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Song Quest (The Echorium Sequence #1)
by
Katherine Roberts (Goodreads Author)
The debut title in Katherine Roberts' thrilling new fantasy trilogy, The Echorium Sequence.
Welcome to a world from another time -- where legendary half-creatures still exist. A world where nature itself can be controlled by unearthly music. A world where the forces of good and evil are held in harmony by the Singers who have mastered the secret Songs of Power. A world on t...more
Welcome to a world from another time -- where legendary half-creatures still exist. A world where nature itself can be controlled by unearthly music. A world where the forces of good and evil are held in harmony by the Singers who have mastered the secret Songs of Power. A world on t...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
February 1st 2002
by Chicken House
(first published September 28th 1999)
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4.5 Stars
This is one of those books I really wish I had read when I was younger. As an adult it’s a book I really enjoyed but as a child I would have absolutely treasured it.
I love Rialle from the get go. She came across as really caring and sweet, vulnerable yet strong and I really enjoyed spending time with her. I also adored Frenn - he was really kind and obviously cared a great deal for Rialle. I wasn’t sure how much I like Kherron in the beginning – but as the story progressed he really sta...more
This is one of those books I really wish I had read when I was younger. As an adult it’s a book I really enjoyed but as a child I would have absolutely treasured it.
I love Rialle from the get go. She came across as really caring and sweet, vulnerable yet strong and I really enjoyed spending time with her. I also adored Frenn - he was really kind and obviously cared a great deal for Rialle. I wasn’t sure how much I like Kherron in the beginning – but as the story progressed he really sta...more
Katherine Roberts has created a fantastical world that I was sad to leave.
I'm a big fan of any story that has a basis in singing. Anne McCaffrey's Crystal Singer books are some of my favorites, and I have yet to find another book combining singing and fantasy that I've enjoyed - that is, until Song Quest.
I loved the different types of song - I thought they tied in so fantastically, especially to me and my friends, who thrive on music. (I have to say, that's part of our generation - we NEED our m...more
I'm a big fan of any story that has a basis in singing. Anne McCaffrey's Crystal Singer books are some of my favorites, and I have yet to find another book combining singing and fantasy that I've enjoyed - that is, until Song Quest.
I loved the different types of song - I thought they tied in so fantastically, especially to me and my friends, who thrive on music. (I have to say, that's part of our generation - we NEED our m...more
Rediscovering this book in my collection had really given me a burst of nostalgia.
When I was younger, this book truly captivated my imagination. Every spare moment I would spend thinking of Rialle, how I would love to live as a Singer in the Echorium.
I recommend this to anybody ages 8 upwards, it is an imaginative and enthralling series [Crystal Mask, Dark Quetzal are the following books in the trilogy.]
The descriptions are detailed and fabulously creative. Gives free rein and encouragement to t...more
When I was younger, this book truly captivated my imagination. Every spare moment I would spend thinking of Rialle, how I would love to live as a Singer in the Echorium.
I recommend this to anybody ages 8 upwards, it is an imaginative and enthralling series [Crystal Mask, Dark Quetzal are the following books in the trilogy.]
The descriptions are detailed and fabulously creative. Gives free rein and encouragement to t...more
Oh my goodness, I loved this book.
I don't know exactly how to describe this book... it just sorta, I don't know... drew you in, but not in the same way some other books do.
I really don't know how to describe this book, it was...simply amazing.
It pulled me in, but at the same time.. I wasn't THERE, like with some books, yet, I still couldn't put it down. I wasn't crying over semi-main deaths, yet I still was very, very, sad. I wasn't extremely happy with the ending, and yet I'm dying to read the...more
I don't know exactly how to describe this book... it just sorta, I don't know... drew you in, but not in the same way some other books do.
I really don't know how to describe this book, it was...simply amazing.
It pulled me in, but at the same time.. I wasn't THERE, like with some books, yet, I still couldn't put it down. I wasn't crying over semi-main deaths, yet I still was very, very, sad. I wasn't extremely happy with the ending, and yet I'm dying to read the...more
A great story. Very imaginative, a whole fantasy world entirely and meticulously thought out. Language is very descriptive, which makes it easy to imagine everything and draws the reader in. The characters are well-developed and engaging; there are no cliches or stereotypes here (as is the case with many fantasy novels), and I found myself feeling ambivalent about all of them. The plot flows so that there are no boring bits. A true fantasy; read it and be taken to a new place where you will neve...more
Beautiful book but possibly for junior high age- I can't remember the style only that I loved it. I would recommend it and number two in the sequence. Three left something to be desired from memory but it was still pretty good. Each book stands alone so you don't need to put aside a mountain of time for this trilogy.
I Loved this book when i read it, which was many years ago. I found it amazing as the world described seemed so interesting. I always found myself wanting to join the school, i dreamed of being a singer with a voice which could control emotions.
I really liked it! I read the edition where the cover was a half of a girls face. And she had blue hair which curled at the bottom to form waves. Except.. I hate how the series has to have like the second book 20 years after the first...
Exciting and mysterious, with a poetic feel that adds to the magic. The concept of using songs to heal and destroy is an original one, and elevates Song Quest from the typical adolescent adventure to something more. A great read.
I read this series while at school and I think must have annoyed the librarian very much by forever re-reading these as I really loved them and will probably end up buying them some day :)
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Lovely fantasy adventure. It follows two young singers who are like representatives of the UN (except they sing) who set out to resolve the mysterious messages sent by the merlee (sort of mermaid things). I'm looking forward to learning more about the world in the next one.
terrible, very bad at the beginning it keeps dragging on at the end of the lat chapters it was ok alright
this book was great!!!!!! i definitely recomend this book to anyone who likes harry potter!
I liked it.. easy reading young adult fiction. However, I thought the ending fell flat.
I loved this book. Can't understand why I never got around to reading the others...
Good imaginative book. A very enjoyable read. Ready for the next one!
I loved this book, a favourite of mine from when I was a child
Short but really good.
Non finito
not bad
Interesting and entertaining. A great twist in a fantasy book. Young kids and young adult live in an island and never had venture out from there. They are trained in different things according to their abilities and talents. Some are healers other teachers and so on.
Life in the world become very interesting when a mankind kingdom is killing mermaid people and feeding it to their king. The king doesn't know it but instead it is poising him.
Good book.
Life in the world become very interesting when a mankind kingdom is killing mermaid people and feeding it to their king. The king doesn't know it but instead it is poising him.
Good book.
This is very fasenating! READ DA BOOK!
It was ok, but some parts of the story was confusing.
Song Quest is a very original and interesting book. I loved it!
I picked this up when I was about 9 or 10, and I immediately fell in love with it. I have all three of the books, and I don't think I'll ever get rid of them. The book just really stood out to me, the idea of the school, and the songs. Even now I can remember the beginning of the book in great detail, although I haven't read it for years - though writing this makes me feel like re-reading it.
A great YA fantasy. Magic in the blue haired children, with creatures from imagination and adventures for the chosen few.
This is just a good book, not great, not wonderful, but good. I enjoyed the story and the plot. Oddly enough i really liked that she had blue hair! i also really enjoyed the half-creatures; they were painted very clear and they played a very simple but important role in the story.
Pretty bad in the beginning, but it gets somewhat better. Not overall a very good book though.
WOW!!! What a great book. Katherine Roberts has outdone herself. The whole plotline and setting is amazing.
Very interesting!
The "singers" are harmonic and peaceful, or are they?
The "singers" are harmonic and peaceful, or are they?
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I grew up in the south west of England and studied Mathematics at the University of Bath, writing fantasy books in my spare time. After graduating with 1st class honours (in maths, not fantasy writing!), I worked with computers for about 5 years before redundancy convinced me that working with horses might be healthier.
I spent ten years working in various horse racing yards, and kept on writing. "...more
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I spent ten years working in various horse racing yards, and kept on writing. "...more
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