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The Unwanteds: Island of Silence is the second book in The Unwanteds series written by Lisa McMann.
Summary
The battle is over.
The magical barrier between the dreary land of Quill and the fantastical world of Artimé is gone. Now residents from both places are free to mingle, but tensions are high. The artistic warriors of Artimé struggle to forgive those in Quill who condemned them to death, while the Quillens attempt to recover from the shock of Artimé's existence, the loss of their leader, and the total collapse of their safe, orderly world.
Alex Stowe has recovered from his physical wounds since his death-defying role in Artimé's victory, but his confidence is shattered. He battles self-doubt after Artimé's beloved mage, Mr. Today, makes a stunning request, which is further complicated by the mysterious arrival of two silent orange-eyed teenagers. Meanwhile, in Quill, Aaron is devastated by his fall from grace. Spurred by rage, Aaron devises a masterful plan of revenge that will return him to power ... if no one gets in his way.
Introduced Characters
- Carina Fathom
- Ol' Tater
- Cole Wickett
- Fox
- Kitten
- Crawledge Prize
- Dred Crandall
- Gondoleery Rattrapp
- Liam Healy
- Sky
- Crow
- Charlie and Matilda
- Bethesda Dia Gloria
Deaths
- Arija the girrino is killed during an attack by the Restorers
- Marcus Today is killed by Aaron Stowe using five heart attack components
- Mrs. Haluki is killed during the attack by the Restorers
Chapters
- Exposed
- Not All Tea and Roses
- That Mess Called Quill
- Problems Unforeseen
- A Job Like No Other
- Aaron the Streeted
- Alex the Ponderer
- Aimless
- Meghan Rules
- All The Reasons Why Not
- In the Beginning
- The Slightest Clue
- Thinking Like a Necessary
- Home Sweet Home
- A Skirmish
- A Mostly Normal Day
- Born to Spy
- Throwing Stones
- A Very Different Gate
- Righting Past Wrongs
- On the Lawn
- Door Number One
- Cohorts
- Misunderstandings
- Intruders
- A Grave Danger
- Sleepless Again
- Magic in Quill?
- A New Spell
- Visitors
- The World Gets Bigger
- Gathering Strength
- Magical Weapons Galore
- Ms. Morning's Secret
- The Mysterious Guests
- Lani's Plan
- Awake
- Allies or Enemies?
- Meanwhile
- Speeding Up
- Making Preparations
- Paradise
- Missing
- Paradise...Lost
- The Search
- Stationed Up and at the Ready
- The Weekly Peace Meeting
- Silence
- The Dark and Quiet Place
- Heart Attack
- From the Vast Ocean
- Gone
- The Restorers
- To the Depths of Despair
- To the Next Frontier
- The Clash
- The Throne
- The Weight of the World
- In the Middle of the Night
- A New Day
- May Quill Prevail
- Alex's Message
- The Way It Is With Twins-Threedux
- Coming to Terms
- In a Very Small House
- In a Dark Cave
- One Last Message
Cover
The cover depicts Alex flying on Simber's back towards Warbler Island. He can be seen sending seek spells, which are zooming towards the island.
Inaccuracies
- Whose pirate ship is that?
- What's up with those statues and torches on Warbler's shores? There was no implication of that in the books, where the island is said to look like a paradise with no one on it whatsoever.
- Alex is using his right hand to cast that seek spell. He's left handed.
- He also didn't cast any seek spells when going to Warbler; he received only one from Lani.
- Alex's hair should be longer, as he started to grow it out in this book. It's hard to tell, but it should probably be curlier as well.