![]() Blue Boy's pups and mate Bess were wiped out by a neighboring pack while he was captured by humans.Yet, she's the only one of her litter to survive into adulthood. Dark Horse Sibling: Hope is the runt of her litter and is expected to die.Blue Boy's brother Sully is considered by him to be a wimp and a traitor, though Lamar is fond of him. He eventually ended up becoming their go-to for medicine. This left his hind-legs injured, so he could no longer hunt with the others. Career-Ending Injury: Frick ended up severely burned in a fire.Magpies in Firstborn, however, are scatterbrained and annoying. Unlike most animals, they can pass the "mirror test" (which suggests self-awareness) and understand that when objects disappear behind objects that they're not truly gone (which is something humans learn as toddlers). Artistic License – Ornithology: Magpies are considered rather advanced birds.Jackson, five of the original six pups, two from Alberta's second litter, and Sully. Anyone Can Die: A large number of the cast dies.Animal Religion: Briefly implied due to Maggie's references to souls.It's implied that Blue Boy's original pack was more ordinary, consisting of just him, his mate, and their pups. The pack does have an "alpha" pair, but this is because it's a mixed pack. Maggie's not much like other magpies and doesn't enjoy associating with them.He's very little like his dad aside from his looks. Lamar is very sensitive and overly curious for a wolf, especially for a firstborn pup.Firstborn mainly follows Blue Boy and Lamar through Maggie's eyes. Blue Boy's oldest child, Lamar, is a central character, however he doesn't appear until several chapters in. Blue Boy ends up the leader of a wolf pack that the story focuses on. Though Maggie is the protagonist and the book is from her POV, the real stars are the wolves. Blue Boy lets Maggie tagalong with him as he escapes from captivity. Along the way, Maggie befriends a large wolf named "Blue Boy". Maggie decides to leave her mate and see beyond her birthplace. When she ends up befriending a crow, her world is suddenly opened up. Maggie isn't interested in the "normal" magpie life of having children and collecting trinkets. Maggie is an unusual magpie who is more inquisitive and intelligent than what is common for her species. It stars a magpie named Maggie as she goes through life. Firstborn is a xenofiction children's novel by Tor Seidler. ![]()
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