The Cavern of Fear
Deltora Quest 2: Deltora Shadowlands Series
Author: Emily Rodda
Illustrator: Marc McBride
Book 1 in the Deltora Quest 2: Deltora Shadowlands series
Pages: 144
Published: 2002
Age: 9+
To rescue thousands of Deltorans enslaved in the Shadowlands, Lief, Barda and Jasmine - heroes of the quest for the Belt of Deltora - must find a weapon powerful enough to combat the Shadow Lord's magic on his own ground. According to legend, the only thing the Shadow Lord fears is the fabled Pirran Pipe. But does the mysterious Pipe still exist? And if it does, what dangers will the companions have to face to find it?
About the Deltora Quest 2: Deltora Shadowlands Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Cavern of Fear(2002)
- 2.The Isle of Illusion(2002)
- 3.The Shadowlands(2002)
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. 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.
In Deltora Shadowlands, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine venture beneath Deltora. There they encounter strange societies formed by the three original tribes of the Shadowlands, which long ago was a beautiful land, where the the Shadow Lord was supressed by the magic of the Pirran Pipe. The three adventurers convince each tribe to lend them their piece of the Pipe, with which Lief, Barda and Jasmine travel into the Shadowlands itself, in the hope of using the Pipe to combat the Shadow Lord's power, long enough to free a multitude of Deltoran slaves.