobody was interested in learning them, they underestimated them; Nevertheless, the young woman accepted. Years later, when this man died, Axlin became the new scribe of the enclave.

Book about monsters

Poco a poco his ability grew, as did his curiosity to know more about the monsters. Every time a group returned from expeditions, she asked them about their experiences and the traits of the ruthless beings. All the information was documented in a book, in order to make a guide so that the next generations could defend themselves against them.

Pelight adventure

His interest grows even more when he notices that there are other types of monsters, so he makes an important decision. Axlin decides to undertake a long journey to investigate and obtain data from his own experience. This is how the young girl begins an adventure in which she will find very dangerous specimens. This makes your texts even more valuable, becoming a complete bestiary.

A unique city

On the road, Axlin will meet new characters that will be decisive in his life, such as Hein. Also, he will find out that there is a city without monsters called the Citadel, so it focuses on getting there. Undertaking this new mission excites her a lot, and by assuming it she will know who is really on her side. However, when you arrive at the “released site” you will realize that it really was not what you expected.

Basic data of the work

Modular

Axlin's bestiary is a fantasy novel of the infantile / juvenile genre that has 37 chapters that unfold in a little more than 500 pages. It is set in a world battered by monsters and divided into enclaves. The history It is narrated in the third person by various characters; it has a fluid storyline from start to finish.

Characters

axlin

She is the protagonist of the novel. The story begins as a girl and in her growth throughout the plot you can see how she matures with each test she passes. Her wise decisions lead her to be a brave young woman who ends up becoming the scribe of her village, as a result of which he decides to undertake an arduous and important mission in favor of the other inhabitants: to elaborate a bestiary.

Hein

He is another protagonist of the story to whom the author dedicates several chapters. He is a young man who lives with his mother in one of the enclaves, both are totally isolated until Axlin arrives. His life takes a major change from being a lonely boy to be an aspiring of a group called "The Guardians."

About the author, Laura Gallego

Birth and first approach to letters

Laura Gallego García was born on Tuesday, October 11, 1977 in the Valencian municipality of Quart de Poblet in Spain. Since she was a child she has been passionate about literature, proof of this is that At the age of 11 - together with a friend - he began to write a fantasy book. It took three years to put together and it ended up being a nearly 300-page story called Zodiac, a different world, but they did not publish it.

University studies and first publication

After completing secondary studies, he enrolled at the University of Valencia, in the Hispanic Philology career. At that time, Laura had already written 13 books, all of them had been sent to publishers and competitions, but had not managed to publish. Until number 14 came, End of the World (1999), work for which the author won the Barco de Vapor award from Editorial SM.

A prolific work

Gallego continued writing without stopping, his next work was the tetralogy Chronicles Of The Tower (2000). He also published individual works, such as Return to the White Island (2001) and The Daughters of Tara (2002) In 2003 he was once again awarded the annual award from Editorial SM, with La legend of the wandering king. This success was followed by other works such as: The collector of extraordinary watches (2004)

A career with an unstoppable ascent

From that point, The literary career has been on the rise, with the presentation of several independent books and five sagas. Among the latter we can mention the trilogies Idhun's memories (2004) and Citadel Guardians (2018). Likewise, Gallego ventured into the genre of literary realism with the series Sara y the scorers, which contains 6 books.

It is her vast literary career, the Valencian has published more than forty novels - fantasy, mostly - and has been translated into several languages.

Other important awards he has received

• Cervantes Chico of Youth Literature (2011)
• National Children's and Young People's Literature in 2012 by Where the trees sing (2011)
• Imaginamalaga 2013 by The Book of Portals (2013)

Works by Laura Galler

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Individual books

• End of the World (1999)
• Return to the White Island (2001)
• The Dream Postman (2001)
• Tara's daughters (2002)
• Mandrake (2003)
• Where is Alba? (2003)
• The Legend of the Wandering King (2003)
• A ghost in distress (2004)
• Max no longer makes you laugh (2004)
• Daughter of the night (2004)
• The collector of extraordinary watches (2004)
• Alba has a very special friend (2005)
• The empress of the ethereal (2007)
• Two candles for the devil (2008)
• Where the trees sing (2011)
• The book of portals (2013)
• Encyclopedia of Idhún (2014)
• All the fairies of the kingdom (2015)
• When you see me (2017)
• For a rose (2017)
• Everything you can dream of (2018)
• The cycle of the eternal emperor (2021)

sagas

• Chronicles Of The Tower:
  • The Valley of the Wolves (2000)
  • The Master's Curse (2001)
  • The dead's call (2002)
  • Fenris, The Elf (2004)
  • Idhun's memories:
    • The resistance (2004)
    • Triad (2005)
    • Pantheon (2006)
    • Sara And The Goleadoras:
    • Creating team (2009)
    • Girls are warriors (2009)
    • Top scorers in the league (2009)
    • Soccer and love are incompatible (2010)
    • The scorers do not give up (2010)
    • The last goal (2010)
  • Adventures By Chance:
    • Magician by chance (2012)
    • Heroes by chance (2016)
  • Guardians of the Citadel:
    • Axlin's bestiary (2018)
    • Xein's secret (2018)
    • Rox's mission (2019)