The Riddle by Alison Croggon

The Riddle by Alison Croggon

Epic fantasy in the Tolkien tradition, with a strong girl hero who is entirely believable in her struggles. . . . I couldn't put it down -- Tamora Pierce, author of the Protector of the Small and the Circle Opens quartets

Maerad's powers grow stronger by the day, but she and her mentor, Cadvan, are hunted by both the Light and the Dark, and their world threatens to erupt into chaos. Their quest to unravel the Riddle of the Treesong leads Maerad over terrifying seas and glacial wilderness, into the grasp of the seductive Winterking and the prison of his icy realm.

Alison Croggon is an award-winning Australian poet whose work has been published extensively in anthologies and magazines around the world. Her plays and opera libretti have been produced in Australia, and she is also an editor and critic. She began to write the books of Pellinor when her oldest son, Joshua, was reading fantasy. I had forgotten how much I loved this stuff when I was a kid, and Josh's reading reminded me, she says. My first real ambition as a child was to write a fantasy novel. One day I sat down and started writing a story. I had no idea what would happen, but one character appeared, and then another, and before long I had to finish the story to find out what happened. That story was THE NAMING. She says she was surprised by how the book seemed to unfold, already formed, before her. Perhaps it's been waiting to be written for thirty years. Alison Croggon lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her playwright husband and their three children.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780763630157
ISBN 10	0763630152
Title	The Riddle
Author	Alison Croggon
Series	Books Of Pellinor
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Candlewick Press (MA)
Year published	2006-08-08
Number of pages	490
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.