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The Forests of Silence (Deltora Quest #1)

by Emily Rodda (Goodreads Author)

3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 · rating details · 3,796 ratings · 243 reviews

The evil Shadow Lord is plotting to invade the land of Deltora and enslave its people. All that stands against him is the magic Belt of Deltora with its seven stones of great and mysterious power.In secrecy, with only a hand-drawn map to guide them, two unlikely companions set out on a dangerous quest. Determined to find the lost stones and rid their land of the Shadow Lor...more

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Published April 1st 2001 by Scholastic Paperbacks (first published 2000)

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Jan 10, 2013 Michael Chen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have just recently finished reading The Forests of Silence, by Emily Rodda. It the first book in the Deltora Quest books. I read this series when i was younger, and remembered that it was a nice escape from reality. After reading it again i can tell why i liked it so much as a kid.
This book really isn’t like any other books I’ve read in recent memory. The best way Ii could describe it is like the Lord of the Rings, but much easier to read. The fantasy, creatures, and quest all remind me of tha...more I have just recently finished reading The Forests of Silence, by Emily Rodda. It the first book in the Deltora Quest books. I read this series when i was younger, and remembered that it was a nice escape from reality. After reading it again i can tell why i liked it so much as a kid.
This book really isn’t like any other books I’ve read in recent memory. The best way Ii could describe it is like the Lord of the Rings, but much easier to read. The fantasy, creatures, and quest all remind me of that series. The pure heart of Leif is equivalent to that of Frodo, and the Shadow Lord is the equivalent of the Dark Lord Sauron.
The way Rodda characterizes her characters is by good and evil, which is pretty straight forward. There’s practically no wiggle room in between. Leif is the main character of this book and is noble and courageous, but he is still young. He has much to learn, and as he matures, you feel as if your maturing with him. The Shadow Lord is Leif’s main problem and he sets out on a quest in order to try and rid Deltora of him by fixing the Belt of Deltora. To do this he must travel far and wide to find the gems that have been lost.
This conflict is rather deep and complex. The Shadow Lord ruling over Deltora, and Leif trying to get rid of him is an intense battle. Due to the origin of how the Shadow Lord came to rule Deltora, I felt more involved in the story than i would have if I had just been thrown into the plot as I am in most books.
As far as genre goes, I would categorize this book as action and adventure. The problems that Leif run into keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the book. I also enjoyed it because there were no sappy love stories, is was pure entertainment for me. The book ends on a massive cliffhanger that leaves the reader practically drooling to get their hands on the next book in the series to see what happens to Leif throughout his quest.
I awarded this book 4 stars because I felt is is very entertaining. Although it is not chalked full of literary genius, the riddles expertly woven throughout the book and the plot and characters do its job in entertainment. I would recommend this book if you enjoy adventure, and you’re looking for a relatively quick, entertaining read.(less)

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Oct 12, 2012 Harold Ogle rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: magic, fantasy, quest

Based on this book, "Deltora Quest" seems to be a great transition series for the move from children's books to YA books. This first book in the first series (apparently the Deltora line resembles the "Beast Quest" line, in that they are both long series of books broken up into shorter "mini-series" of five or six volumes each) has an unusually complicated plot (for a children's book), and protagonists that exhibit a more complicated emotional range than most children's books (they're angry, con...more Based on this book, "Deltora Quest" seems to be a great transition series for the move from children's books to YA books. This first book in the first series (apparently the Deltora line resembles the "Beast Quest" line, in that they are both long series of books broken up into shorter "mini-series" of five or six volumes each) has an unusually complicated plot (for a children's book), and protagonists that exhibit a more complicated emotional range than most children's books (they're angry, confused, and, at times, both resentful and distrustful of each other). This relative complexity of plot and character is typical of YA literature (in addition, several of the protagonists are orphans, which, as we know, is instant shorthand for all YA literature everywhere), but the speed with which the protagonist is thrust into and accepts the adventure is typical of children's stories. There are also some YA themes - the main protagonist muses on death and futility in at least two places - which really earmark this book as for pre-teens. A lot of this stuff is given what feels like short shrift, however: the pacing is very much like a children's series in that the plot doesn't let up for long enough at any point to expand on any of the deeper issues. For instance, the climax of the action takes place with a Gollum-like revenant knight who is obsessed with living forever. Pretty rich soil for a deep back story, which turns out to be a teaser, because it is discarded when he is defeated.

I enjoyed this book for its relative complexity and the intriguing glimpses of compelling character stories.

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Deltora is a kingdom in a magical land. Once, it was composed of seven warring tribes/clans/regions, each with their own totemic artifact that blessed and protected the tribe. Then the Shadow Lord invaded and began to conquer. Divided, the tribes could not resist the Shadow Lord's depredations, even with their Gems of Power. But one man, a humble blacksmith, forged an alliance between all the tribes, just as he forged a mighty Belt that would bear and amplify the power of all seven gems. The united country was able to defeat the Shadow Lord, driving him away with the belt-clad blacksmith leading a mighty host. The blacksmith was crowned first king of Deltora. His line has continued unbroken for many generations, but each subsequent generation has felt the need to maintain vigilance less and less, and so the belt has been largely forgotten except in official state functions/ceremonies. The book begins with the death of the current king, and his son the young prince's ascension to the throne. His best friend, an orphan of a noble who has been raised in the court, wonders why the Belt only appears at the coronation. He investigates and uncovers a plot by the seneschal to overthrow the kingdom and pave the way for the return of the Shadow Lord. He tries to convince his friend, the King, but the seneschal returns then and turns the King against him. The boy flees the castle (which has been enchanted to always present a picture of prosperity to anyone within), accused of murder, and finds his way through the destitute countryside to the local smithy (which may or may not have been the remains of the original king's smithy), where he is welcomed and sheltered. Many years pass, and both the boy and the King grow to adulthood, marry and have children. The boy takes over as village blacksmith. Finally, the King realizes that his friend may have been correct, and secretly sends for his friend to return. The blacksmith sneaks back into the enchanted castle, convinces the King and Queen to retrieve the Belt, but, sadly, after the Belt has been stolen and sundered into its component gems. Agents of the Shadow Lord, loath to touch the gems and unable to destroy them, have scattered them across the land and appointed fell guardians to prevent their retrieval. The Queen kills the seneschal - the only witness to their discovering the truth - and they all flee the palace to cover their tracks.

That's all prologue, effectively. The rest of the story takes place sixteen years later, when the child of the blacksmith is nearly fully-grown. The Shadow Lord has taken control of the kingdom in the meantime, ruling the land through the dominance of his Grey Guards, a ruthless army of thugs and brigands. The Shadow Lord has grown complacent in his rule, however, and started to turn his attention of further conquest. He recalls most of the Grey Guards to campaign in another country, and so the blacksmith reveals the truth to his son. Due to an accident some years before, the smith himself is unable to pursue the quest of retrieving the gems, but he has salvaged the Belt itself. He sends his son in his stead: find the gems, reassemble the belt, and we'll get the king out of hiding to wield it in defeating the Shadow Lord. Accompanying the son is the grown son of one of the castle servants, an orphan who was sheltered by the blacksmith and his wife. He's a strong and bold warrior with a penchant for deceit and stealth, as he's been hiding his true identity under the guise of an idiot beggar for at least a decade. He resents that the son must come along, as he feels that he should be able to do the quest on his own. But the blacksmith insists, and the warrior grudgingly relents.

They set off under cover of darkness, evading sparse Grey Guard patrols, and make their way to the Forests of Silence. There, they are immediately set upon by fell wights who paralyze them and carry them off to feed their "god:" a grotesque abomination straight out of a Robert E. Howard Conan story. They manage to escape with the help of a wild orphan girl who takes pity on them, and they flee through the tree-tops. They bond with the girl a little bit, though they both think she's a bit touched in the head (she keeps referring to how she has conversations with the trees and woodland animals), then continue on their quest. At the center of the innermost woods of the Forests of Silence, they meet the revenant of a knight who, long before the tribes were united to fight the Shadow Lord, came to covet the Lilies of Light. The Lilies produce a nectar of healing and, potentially, immortality. The Knight has kept himself going for thousands of years by his avaricious guarding of the Lilies. He's grown choking vines that smother that part of the forest, cultivating them on the blood of any creature, sentient or non-, that enters his reach. After the boy and the warrior fight him to a standstill and are surely doomed - the warrior is dealt a mortal blow and his blood also soaks the roots of the vines - the girl convinces a living tree to crack off a huge bough to crush the knight into oblivion. They retrieve the gem, use the Lilies to heal the warrior, and determine to continue on to find the next Gem. (hide spoiler)](less)

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Sep 13, 2012 Jason Sharp rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This was one of my favorite book series as a teen and was the book that really got me into reading fantasy. It's technically considered a children's fiction book, but if you are interested in YA books don't let that scare you off as it's an excellent piece of fantasy writing. I recently read this book for the third of fourth time after a very long hiatus of reading hundreds of other YA and Adult fiction and I'm pleased to say that it holds up very well.

The series starts with a king and his best...more This was one of my favorite book series as a teen and was the book that really got me into reading fantasy. It's technically considered a children's fiction book, but if you are interested in YA books don't let that scare you off as it's an excellent piece of fantasy writing. I recently read this book for the third of fourth time after a very long hiatus of reading hundreds of other YA and Adult fiction and I'm pleased to say that it holds up very well.

The series starts with a king and his best friend living a sheltered life. An evil (possibly demonic?) king appropriately named the Shadow Lord rules over the neighboring Shadowlands (see what they did there?) and has been trying to take over the land of Deltora for generations. The only protection that can keep away this evil king is a belt forged with 7 magical gems but when nefarious deeds cause the belt lose it's power it is destroyed and the gems are spread across the land each protected by an evil monstrous guardian. The Shadow Lord invades the country and a generation passes before the son of the king's best friend can take up the quest to find these lost gems. Each book details the travels of this teen and his battle against one of the guardians for a new gem.

The first book is very interesting, but somewhat light on action as much of the story is being set-up. The books themselves are short, easy reads though and the amount of set-up is similar to what a much larger book would typically entail. If you have any interest in high fantasy writing full of magic, monsters and battles please give this a shot. It's available at many bookstores and libraries as a package where the first 4 volumes (out of 8) are collected together. The series has done so well that it has evolved from a standalone 8 book series to something much larger.

Deltora Quest (8 books)
Deltora Shadowlands (3 books)
Dragons of Deltora (4 books)
There is also an anime based on the original series, a Japanese video game and a couple side books that flesh out the lore a bit (Book of Monsters, Art books, ect).

It's an extremely popular series in Australia that's never quite taken off in America so if you can give it a chance. You will not regret it.(less)

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Jul 08, 2012 Jenni rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My sister and I both read these in fourth grade (I graduated high school this May, for reference), and to this day they rank among our favorite series read, ever. And we both have read a LOT of books.

I forget the plots and the characters names and what even the major point of the quest was... but I do remember the fantastic time that I had reading these books. I remember running to the Childrens' section of Barnes and Noble and hoppping up and down waiting for my dad to buy us the next book, and...more

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May 08, 2012 Lucy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Deltora Quest is one of the only books that truly makes me feel nostalgic. When I was younger, my Mum, brother and I used to read them to eachother. Me and my brother actually loved them more than any other books in the world.

That is why I rated the books so high. No. This is not a book that I would so much enjoy nowadays (or at least not for the actual story), but back then I was obsessed with them. We loved the characters, the ideas and the whole world that was created with such ease. We would...more

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Feb 23, 2011 Helsic 伊明海 rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm reading DELTORA QUEST in english. Long time ago I started to read the "forest of silence" in spanish because I bought the book in a book festival but I couldn't continue reading because I couldn't find the rest of the books in spanish in that time. Now that I have access to the Public Taichung Library I found all the books in english and I'm so happy! :D

Even the forest of silence was too 'light' and 'cute' (I mean not to much angst or dark like the books I like to read) I readed it again in...more

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Dec 30, 2010 Karissa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the first book in the Deltora Quest series by Emily Rodda. I think the series is 8 books in length but I am not certain. These books were about what I expected them to be. They say they are aimed at the 9-12 year old age and I think they are really much younger books than that.

These books were a super easy read. I read a lot of young adult books and I think these would be classified more as childrens' books; kind of beginner chapter books. They are written very simply. The writing is eas...more

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Apr 24, 2010 Featherheart rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This came highly recommended. But I thought it was seriously lame for the first 50+ pages. In reading about the characters I felt no sympathy, I thought them shallow, especially the first villain we meet face-to-face, and I thought it extremely far-fetched that Jarred just happened to doubt what he had been raised to believe on the night Endon was crowned. Just happened to think of it!
It would have been more believable for Jarred to sneak out, find out what was really going on, come back and fi...more

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Dec 03, 2011 Hellen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, children-young-teen

The Forests of Silence starts with the king’s childhood with his friend Jarred. Everybody seems to be living peacefully until The Shadow Lord invades the land of Deltora and the king and Jarred have to leave the castle and hide.

Some years later, Lief, a young boy who lives in a village near the castle, starts a journey to recover the seven stones of the magic Belt of Deltora, a powerful belt that will help the next king defeat the Shadow Lord.

The plot was nice and I enjoyed it. At first I was a...more

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Nov 22, 2011 Sparks rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Forests of Silence is the first of the Deltora Quest fantasy series written by Emily Rodda. If you don't know what deltora quest is firstly, WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY NOT! Deltora Quest is one of my favorite book series because its orsam and epic. Though a little too short for my liking. But its a kids book so what are you going to do. The plot revolves around a boy called Lief, yes hes named after a piece of a plant. Now To the story. The book actually doesn't start off introducing the m...more

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Dec 08, 2011 Louise rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The first book in the mega-selling Deltora Quest series. I've been wanting to read this with my son for a while, and now finally at 9 he is interested. We've just finished this first installment for our night time read aloud book. My son has already proclaimed this the ""best series ever, better than the Famous Five!""- high praise indeed for him. I liked certain elements of the story- gruesome monsters well described is part of the appeal to the younger set I suspect. As an adult reader I had s...more

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Jan 13, 2011 Marchel rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, terjemahan, remaja

Satu lagi buku fiksi fantasi yg dikeluarkan Scholastic.

Cerita mengenai Deltora, tanah di mana 7 suku hidup bersama dengan sihir dan kemampuan berpedang dihargai.
Dulu seluruh Deltora tunduk kepada Raja Bayangan yang berasal dari negeri di sebelah gunung di utara Deltora.

Lalu seluruh Deltora bangkit dengan dipimpin oleh Adin, seorang pandai besi muda dari suku Del, dengan bantuan 7 permata yang berasal dari 7 suku yang hidup di Deltora. Adin menyatukan ke-7 permata tersebut dalam sabuk yang terdir...more

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Mar 26, 2009 Dilan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 7th-grade-ir-books-sadelle

The book The Forest Of Silence is about a boy named Jared. Jared lived in the castle of Deltora. Jared's parents died so he is still in the castle to be best friends with the prince. They were Best friends and then they got split apart then Jared had a son named Leaf. The Shadow Lord ruled Deltora for many years and the 7 Gems were gone so Leaf goes looking for them with some guy named Barda. They meet a girl named Jasmin. They fight a guy then find 1 gem.

I made a text-to-text connection. I conn...more

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Aug 18, 2011 Alexis rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Boys aged 8-11

Recommended to Alexis by: My brother

Shelves: middle-grade, fantasy, my-reviews

I'm eight years older than my brother. When I was a teenager I got into the habit of reading the books he was reading so we could talk about them. It started with Harry Potter and spiraled out from there. My brother absolutely loved the Deltora Quest series as a little boy, and practically begged me to read them. I read them all in one weekend, and it lead to a lot of good conversations between us.

I like to think of Deltora Quest as a precursor to epic fantasy series like Lord of the Rings, A S...more

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Mar 24, 2011 Jen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I picked this book up off of my shelf late at night, with the intention of going to bed after I finished it. It was a good thing I had the rest of the series as well, otherwise I would have had to find a book store open at 11 o'clock at night! The Deltora Quest series is amazing. Once you start it, you will not want to put it down. The character development is believable and the world that Rodda has created is well-developed and lush with danger and magical creatures. I wish I had picked up the...more

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Jul 23, 2012 Bulldog rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chapter-books, childrens-fantasy

My book is the first book in the Deltora Quest series. Deltora is a land of magic and miracles. The characters are a group of creatures that want to stop the bad lord. The problem is the bad lord stole the gems of Deltora from the belt of Deltora. The gems are like relics of power they give their true owners power. The Forests of Silence is slow to really get going because they are stuck in the castle for a long time and the main characters don’t have any special powers…yet. My favorite part is...more

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Apr 28, 2012 Lorally rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Deltora Quest is a series for children, but the world that is created by the skillful mind of Emily Rodda will stay with you. The characters will remain your friends, and the words will be there to entertain, comfort, distract, anytime you choose to pick up any one of the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Deltora Quest series. My love for these books and my gratitude towards Emily Rodda for creating them cannot be accurately explained without sounding creepy. Which is unfortunate.
Deltora became a home away from...more

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Nov 02, 2010 Izlinda rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s-books

This was another book I found while browsing the children's section at my public library. I was excited because I knew the author from the Rowan of Rin series she wrote. (I've only read the first two books and my library/inter-library doesn't have the other books. :( Sadness.)

This was a very quick read and I read it during a break from studying for a psych exam. In my (adult) mind it doesn't compare to Rowan of Rin because there are no clever riddles to solve or anything. I'm sure I'm biased al...more

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May 26, 2011 Lairmemo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Before I read it, I had never heard of this series. I saw it sitting on a bookshelf and I had nothing else to read, so I thought why not? So I picked it up. As I read of Jarred and Endon's journey, I was instantly intrigued. The whole idea around the series - to collect the 7 gems of the belt of Deltora to end the reign of the evil Shadow Lord - is simple yet so effective! Also, the main characters of Lief, Barda, and Jasmine is really an interesting mix and proves to hold potential for great ch...more

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May 08, 2013 Jbreen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A book with a female main character

The land of Deltora has been taken over by the Shadow Lord and the Belt of Deltora has been heptamated - the seven gems that belong in it are gone. Lief, the son of the best friend of the prince seven years ago, must go on a quest to collect all of the gems, and stop the Shadow Lord from ruling the land of Deltora. He goes with Barda and Jasmine.

A part of the book that I really liked were all the riddles, codes and parts that made you think. And example of this...more

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Jun 11, 2010 Brad rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010, fantasy, to-read-with-my-kids

I read this series for the first time many years ago on a family road trip. My little brother happened to pick up the series from the library, so I picked up the first book and read it in one sitting. Very cool story, pretty good writing, but definitely written at the level of elementary school kids. Nothing wrong at all with that, but I think the basic story here could be fleshed out a little more and make a really good adult series.

I love quest stories (I think I'm a sucker for the archetypal...more

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Feb 07, 2012 Frank rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

And excellent book of quality writing. Smooth thrills and excitement. A true page turner. An adventure through strange lands and animals with constant dangers. Yet great characters. The author doesn't resort to wallowing in evil with the winning at the end justifying the pain. I continue to be impressed with Emily Rodda. She is a true artist and here creates a wonderful story of a quest for seven stones. Unlike most series by other authors she has a solid and clear ending and you are okay waitin...more

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Sep 23, 2010 Parker Towles rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I recently read the "Deltora Quest"- It was terrible and awful!The book is the "Deltora Quest," which was written by Emily Rodda.It took place in a place called Deltora, which was a kingdom.The main character is Leif, after his father died he became King.I like this character because he is different.Basicaly there are 3 kids trying to get 1 of the 7 gems the evil shadow lord hid.This story dosent draw you in at all, because the story is terrible.It made me want to put down the book.The book got...more

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Aug 16, 2008 katie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: done-reading-2008

I read this for class and had no real expectations, thank heavens, because it wouldn't have lived up to them. When I was about eight I loved Emily Rodda, which is the point: when I was eight.

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Jul 19, 2012 Suellen Green rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Kids aged 8-12, anyone that likes fantasy

Shelves: chapter-books

I bought the Deltora Quest series for my kids years ago, but neither of them were interested. I am doing a unit on chapter books this semester, and thought I may as well start with this one, although it is a little bit longer than most chapter books.
I found I enjoyed it. I think the kids would too if they read it now. The language is simple, the story line is interesting, and exciting. The characters are believable, although I hope Lief grows out of his hotheadedness soon. I hate it when charac...more

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Aug 18, 2011 Sean Kelly rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

WARNING MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS

I've read this book seven times. This book is a book set in another land/planet. I decided to read it because most of my friends were/had reading/read it. I liked how it was another world with cool mythical creatures and magic and how it was full of adventure. It was cool how an evil sorcerer had taken over the land and to drive him from the land the main characters had to find seven magical gems. I liked the idea how each gem had an evil guardian that that had to def...more

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Dec 04, 2012 Yaameen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ok. This was probably the first novel I ever read on my own, so my review is definitely biased. But none-the-less, this is a brilliant book. At the tender age of six, this book captured my imagination and had me craving for more. Loved it. Every minute of it. And now when I read it again, damn I fall in love all over again!

So the first part of the story might be a bit slow, and the style of prose might be...different, and the characters might take a little time to fall for, but it is still a bri...more

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Dec 30, 2012 Marius Johan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was fumbling around in the first bookshelf I ever owned. To be honest, I have not given it serious attention for years, but I found my way back to happy memories. Some of these memories are made by the "Deltora Quest" series. I loved these books when I was a child. I have not read the second and third series ("Deltora Shadowlands" and "Dragons of Deltora"), but I loved the first one, consisting of eight books.

The story about the young boy's adventures is excellently written and fits perfect fo...more

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Mar 17, 2013 Monika rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, childrens

It's a nice introduction to the whole series. Writting is easy and font is big enough to read it quite fast and want to read the whole series. Plot has some twists and surely it's very well thought through. However, it doesn't have anything special in it. I'd say it's an interesting, nice story but nothing extraordinary. Sometimes I found characters to be a little bit perfect. They act too banal and unrealistic but this is probably because this story is mostly aimed for children. It's a good ide...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Sonya Samuel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

How do you DO this? it is amazing ma'am. i soooo want to tell people about how Awesome you are(so much that the a needs to be capitalized). from now on there will be spoilers

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Emily Rodda (real name Jennifer Rowe) was born in Sydney, Australia and graduated from the University of Sydney in 1973 with an MA (Hons) in English Literature. Moving into a publishing career, first as a book editor, and finally as a publisher at Angus & Robertson, Rodda's first book was published in 1984.

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“A hero called Adin rose from the ranks of the people. He was an ordinary man, a blacksmith who made swords and armor and shoes for horses. But he had been blessed with strsngth, courage, and cleverness. ” — 9 people liked it

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The Forests of Silence (Deltora Quest #1)

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