The Forests of Silence

The international bestselling series returns for a new generation with a fresh look and bonus content from the legends of Deltora!

On his sixteenth birthday, Lief and his companions must venture into the darkest and most terrible places in all of Deltora to find the seven magical gems stolen from the Belt of Deltora. When reunited in the Belt, these gems-an amethyst, a topaz, a diamond, a ruby, an opal, a lapis lazuli, and an emerald-will empower the heir to the throne of Deltora and free the people from the evil tyranny of the Shadow Lord.

In secrecy, with only a hand-drawn map to guide them, unlikely companions Lief and Barda set out on a dangerous quest. Determined to find the lost stones and rid their land of the Shadow Lord, they struggle toward their first goal-the sinister Forests of Silence.

Emily Rodda is the author of the hugely successful Deltora Quest series, with over two million copies in print. Winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year (Younger Readers) Award a record five times, she seems to know instinctively what children want to read. She currently lives in Sydney, Australia.