Today I just finished reading this new book called, "Fall of the Beasts: Broken Ground". This is a new series of the first one which was just called, "Spirit Animals". It talks about the aftermath of what happens and how a new enemy has risen to take over the land in which the people call "Erdas". When I first saw this book I was confused because it said it was the second book and I didn't read the second book of the first series. However, after seeing "Fall of the Beasts", on top of the title I understood it was a totally different thing. Before I start to summarize the book I want to give you some background context. In the previous series, all of the Great Beasts except for the "Four Fallen" (Uraza, Essix, Jhi, and Briggan) had disappeared because they were fighting each other near the Evertree, which is where all life started on Erdas. They destroyed the Evertree and themselves as well but now the Evertree has regrown and the Great Beasts are back.

And now each Great Beast has a new human partner that has summoned them from a natural bond by the Evertree. Anyway, let's begin with the summary. As of right now in the book, there is a group of mysterious people called, "The Redcloaks" that seemed to have helped Rollan and Abeke (2 out of the 4 main protagonists in the story). Olvan, who is the leader of the Greencloaks, as said that although they helped them they should still be cautious if ever to seem them again since Abeke and Rollan don't know their motives yet. Meanwhile, Meilin and Conor are with Xanthe and Todaka (friends) to reach the wyrm and destroy it so it can't bring any more harm to the people. Let me explain to you what the Wyrm is before I keep on going. Apparently, it is some type of "living" object that is trapped underneath the Evertree and can cause parasites to enter people and have them serve the Wyrm.

However, the twist is that somehow "Zerif", (the evil person) was trusted by the Wyrm to save it and in exchange, the Wyrm will give Zerif parasites that can be turned into servants for him. Zerif must've agreed and also seems to want the Great Beasts that were spread all across the world. As of right now, he has about half of the Great Beasts under his control by inserting parasites inside of them. In this book, Rollan and Abeke are tasked to enter Setirol, a place that was once corrupted by evil and horrible rulers (previous book). Now, it is told that the people there are rebuilding the city and it is filled with kindhearted folks who just want a second chance. Rollan and Abeke both feel extremely skeptical about this considering their last visit there and also worry for Conor and Meilin since Conor has a parasite inside of him, although the small creature hasn't reached his brain yet so he is still conscious and not under Zerif's rule.

Soon enough, Abeke and Rollan do reach Setriol and are surprised by how the place has turned upside down. There isn't a new ruler in place of Shane (who was the previous evil ruler) but his family still lives there. Abeke has a feeling that none of them try to take the throne because they are waiting for their beloved son to return home with him. Anyway, the start heading towards the palace which is the real reason they went there. Apparently, there is a new person that has summoned a Great Beast. This one is a little girl named "Tasha" and she summoned "Ninana the Swan". A very graceful spirit animal, however, Tasha doesn't exactly seem to be able to harness Ninana's power yet. Suddenly the city is attacked by Zerif because he got word that a new beast has emerged in Setriol. Abeke, Tasha, and Rollan escape through a ship but are extremely sad because they left the other Greencloaks to fight of Zerif's servants, Tasha especially, since Setriol was her homeland and now in flames and chaos. That is how the book ends.