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Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #6
Moon Rising: The Graphic Novel
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Tui T. Sutherland
153 books6,344 followersOkay, I know what you’re thinking. Tui? What kind of name is that? Is it short for something?
Nope. Among the many great things to come out of New Zealand (the Lord of the Rings movies, cats that paint, my mom) is a bird called the tui—not as well known as the kiwi, but a heck of a lot noisier!
I was born July 31 (same birthday as Harry Potter!) in Caracas, Venezuela, and lived in Asuncion, Paraguay; Miami, Florida; and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, before moving to New Jersey in high school, where I started doing theatre—mostly backstage work, because (a) it was fun, and (b) you got to hang out in the dark with cute boys. (Er, I mean . . . because it was artistically fulfilling, yes.)
I graduated from Williams College in ’98 and I currently live in Boston with my husband, my perfect new baby, and my adorable yoodle Sunshine (what’s a yoodle? A puppy that’s three-quarters poodle and one-quarter Yorkshire terrier, of course!).
Much to my parents’ relief, I abandoned my theatrical aspirations after college for the far more stable and lucrative career of fiction writing.
My first two official books were beginning readers, part of Grosset & Dunlap’s “First Friends” series for kids learning to read. MEET MO AND ELLA is tough to find now, but FUN WITH MO AND ELLA should still be out there somewhere.
My first novel for teenagers was THIS MUST BE LOVE, which retells Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a modern-day high school, from the POV of the two heroines, Hermia and Helena.
And now I'm writing in a new project called SEEKERS! It's a children's book series that I'm writing with Erin Hunter. Check out my blog to find out more!
Nope. Among the many great things to come out of New Zealand (the Lord of the Rings movies, cats that paint, my mom) is a bird called the tui—not as well known as the kiwi, but a heck of a lot noisier!
I was born July 31 (same birthday as Harry Potter!) in Caracas, Venezuela, and lived in Asuncion, Paraguay; Miami, Florida; and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, before moving to New Jersey in high school, where I started doing theatre—mostly backstage work, because (a) it was fun, and (b) you got to hang out in the dark with cute boys. (Er, I mean . . . because it was artistically fulfilling, yes.)
I graduated from Williams College in ’98 and I currently live in Boston with my husband, my perfect new baby, and my adorable yoodle Sunshine (what’s a yoodle? A puppy that’s three-quarters poodle and one-quarter Yorkshire terrier, of course!).
Much to my parents’ relief, I abandoned my theatrical aspirations after college for the far more stable and lucrative career of fiction writing.
My first two official books were beginning readers, part of Grosset & Dunlap’s “First Friends” series for kids learning to read. MEET MO AND ELLA is tough to find now, but FUN WITH MO AND ELLA should still be out there somewhere.
My first novel for teenagers was THIS MUST BE LOVE, which retells Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a modern-day high school, from the POV of the two heroines, Hermia and Helena.
And now I'm writing in a new project called SEEKERS! It's a children's book series that I'm writing with Erin Hunter. Check out my blog to find out more!
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January 13, 2023
"Don't wish to be ordinary, Moonwatcher. Your powers are a gift."
Wow, I always love reading the graphic novel adaptations! It's always so fun to see how the novel was interpreted, and the art that comes out of it.
Speaking of the art- I know a lot of people say that they don't like this authors way or drawing dragons, or "get someone who can actually draw dragons". Unpopular (apparently) opinion: I love the way he draws the dragons. I feel like they accurately reflect the different tribes, and I think there's a lot of talent. He's definitely improved since the beginning, but even when the first graphic novel adaptation came out I still loved the art.
It's certainly been awhile since I read Moon Rising, (the novel version, of course) so it was nice to have that refresher of the plot. I was definitely really excited to see the Jade Mountain dragons and how the artist drew them- I was not disappointed. I loved Moon, Winter, Kinkajou, and especially Turtle- but, um, Qibli was a little uh. . . yellow? He just was more Sunny's color instead of usual pale SandWing- even though he's a full SandWing. So I thought that was a little odd.
So, the plot, same as Moon Rising, just with art. I loved how they displayed Moon's abilities as a mind reader and her communications with Darkstalker.
I suppose that's all I have to say about this book, so now the three questions:
Would I recommend this book?
Yes! If you're a fan of the Wings of Fire books, the graphic novel adaptations are definitely worth the read! It's so fun to see the characters brought to life.
If this was a movie, what would I rate it?
PG.
Will I continue reading the graphic novels as they're released?
Definitely! I'm so excited to get a Winter POV next!
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The Brightest Night: The Graphic Novel ★★★★
The Dark Secret ★★★★
The Hidden Kingdom ★★★★★
The Lost Heir ★★★★★
The Dragonet Prophecy ★★★★
Wow, I always love reading the graphic novel adaptations! It's always so fun to see how the novel was interpreted, and the art that comes out of it.
Speaking of the art- I know a lot of people say that they don't like this authors way or drawing dragons, or "get someone who can actually draw dragons". Unpopular (apparently) opinion: I love the way he draws the dragons. I feel like they accurately reflect the different tribes, and I think there's a lot of talent. He's definitely improved since the beginning, but even when the first graphic novel adaptation came out I still loved the art.
It's certainly been awhile since I read Moon Rising, (the novel version, of course) so it was nice to have that refresher of the plot. I was definitely really excited to see the Jade Mountain dragons and how the artist drew them- I was not disappointed. I loved Moon, Winter, Kinkajou, and especially Turtle- but, um, Qibli was a little uh. . . yellow? He just was more Sunny's color instead of usual pale SandWing- even though he's a full SandWing. So I thought that was a little odd.
So, the plot, same as Moon Rising, just with art. I loved how they displayed Moon's abilities as a mind reader and her communications with Darkstalker.
I suppose that's all I have to say about this book, so now the three questions:
Would I recommend this book?
Yes! If you're a fan of the Wings of Fire books, the graphic novel adaptations are definitely worth the read! It's so fun to see the characters brought to life.
If this was a movie, what would I rate it?
PG.
Will I continue reading the graphic novels as they're released?
Definitely! I'm so excited to get a Winter POV next!
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The Brightest Night: The Graphic Novel ★★★★
The Dark Secret ★★★★
The Hidden Kingdom ★★★★★
The Lost Heir ★★★★★
The Dragonet Prophecy ★★★★
January 3, 2023
I love the cover dearly but I swear that tail 😭(5/12/22)
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this addition to the series is so good! moon rising isn’t my favourite book of the series but i love the art, and the style and the adaptation, and given the fact that we got this adaptation im expecting a graphic novel arc 2 👀 (1/03/23)
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this addition to the series is so good! moon rising isn’t my favourite book of the series but i love the art, and the style and the adaptation, and given the fact that we got this adaptation im expecting a graphic novel arc 2 👀 (1/03/23)
February 5, 2023
I loved this graphic novel! It was so cool to actually see what the author had in mind as to what the main setting looked like compared to what I imagined!! And also, this is my favourite book in the whole series and to see it come to life like this… truly awesome!
November 25, 2023
Let me just say, I absolutely LOVE Quibli and Winter, and that I feel so bad for Sora, first Crane dies, then she gets roomed with Cranes killer who also just so happens to be a psychopath working with Scarlet to kill the dragonets of destiny. I think that she does love Hailstorm, but I don't think that's the main reason for what she's doing, she just wants power and probably to be the Icewing queen since she isn't the daughter so she might not be next in line to be queen. Amazing book though, and I can't wait to see the next graphic novels.
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December 2, 2025
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very nostalgic! i read this series when i was a kid, and especially loved this book, so it’s cool to read the graphic novel version now.
very nostalgic! i read this series when i was a kid, and especially loved this book, so it’s cool to read the graphic novel version now.
July 20, 2023
today i stood on the train platform and realized the two options for reading material on the commute were 1. chapter of shakespeare criticism i downloaded off jstor and 2. graphic novel adaptation of a dragon book for children. i think this encapsulates my taste in literature pretty well honestly.
i liked how they illustrated moon/darkstalker conversations since they're very literally just voices in moon's head, nothing overtly visual there to give the artist anything to use. otherwise i rly do think this one benefits from reading the actual novel bc moon thinks soooo much (and so does everyone else) (which moon is, coincidentally, also privy to) and you can't fit all of that in the graphic novel format to the extent that you'd be able to get that impact from the prose version. THOUGH! i did like how sometimes people's thoughts were just images in thought bubbles and demonstrated pretty well that there are all sorts of different thought formats moon has to sort through and translate.
i liked how they illustrated moon/darkstalker conversations since they're very literally just voices in moon's head, nothing overtly visual there to give the artist anything to use. otherwise i rly do think this one benefits from reading the actual novel bc moon thinks soooo much (and so does everyone else) (which moon is, coincidentally, also privy to) and you can't fit all of that in the graphic novel format to the extent that you'd be able to get that impact from the prose version. THOUGH! i did like how sometimes people's thoughts were just images in thought bubbles and demonstrated pretty well that there are all sorts of different thought formats moon has to sort through and translate.
December 31, 2025
Low four stars. This is another one where I’m a bit on the fence about the rating.
Moon Rising is one of my favorite Wings of Fire books in the original series, so that definitely means I enjoyed this one more than some of the other graphic novels. Writing-wise, I thought it was done pretty well, too. For how confusing all the other dragons’ thoughts could have been, the book did a good job making it clear who was thinking what at what time. Moon’s discussions with Darkstalker were also great- I appreciated the visual difference to make it clear they weren’t normal dragon thoughts.
Art-wise, though, this one had some flaws. As per usual, the dragon heads were way too small and squished- some frames of Moon were especially off. And some of the background dragons looked the same, specifically the IceWings. The main problem, though, was that the more major IceWings- Icicle and Winter- had really bad same-face syndrome. Their colors were slightly different, yes, but both dragons were almost impossible to distinguish and drawn in such a way that their expressions were impossible to decipher at times. I think this artists’s depiction of IceWings in general could have used another look or a redesign for this arc- the one-tone eyes combined with overly sharp features make them look mismatched compared to the other dragon tribes, the usual squished snout makes it hard to decipher facial expressions, and the general lack of defining facial features (differences in horns, eyes, small facial differences, etc.) serve to give them all the same appearance.
As for the little mistakes from last book, this one thankfully didn’t have any typos. But there were some frames with art mistakes, for example, Moon had multiple teardrops next to her eyes in a few frames, and Peril’s yellow tones over her orange scales were missing in a couple frames again. Nothing too bad stood out to me in this one, thankfully, though, so aside from the continuous IceWing design flaws I think this was pretty strong art-wise.
Oh, except for the cover. Why is Moon’s tail five times the length of her body? The cover art’s beautiful as usual, but once you give it more than a cursory glance, her tail looks ridiculous.
Overall, while this is one of my personal favorite WoF books, the graphic novel adaption had a couple issues. I’d still highly recommend to any fan of the series, or graphic novel fan in general. Onto book seven!
SERIES RATINGS:
The Dragonet Prophecy: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Lost Heir: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Hidden Kingdom: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Dark Secret: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Brightest Night: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Moon Rising: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Winter Turning: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Escaping Peril: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Talons of Power: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Darkstalker: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Moon Rising is one of my favorite Wings of Fire books in the original series, so that definitely means I enjoyed this one more than some of the other graphic novels. Writing-wise, I thought it was done pretty well, too. For how confusing all the other dragons’ thoughts could have been, the book did a good job making it clear who was thinking what at what time. Moon’s discussions with Darkstalker were also great- I appreciated the visual difference to make it clear they weren’t normal dragon thoughts.
Art-wise, though, this one had some flaws. As per usual, the dragon heads were way too small and squished- some frames of Moon were especially off. And some of the background dragons looked the same, specifically the IceWings. The main problem, though, was that the more major IceWings- Icicle and Winter- had really bad same-face syndrome. Their colors were slightly different, yes, but both dragons were almost impossible to distinguish and drawn in such a way that their expressions were impossible to decipher at times. I think this artists’s depiction of IceWings in general could have used another look or a redesign for this arc- the one-tone eyes combined with overly sharp features make them look mismatched compared to the other dragon tribes, the usual squished snout makes it hard to decipher facial expressions, and the general lack of defining facial features (differences in horns, eyes, small facial differences, etc.) serve to give them all the same appearance.
As for the little mistakes from last book, this one thankfully didn’t have any typos. But there were some frames with art mistakes, for example, Moon had multiple teardrops next to her eyes in a few frames, and Peril’s yellow tones over her orange scales were missing in a couple frames again. Nothing too bad stood out to me in this one, thankfully, though, so aside from the continuous IceWing design flaws I think this was pretty strong art-wise.
Oh, except for the cover. Why is Moon’s tail five times the length of her body? The cover art’s beautiful as usual, but once you give it more than a cursory glance, her tail looks ridiculous.
Overall, while this is one of my personal favorite WoF books, the graphic novel adaption had a couple issues. I’d still highly recommend to any fan of the series, or graphic novel fan in general. Onto book seven!
SERIES RATINGS:
The Dragonet Prophecy: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Lost Heir: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Hidden Kingdom: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Dark Secret: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Brightest Night: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Moon Rising: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Winter Turning: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Escaping Peril: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Talons of Power: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Darkstalker: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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February 1, 2023
I already knew the plot, so nothing was that surprising. It was a little hard to follow the story at some points, but the art in this book was incredible. Best art in this graphic novel series by far.
July 1, 2023
This is one of my all time favorites! I am just a kid so reading a graphic novels is much easier and grabs my attention more. This is a good book for people who love fantasy(like me) and go nuts for the graphic novel versions of awesome books!
February 17, 2023
Beautiful art; I definitely think the illustrator worked harder on this one!!
December 28, 2022
I started this book yesterday and I noticed on page 65 when Kinkajou is talking about meeting their winglet, that under a shadow of a sandwing is a box titled MUDWING: ? And under a shadow of a mudwing is a box titled SANDWING: ? I thought this was strange/funny.
July 12, 2025
Amazing! I am super excited to read book seven!
July 26, 2025
Very cool seeing how the mind reading elements in this book were portrayed in the graphic novel adaptation— loved the use of different styles/colors of speech bubbles to really bring this to life.
January 13, 2023
The colorist did a wonderful job in capturing the energy of this book. With all the new face converging from all the different tribes for this big adventure, I was worried that things would become muddled but the color was vibrant when it needed to be and dark when it should be. It had a nice affect on the eyes. The illustrations were more daring in this one than the previous arc. Especially in regards to the character introduction pages. I do wish that the character designs were experimented with. All the characters were far too similar to one another and that wasn't as exciting to see page after page. With such unique personalities captured, it's a shame that their designs couldn't really capture them. Still very impressive work overall.
February 29, 2024
Omg this is my favourite book ever! Isn’t creepy how Darkstalker is spying on Moon. And Morroseer is moons father like whaaaat?! I can’t believe Sora made the bomb well I guess she had good reasons and so did icicle to the dragonets of destiny but still. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ is my real rating
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September 21, 2023
This book is one of my favorites out of the WoF series. I feel a deep conection with MoonWatcher, not fitting in, has some deep secrets, and her mind works differently (literally). I cant wait to read the rest of this series!!! (PS, kinkajou is just absolutley adorable and needs her own book)
November 2, 2025
I liked the novel, but when I tried reading this graphic novel, I was very disappointed. The pictures were all wrong and some of my favourite lines had been removed. Not a very good remake of the novel.
December 28, 2022
Excellent adaptation. I was worried that the mind-reading would get confusing, but the artist and colorist did a fantastic job differentiating voices and types of communication.
February 16, 2023
I’ve enjoyed the Wings of Fire books since I was 12. Creature fantasy is a rare genre sometimes, even more so when it’s in graphic novel form. If you like dragons, this is the series for you!
December 29, 2025
Moon... pretty cool dragon, but she thinks too much.
May 1, 2024
YES !!!…
April 14, 2025
Either I forgot how the last one ended, or there is an inexplicable time jump after the events of book 5. The main dragons from the previous books are barely in this. They (some of them) started a school with new diverse groups from the different dragon tribes with expected mixed results. This book primarily focuses on a Nightwing named Moon that has both future visions and mind reading. Danger brews. Some interesting new characters, and the new winglet sets out on an adventure together at the end more or less as buddies, but there's a fair bit going on.
I liked it a fair bit, but I also got frequently confused. Both on a lot of the dragons look so much alike I had difficulty telling some of them apart at different times, but also it seemed like it was too abridged from the novel (which I haven't read) because it seemed to skip scenes that should be there. It almost gave the feeling of passing pages that I should have read but missed.
I liked it a fair bit, but I also got frequently confused. Both on a lot of the dragons look so much alike I had difficulty telling some of them apart at different times, but also it seemed like it was too abridged from the novel (which I haven't read) because it seemed to skip scenes that should be there. It almost gave the feeling of passing pages that I should have read but missed.
July 22, 2024
4.5 ⭐️ I love this arc of the series soooo much. Moon is such a great character and the full page illustrations we get where she reads the minds of other dragons look so nice and detailed. I feel like some of the conflict doesn't work quite as well in graphic novel format, but that's ok. It's still a fun, fantastic read.
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May 26, 2025A few years ago, I had an obsession with Wings of Fire, and yesterday I decided to read one of the graphic novels because I needed something fun to read after a long week. This book was really fun, and I enjoyed returning to Pyrrhia and its characters. This is the graphic novel I didn't think I needed, and right now I'm considering reading Winter Turning.
March 28, 2025
Book was def better for this one; it was my favorite book out of this second series anyways. Moon's mindreading was neat to physically see but it was better in the book. The art itself of the Nightwings gives them heads of Mudwings. Their orignial cover art had them drawn with very narrow heads and pointy mouths; that was just tossed for these graphic novels, then.
I am Qibli. Qibli is me.
I am Qibli. Qibli is me.
March 14, 2023
Great little book for kids.
November 26, 2024
Very good for a short read. I NEEDED TO GET OUT OF A BOOK SLUMP :(
I personally don't really like picture books, but this book really did a solid for me. 2.5. Sorry!
I personally don't really like picture books, but this book really did a solid for me. 2.5. Sorry!
May 28, 2025
I liked how brave Moon was.
March 20, 2023
Esta novela gráfica me hizo recordar lo buena que estuvo la historia en el libro, de los mejores de la saga la verdad. Y después de tantos años de haber leído el libro (hace como seis) si me pude acordar de algunas cosas y fue muy padre recordar todo lo qué pasó
October 20, 2023
Fun series. Sage wants me to read all 15…15? 13?
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