The Legacy of Yangchen by F.C. YeeMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Overall, it's pretty safe to say that for a legacy, Yangchen doesn't leave one nearly as iconic as many of the franchise's other Avatars - especially the likes of Kyoshi, Roku, and of course Aang and Korra. But with the conclusion to her duology, it's pretty clear that she's nobody's fool, although she has to put up with a lot more interpersonal conflict than Yee had previously depicted in the Kyoshi novels. Even after a nasty betrayal, she has no choice but to realign with an old friend. But as an Air Nomad and a woman, she still has to really fight to show her strength - tellingly, even though this is well before the point in time where the Fire Nation committed genocide against the Air Nomads, the action scenes in this book still feature much more of the other types of benders, and disproportionately few airbenders. I guess that's a point Yee is looking to make throughout the history of these Chronicles - because hell, the Kyoshi novels were light on airbending too now that I think about it. Hard to say where Yee will go next, but maybe we'll get young Avatar Szeto? Or even Avatar Kuruk, though I imagine any books about him would be tragic as hell...
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