The Shifting Sands
When the seven gems of the magic Belt of Deltora were stolen, the evil Shadow Lord invaded the kingdom and enslaved its people. Determined to rid their land of an evil tyrant, Lief, Barda and Jasmine are on a perilous quest to find the lost gems, which are hidden in fearsome places throughout the kingdom. They have found three gems. Now they must seek the fourth, hidden in a shimmering, barren waste, kept jealously by an unknown guardian. Confusion and strange, terrible enemies await them in the ordeal of the Shifting Sands.
About the Deltora Quest 1 Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Forests of Silence(2000)
- 2.The Lake of Tears(2000)
- 3.City of the Rats(2000)
- 4.The Shifting Sands(2000)
- 5.Dread Mountain(2000)
- 6.The Maze of the Beast(2000)
- 7.The Valley of the Lost(2000)
- 8.Return to Del(2000)
- +How to Draw Deltora Dragons(2004)
- +How to Draw Deltora Monsters(2004)
- +Tales of Deltora(2005)
- +The Deltora Book Of Monsters(2001)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
The Deltora Quest is a collective title for three series of children's fantasy books with a continuing, classical quest storyline, comprised of: the Deltora Quest, Deltora Shadowlands, and Dragons of Deltora, also titled Deltora Quest 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Ideally, the three series should be read in order. Like Rodda's earlier, Rowan of Rin series, the Deltora Quest uses riddles, a fast-paced narrative, and an epic setting to engage its readers. In most countries, the series is illustrated by Marc McBride.
The first series follows the adventures of three companions- Lief, Jasmine and Barda - as they journey across the land of Deltora, endeavoring to save it by recovering the magical Belt of Deltora and defeating the allies of the evil Shadow Lord.