Book Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender: Suki, Alone by F. E. Hicks et al.

Avatar: The Last Airbender: Suki, Alone written by Faith Erin Hicks and illustrated by Peter Wartman

Suki, the Kyoshi Warrior, is captured by Princess Azula and sent to The Boiling Rock, a maximum security island prison. No one ever returns from there. The treatment is harsh. Suki realizes she can't make it on her own. When she discovers a small plant growing through the cracks of the prison yard, she hatches a plan to grow a little bit of extra food. Food enough not just for herself, but for others in the prison. She grows food. She inspires hope. She makes community. But can there be loyalty among prisoners in a place from which no one has ever escaped?

This story is another great addition to the overall plot of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Some of Suki's backstory is told, enough to give her actions credibility and to fill in the details about the Kyoshi Warriors. A lot of the story is told through images rather than dialogue, always a plus in a graphic novel. It's a fine work all around.

Recommended.