false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174407955m/393145.jpg 393145 6 <b>A young woman embraces her power &#8212; and her destiny &#8212; as the thrilling quest begun in THE NAMING continues!</b><br><br>Maerad is a girl with a tragic and bitter past, but her powers grow stronger by the day. Now she and her mentor, Cadvan, hunted by both the Light and the Dark, must unravel the Riddle of the Treesong before their fractured kingdom erupts in chaos. The quest leads Maerad over terrifying seas and vast stretches of glacial wilderness, ever closer to the seductive Winterking &#8212; ally of her most powerful enemy, the Nameless One. Trapped in the Winterking's icy realm, Maerad must confront what she has suspected all along: that she is the greatest riddle of all. A sequel to THE NAMING, this second book in a captivating quartet about the ancient world of Edil-Amarandh is a sweeping epic readers won't soon forget. 858967 8 2006 The Riddle: The Second Book of Pellinor total:1202|5:497|4:468|3:202|2:31|1:4| 1202 5029 1621 149 4 1 false true Tue Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 21:27:35 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 19:42:19 -0700 2008

I copy the summary below, this is not from my hand....

Maerad and Cadvan flee Busk to escape the hostile takeover of Norloch and the darkness of Sharma, t...more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Mar 02 16:14:24 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 16:30:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 21 09:08:50 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 09:22:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 10:11:01 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 10:23:20 -0800 2009
This series was written by a mom for her son. It contains lots of mom wisdom that I love, as in:

Cadvan to Neril...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 17:45:12 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 06:00:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 16:42:30 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 16:43:06 -0700 2009
Even though I did not like Maerad and Cadvan's "silence", I understood it as well. Cadvan is a father-figure to Maerad and therefore she ...more...]]> 4 1 false true Thu Oct 09 16:27:58 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 16:17:15 -0700 2008
My biggest issue, though, is what happends to Maerad's hand. Why is it ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 12:42:21 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:42:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 13:38:19 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 15:53:22 -0800 2008 once more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 05:58:13 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 11:17:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 12:33:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 11:11:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 29 06:12:12 -0800 2009 Sat May 30 12:50:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 12 21:36:57 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 06 10:19:58 -0700 2008

Summery:

Maerad and Cadvan flee Busk to escape the hostile takeover of Norloch and the darkness of Sharma, the immortal being who is trying to enslave Annar. While Cadvan searched in t...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 10:09:53 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 12:18:28 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false true Wed Jan 14 10:16:49 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 08:44:18 -0800 2009
LIke her falling in love with the Winterking?!? What? I didn't like that. I'm thinking she was drawn more to his authority than to him. And her poor hand. :( And her killing someone. I'm th...more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 13:30:36 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 13:40:15 -0700 2009
"'Love is one of the true mysteries,' he said at last. 'The truest and the de...more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Sep 02 12:12:45 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 12:15:17 -0700 2009
I thought the first 2/3rds or so dragged badly. In fact, I almost quit, but then Cadvan died and it got a little more interesting (though it was totally obvious he wasn't really dead).

I am interested now in seeing weather or not Maered was really in love...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 10:51:48 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 19:29:11 -0800 2009 looked toward the back of the book to find out if something in the story really happened or was just a brain f*#k. I won't say if it was or no...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 27 09:11:41 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 09:20:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 11:57:07 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 16:46:23 -0800 2008 i was seriously jumping up and down with joy when i read the part of the book.(maddie b., you know how i cried at school while i was reading the middle of the book, well i was crying at the end too, i was so happy)
this was the best one ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=393145