A spin-off novel of Nickelodeon's beloved animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, titled Avatar Legends: City of Echoes, is set to debut soon with the character Jin as the protagonist. The animated television series aired from 2005 to 2008 on Nickelodeon network and generated a big fanbase. It has also been showered with immense appreciation from critics and audiences from across the globe.
Avatar: The Last Airbender spin-off, City of Echoes to release this Summer
The Avatar: The Last Airbender spin-off novel has now got a release date update. Avatar Legends: City of Echoes will be penned by best-selling author Judy I. Lin, who is known for the Book of Tea duology. It is set to arrive on bookshelves on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
Lin announced the news on her official website. She wrote, “Surprise! I am writing a book set in the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe! It’s part of a series about the unsung heroes in the ATLA and Legend of Korra animated series. It’s called Avatar Legends: City of Echoes and it will be coming your way on July 22, 2025. Yes, that’s right. This summer!”
According to Abram Books, the Avatar: The Last Airbender spin-off novel’s publication house, it will center around the character of Jin. She makes a brief appearance in Season 2 of the TV show. Jin goes on a date with Zuko in Episode 15, “The Tales of Ba Sing Se.”
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As per the official synopsis, Avatar Legends: City of Echoes will showcase Jin’s story. She is “a refugee whose parents were killed by the Fire Nation.” It also reads, “She does her best to keep her head down in the Lower Ring, caring for her ailing grandfather and balancing school with survival. Her one bright spot is her best friend Susu, whose family treats Jin like one of their own, and whose bakery she helps make deliveries for.”
Additionally, the logline depicts challenges coming Jin’s way when “Susu’s father gambles away the bakery and Susu is forced to take a contract in the Upper Ring to pay off the family’s debt.” This then leads to Jin’s journey to save her friend, where she also comes across the city’s dark secrets.
Avatar Legends: City of Echoes is available to pre-order today, including on Amazon.com.
You can read the the title's full synopsis below:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Judy I. Lin comes a brand-new series featuring the unsung heroes behind legendary events within the world of Avatar: the Last Airbender and The Legend of KorraThere is no war outside of these walls.This is what the citizens of Ba Sing Se are told to believe, but Jin knows better. As a refugee whose parents were killed by the Fire Nation, she is haunted by her past. Now, she does her best to keep her head down in the Lower Ring, caring for her ailing grandfather and balancing school with survival. Her one bright spot is her best friend Susu, whose family treats Jin like one of their own, and whose bakery she helps make deliveries for.Her world shatters when Susu’s father gambles away the bakery and Susu is forced to take a contract in the Upper Ring to pay off the family’s debt. Jin vows to help her friend—no matter what it takes. A chain of events fueled by her desperate promise leads Jin to Xuan, an arrogant boy from the Middle Ring with ties to the Silver Fangs, a major player in the city’s black market. The deeper Jin delves into her double life, the more she learns about Susu’s own entanglement in a conspiracy darker and more dangerous than she could have imagined.As whispers swirl of the Avatar’s presence within the city’s walls, the Fire Nation creeps ever closer. With Ba Sing Se teetering on the brink of revolution, Jin must defy the powerful forces that control her city and risk everything for the friend she’s determined to save.
- Imprint: Amulet Books
- Trim Size: 5 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄4
- ISBN: 9781419776045
- Page Count: 368
- Illustrations: Black-and-white illustrations throughout
- Rights: US/CAN/AUS/NZ/UK English
- Age Range: 13 - 99
- Reading age : 13 - 17 years
- Grade level : 8 - 9
- Item Weight : 1.74 pounds
- Formats: Hardcover, eBook
About the Author
In addition to Avatar Legends: City of Echoes, Judy I. Lin is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the Book of Tea duology (A Magic Steeped in Poison and A Venom Dark and Sweet). Judy was born in Taiwan and immigrated to Canada with her family at a young age. She grew up with her nose in a book and loved to escape to imaginary worlds. She now works as an occupational therapist and still spends her nights dreaming up imaginary worlds of her own. She lives on the Canadian prairies with her husband and daughters.
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Original source: ComingSoon.
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