However, you can be assured that Maggie Stiefvater knows exactly what she is doing. Declan is actually one of the most interesting characters in CALL DOWN THE HAWK, and it is nice to see him face his own challenges.įor very good reasons, readers are often wary of spin-offs of their favorite series.

In addition, Ronan’s brothers, Declan and Matthew, are given big spotlights in CALL DOWN THE HAWK which allows for a lot more character development than they got in the original series. Waiting for all three characters’ stories to overlap drives the narrative and makes for an extremely compelling read.įans of the Raven Boys will be happy to see the return of some of their favorite characters, including Adam Parrish. Ronan didn’t know there were other dreamers out there, and he also doesn’t know there are people who want his kind eliminated. She is convinced she is going to die soon, so she does everything in her power to stay awake. Every time Hennessey dreams, she brings back another copy of herself, and each time she does, she gets weaker. Hennessy is a dreamer just like Ronan, and Jordan is Hennessy’s clone who she brought back from a dream. The world is supposed to end at the hands of a dreamer, and she and her team are trying to hunt down every dreamer, including Ronan, to save the world. There are three new major characters introduced in this book: Carmen Farooq-Lane, Hennessy, and Jordan.įarooq-Lane is a hunter of dreamers.

Ronan’s powers were explored extensively in the Raven Boys books, but there is obviously a lot more to see, and that is where this new series comes in. Ronan is a dreamer, which means he can materialize objects from his dreams into real life. While Blue and Gansey have gone on a cross-country road trip and Adam has gone to college, Ronan remains alone in his childhood home. CALL DOWN THE HAWK is a spin-off of Maggie Stiefvater’s Raven Boys series and follows the events of THE RAVEN KING.

Call down the hawk by maggie stiefvater