Beyond The Mask

The Grassland Trilogy #3

by David Ward

The new and final final book in the Mask Trilogy, in which the young slaves finally return to their homeland. When Pippa, her friends and the children they saved from Grassland finally make their way back to the village she remembers from her childhood, the celebration on returning home is short-lived. The same Raiders who threatened Grassland invade her homeland, and they are forced into hiding. When it is safe to emerge, Pippa discovers the man who helped them is her father. Knowing that the raiders will be back for revenge, the villagers are forced to relocate and Pippa must once again summon all of her strength and courage to bring peace to the Spear culture.

Genres: Fantasy

208 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2006

About the author

David Ward was born in Montreal and grew up in Vancouver. He was an elementary school teacher for eleven years before completing his master's degree. He is the author of the Grassland trilogy and is a writer and university instructor in children's literature. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and their three children.

Reviews

[Gwen the Librarian · Rating 2 out of 5]

So here I had so anxiously awaited the U.S. release of this final book and once I read it, I had an inkling of why the release was delayed. Not such a great read. It was okay. It tied things up. But it didn't live up to the stellar debut of the series.

[Hayden · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the best of the mask series

[Kira · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this trilogy! I would hate to be one of the people in the cave cells when the water came to kill the weak.