Alison Croggon
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
372 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm
Description
Pip lives by his wits in the city of Clarel. But when he picks the wrong pocket, Pip finds himself in possession of a strange dried heart in a silver casket--and those who lost it will stop at nothing to get it back. With assassins on his trail and the ominous heart beginning to whisper to him, Pip and his childlike older sister El are drawn deeper into the forbidden world of magic. Now they must seek the help of the secret witches of Clarel and Princess...
2) The crow
Author
Series
Pellinor volume 3
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
ix, 511 : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Description
After a brief reunion with his lost sister Maered, who continues to pursue her dangerous destiny in the frozen North, orphaned Hem is sent south to Turbansk for safety but, as the armies of the Dark overrun the city, he flees with his mentor Saliman, his white crow Irc, and the orphan girl Zelika to join the resistance forces of the Light and finally learn his role in his sister's quest.
3) The singing
Author
Series
Pellinor volume 4
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
470 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
The bard Maerad and her brother Hem hold the key to the mysterious Singing, and each of them must overcome terrible obstacles before they can unite and together unlock the Tree of Song, release the music of the Elidhu, and defeat the Nameless One.
4) The riddle
Author
Series
Pellinor volume 2
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
xvii, 490 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
Description
The further translation of a manuscript from the lost civilization of Edil-Amarandah which chronicles the experiences of sixteen-year-old Maerad, a gifted Bard, as she seeks the answer to the Riddle of the Treesong and continues to battle the Dark forces.
5) The Naming
Author
Series
Pellinor volume 1
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
xv, 492 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
A manuscript from the lost civilization of Edil-Amarandah chronicles the experiences of sixteen-year-old Maerad, an orphan gifted in the magic and power of the Bards, as she escapes from slavery and begins to learn how to use her Gift to stave off the evil Darkness that threatens to consume her world.