- The Fall of the Templar
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name = The Fall of the Templar
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image_caption = Cover of "The Fall of the Templar" featuring a Tundra Troll
author =Derek Benz andJ. S. Lewis
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country =United States
language = English
series =Grey Griffins
genre = Science fiction ActionAdventure novel
publisher =Orchard Books (an imprint of Scholastic)
release_date = January 2008
media_type = Print (Hardback )
pages = 304 pp
isbn = ISBN 043-983-7766
preceded_by =The Rise of the Black Wolf
followed_by =The Immortals "The Fall of the Templar" is the third volume of the Grey Griffins series written by American authors
Derek Benz andJ. S. Lewis , and published byOrchard Books , an imprint ofScholastic Press . The book centers upon the adventures of the Grey Griffins: a secret club of four best friends living in the fictional town of Avalon,Minnesota .Plot summary
Lord Sumner has unlocked the secrets to the Spear of
Ragnarök , unleashing a power that threatens to bring a secondIce Age . All hope seems lost until theTemplar Knights discover clues that may lead them to a relic with the power to stand against the Spear.Now Max Sumner, Natalia Romanov, and Harley Eisenstein must join the Templar in a treacherous journey into the Underworld as they hunt for that lost relic and try and save the planet from extinction and rescue their friend, Ernie Tweeny. But even if they make it through the underground labyrinth, an ageless dragon awaits at the end of their quest.
In the end, Max finds the Eye of Odin but it is taken by his father who then stabs the World Tree. This awoke the Great Dragon and the dragon and Lord Sumner engaged in combat. Max then gains control of the Spear of Ragnorak and kills the dragon, sparing his father who escapes badly injured. As Max is ready to leave the battle scarred field, Athena betrays the Templars and steals the spear, revealing that she now works with the Order of the Dragon.
Footnotes
Reviews
*The Fall of the Templar: Grey Griffins, Book Three (Book review)."Kirkus Reviews" 12/1/2007, Vol. 75 Issue 23, p1242-1242.
*The Fall of the Templar: Book Three (Book Review). in Then What Happened?. "Publishers Weekly". 1/14/2008, Vol. 255 Issue 2, p59-59.External links
* [http://www.greygriffins.com Official website of the Grey Griffins Books]
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