Legacy of Evil

Bionicle Legends #4

by Greg Farshtey

A new quest begins and new dangers await.
The start of an all-new BIONICLE saga!

The Piraka are the embodiment of evil, but how did they meet, what caused them to join forces and how did they learn about the Mask of Life? And what of the mysterious seventh Piraka? The answers await in this tale of Bionicle.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Childrens

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2006

About the author

Greg Farshtey is the author of the popular BIONICLE chapter books and Level 3 readers, as well as the long-running BIONICLE comic book series. His day job is Editor-in-Chief and head writer for the LEGO Club Magazine and the LEGO BrickMaster Magazine.

Greg has been writing since fourth grade. After earning a degree in Communications from the State University of New York at Geneseo, he worked as a reporter, sports editor, game designer and editor, and copywriter before joining LEGO Company in 2000. Before becoming involved with BIONICLE, he wrote game material for such diverse properties as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Tales From the Crypt.

Greg is the author of more than 30 novels and guidebooks, as well as the author or co-author of more than 35 game sourcebooks and adventures.

He lives in West Hartford, Connecticut.

For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Far...

Reviews

[Leonardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really wish we could’ve gotten a book like this for the Barraki. I think this is the first time we get to hear about a lot of these events that shaped the Bionicle universe before we met the Toa on Mata Nui. Seeing it through the eyes of criminals is a lot of fun. We get to see how the Piraka evolved from loners to the fun-loving homicidal crooks they are today. Also love how Greg incorporates the fan creations from the Rahi Beasts and Dark Hunters guidebooks respectively into the narrative. A must-read!

[UnboundBeartic · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's one of the best novels I've ever read. It focuses on the villains and describes the events leading up the fantastic sixth year of LEGO BIONICLE. It chronicles the entire series from their point of view which sets up the final book of the year right. Decent Plot, Writing and Characters.

[Ben · Rating 2 out of 5]

Difficult to follow, filling in periods of time we have no reason to care about. The writing continues to be fan-fiction level.

[Sully Leier · Rating 4 out of 5]

a series of flashbacks detailing the storied careers of the Piraka. I like how the Makoki Stones are set up for the Phantoka/Mistika arc.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow... Awesome! Another book written by Greg Farshtey. This is easily one of the best things that I've ever read. I recommend it to anyone who loves a good story. It tells the story of what the Piraka were before they joined together and called themselves the Piraka. This book tells the tale of how they had met, why they started searching for the mask of life, how they found out about it, and some of their other past endeavors. It even tells the story of the mysterious seventh Piraka, Vezon. I also found it pretty cool how they had worked together with the villains of some of the other Bionicle chronicles. As all of the other books, you really need to know the world of Bionicle to understand half of the things that they talk about. This book is an action-packed adventure full of mystery and a whole lot of evil. It's one of the few Bionicle books that aren't about toa. This one's actually about the bad guys for once. So that's pretty neat. So that's what I think of it. Assuming that you want to read it, I hope you think the same.

[Eric Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book covers mostly everything about a good chunk of the BIONICLE universe, not just legends. It explains how Nidhiki got mutated into how he was in "Legends of Metru Nui", It explains how Zaktan got transformed into his current state, It explains what happened to Roodaka after "Web of Shadows", and it even explains why the Brotherhood and the Dark Hunters were at war. I would reccomend this book to any BIONICLE fan. Farshtey has such a very creative imagination. This was my childhood. Still love it!

[Tiffiny · Rating 3 out of 5]

#4 in the Bionicles Legends series - goes back in time to tell the story of how the Piraka came to be Dark Hunters and all the major events leading to them being on Voya Nui looking for the Mask of Life

[Novelist · Rating 5 out of 5]

IGNITION it said on the wall.

[Troy Wisittasak · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is very kewl and scary aslo sneaky

[Grant Cottingham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Origins of the Piraka. Read it.

[Kayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favorite series in elementary school

[Jerome Otte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great, creative addition to the series, this tale explores the origins of the Piraka and their search for the Mask of Life, as well as the parallel activities of the mysterious Vezon.