This is the concluding episode. The Grace children return home after their adventure with the dwarves, only to find their home torn apart and their mother gone; even the Arthur Spiderwick library has been destroyed. Mulgarath has been there. Thimbletack the house brownie laments that he has failed. Not only was he unable to protect the home, but Mulgarath has gotten the field guide. The fly the Griffin to the junk yard, where Mulgarath has his castle. First Jared visits the elves, and asks if he can see Andrew Spiderwick. He hopes to learn something to help him battle Mulgarath. The main piece of knowledge he gains is that ogres like to brag about themselves. As they approach the cump they see pixies in honey, dad and dying. Mulgarath has learned how to kill pixies. The goblins attack them, but between Mallory with a sword and the griffin, they chase them all away. The other thing Mulgarath has learned from the field guide is that dragons mature quickly when fed cows milk. He has several cows and baby dragons feeding on them. The griffin and dragon battle. Dragons are poisonous, and Simon is burned in touching the mother. The griffin and the mother dragon have a terrible fight, and the dragon is winning. Although not poisonous to the griffin, the mother is still deadly. Some distracts the mother by stepping on, and squishing baby dragons. While the mother is distracted, the griffin is able to kill it. The griffin is wounded, but begins to feed on all the baby dragons, not leaving any. The then enter Mulgarath's castle to rescue their mother, and discover their father is also there needing rescue. Jared perceives something is wrong, and although Mallory and Simon run to their father, he holds back. Their father is actually Mulgarath, a shape shifting ogre. With Mallory and Simon in his grasp, he changes to an ogre and confronts Jared. Jared gets the ogre talking, while Thimbletack quietly wraps chains around Simon and Mallory, as well as Mulgarath. Mulgarath gets angry and throws them out the two he has out the window. The chains hold and they don't fall. Jared uses Mallory's sword to stab Mulgarath in the foot, and then pushes him out the window, the chain tripping him. He changes his form to an animal, but Jared has the sword, so he changes into a bird. Luckily Hogsquel, the hobgoblin is with them. He loves to eat birds, and he is very fast.
Our series of books ends with Arthur Spiderwick meeting his daughter, who has missed him since the elves took him hostage many years ago. He has not aged, but his daughter Lucinda is an old woman. Arthur understands, if he does not want to stay with the elves, he can just dismount from the horse he is on, and he will change to dust. He chooses this end.
This book had plenty of action, but also a sentimental ending. I enjoyed it.
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