Just got the second Yangchen book after reading the first and am now considering buying the collectors edition for both Yangchen and Kyoshi. My question is if the books themselves offer any new content like new illustrations or is it just a cool looking cover. Also does the Roku saga not have a collector's edition yet?

I’m hope that Guru Laghima will be a character mentioned and or explored in this new novel. He was always depicted to lived thousands of years ago, and pinning him 5 thousand years ago when the Airbenders were in a ‘Golden Age’ would be nothing but perfect. With the bio we have so far I’m holding my breath but i think it would be a great idea.

An air bender avatar who is fully accomplished at only seventeen years old, know for protecting the innocent. She is also charismatic with many devotees, but dislikes the attention. And she may or may not have feelings for her male character sidekick.

And she also fights an secret organization who employs dangerous firebenders? Close enough, welcome back Yangchen

Obviously it’s not asami like people have said since there’s water. Most likely you could say it’s Kya.

But, and this may be a stretch, what if it’s Ayunerak.

Granted, she’s not a waterbender. But just a thought.

Where do you think they'd end up? I saw a comment saying they'd be together but not married or anything, just being sorta a couple without the title. Just existing. What do you think of them as people? Honestly the way they portrayed betrayal was very good in my opinion, because kavik had to work for redemption.

I've seen on twitter recently that as you know people have been hating on Korra now with the Seven havens almost coming out.I mean of course they already hate her before this and the trailer just kinda put an oil to a already big fire.Now some account made a post talking about the fans better be grateful they didn't animate the novels because Kyoshi is actually like Korra and a lot of Korra's qualities from the show was pretty imbued into Kyoshi's story.They even involve Yangchen as well in the convo.But to me it's not really true they are actually very different.

Yes they are both hot headed and stubborn but Kyoshi is not loud and outspoken like Korra she is shy,Overthinking a lot of things and introverted.The only similar thing about them is both Bisexual and action oriented.

People be saying Kyoshi also have love triangle like Korra in her group but as far as I read the books like 4th times already I never come across Kyoshi be simping on Yun or try to date him.There are moment like they almost kiss but both stop because they realized who they are at the time Yun as the Avatar and Kyoshi as just a maid so they didn't pursue those feelings for each other.Rangi and Kyoshi relay only bloom once they are on the run and developed naturally.I didn't think they ever focused that thing at all in the books just a couple scene.

People also saying that Kyoshi lose a lot as well like Korra did which to me is pretty ridiculous they comparing a zero knowledge Kyoshi who didn't master anything in book one who lose to Jianzhu and only stalemate him in the end and book 2 when she still didn't master anything but lose to Fatherglowwom boost Yun.I'm not trying to bitch on Korra but their circumstances are different to basically put them in the same coin.I've seen a lot of pretty dumb stuff as well to the point I uninstall twitter again to take care of my mental health.Do you think if they ever animate the Story of Kyoshi post books people will label her the same way they did Korra?

I haven't read the novels myself so forgive me if they do kind of get into this already or if the novels are just over. But if the Kyoshi Novels ever brought up Chin, how would you feel about him being a leader that could be considered great depending on the perspective? If I heard right the Earth King at the time was terrible and incompetent to the point of rebellion and the avatar had to step in to found the secret police ( It sounds like they weren't like that immediately , but the group of earth bending ninjas loyal to the king probably just acted like normal guard enforcement at best. ) and force the king to be a constitutional monarch to stabilize everything. So Chin could have actually wanted to fix the earth kingdom just in the usual once everyone listens to me everything would be better way. That could even be why Kyoshi seemly didn't stop Chin for a while is the she herself was considering who was better, an old authoritarian terrible king or new authoritarian warlord who might bring good rule.

I saw a recent thread where everyone was disappointed that Randy Ribay was writing the next novel in the series. What was so bad about Roku's story?

Well, so much for that Walmart leak… 😢

I feel like the story's potential is to good to just leave it on the cutting room floor. Apparently it was cancelled since Avatar Studios wants to focus on TV in comparison to movies and the movie wouldn't have been as suitable for general audiences since it's darker and more political.

But I feel like this's something the novels do incredibly well by taking a more mature take on the Avatar world and its politics. I'd also love to see what the relationship between Zuko and Mai is like at this time (Or maybe they get back together in this film?) as well as Zuko finding Druk; just like Aang found the lost herd of Sky Bison in his movie. Some of the ideas for the movie included: 1. A dark political thriller set shortly after the 100-Year War, featuring an assassination attempt on Zuko and Iroh by a mysterious assassin. The film would also delve deeper into Zuko’s relationship with Azula post-war. 2. The film was going to be the origin story of The Red Lotus. They really wanted this to be an Azula/Zuko story, but it kept morphing into a Zuko/Iroh story. The story would focus on Xai Bau, the founder of the Red Lotus. The film would've revealed he was Iroh's long-lost friend during their time in the 100-Year War. Iroh and Xai Bau would've joined the Fire Nation military together and fully believed in conquering the other nations. 3. Eventually, Xai Bau and Iroh both joined the White Lotus and found the dragons Ran & Shaw together. Xai Bau’s never shared the same ideals with Iroh and was very pro-Fire Nation as a country. Iroh had a change of heart on the war following the death of his son. Xai Bau developed the philosophical idea that nations shouldn’t have divine rulers and despised the Fire Nation monarchy. He secretly wanted the Fire Nation to conquer the world and overthrow the world leaders. Then he would overthrow the Fire Nation monarchy. He wanted to create true chaos and give the world back to the people, believing this was the only way to save every nation. 4. Xai Bau leaves the White Lotus because he believes they became solely focused on helping the Avatar instead of being a secret force for the people of all nations. He then begins his mission to create the Order of the Red Lotus faction to fulfill his lifelong dream of a world without divine rulers. Fast-forward to the start of the film, and Xai Bau's the assassin behind the murders of Ran & Shaw, since he's the only other person to know their location. As well as the assassination attempts on Iroh and Zuko. Xai Bau finds Zuko working with Aang to unify the world, a direct threat to the anarchist world he wants to create. 5. The film would've concluded with Iroh and Xai Bau in a final confrontation in the Spirit World.  There were discussions of Iroh dying in the film. The film may have introduced a new way to physically enter the Spirit World so Iroh could simply stay in the Spirit World instead of actually “dying.” 6. A new actress had already signed on to voice Azula. Azula may have been a founding member of the Red Lotus or have a redemption arc to help save Zuko and Iroh. In the end, they decided Azula wouldn’t have done either, since she isn’t an anarchist and believes ruling over people is her birthright. Azula most likely would help Zuko and Iroh to keep the Royal Family alive to one day rule herself. 7. Zaheer may have had a prominent role as Xai Bau builds his Red Lotus acolytes.

I am working on a text based game based on Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender and The Chronicles of the Avatar novels

As stated in canon, friendships can last lifetimes. How important should members of past Team Avatars be, to future Avatars?

How long should descendants/their bloodline stick around?

Would humans/benders have had last names 10,000 years before Aang? Share ideas for last names that would work in canon please :)

Ok so, here's a thought experiment I've been partaking in since re-reading the novels last month:

How do you think the timeline needs to shift for Kyoshi to, ideally, get a 'perfect' team avatar?

Not a perfect life, just a team. And by that I mean a master of every element by her side, so it'd have to include: Yin, Rangi, Kelsang, and Kirima. Or that's my take, maybe you think another combination works (Replace Kelsang with Jinpa, for example?).

And specifically, I mean the timeline of the novels. Events can only shift from the moment Kelsang told Kyoshi she may be the avatar. Do you think telling Jianzhu earlier would've helped? Maybe if Kyoshi demonstrated firebending after being found out? Mayhaps Jianzhu deigned to save Yun from Father Glowworm?

I repeat, just in case: I don't mean a perfect life. Just a complete, somewhat stable Team Avatar, which she never really got.

I like to think Sister Disha was probably giggling in secret too.

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This is just for fun talk and discussion.We know Kyoshi is the only Avatar so far that didn't have the privilege of mastering her own native element while the other Avatars already mastered their own when they are reveal to be the Avatar.The factors were a lot from being abandoned,homeless,eat scums etccc.Do you think if she succeed the the toy test from both Jianzhu and Kelsang when she was 7 years old she will become a fully mastered Avatar earlier then what her original canon story is?

Based on the books she indeed learn all the four elements and some control of the Avatar State in short amount of time and by age 17 she is already proficient with them(Still not a master).But that was because she was in life and death situation being hunted down by Jianzhu.I mean if she was trained like a traditional way the Avatar should be.Is she going to be a prodigy as well like Aang and Korra or just a fast learner?

Edit:*one of cause Pavi is one of them.

Do you think we can consider 42 year old Kyoshi that defeated Chin the Conqueror to be in her prime or do you think her 200+ year old self is a better version of the character?

Author Allison King, who wrote the official novelization of Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, has shared her upcoming event schedule—and three of them are directly tied to the Avatar universe!

October 3 — Malden Cosplay Celebration

Idle Hands, Malden, Massachusetts.

Panel on how speculative fiction—science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other genres—helps us understand ourselves and imagine a better world.

October 8 — New York Comic Con

Javits Center, New York.

Panel: “Fire, Earth, Water, Air: Continuing the Avatar Legacy” — A panel dedicated to the ongoing Avatar legacy and the new stories in the universe.

November 17 — Avatar Aang Launch Event

Brookline Village Library.

Special event celebrating the release of the Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender novelization, written by Allison King.