Alison Croggon
Hardcover | Pages: 490 pages Rating: 4.1 | 20377 Users | 590 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Riddle |
| ISBN: | 0763630152 (ISBN13: 9780763630157) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.booksofpellinor.com |
| Series: | The Books of Pellinor #2 |
| Characters: | Maerad of Pellinor, Cadvan of Lirigon |
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A young woman embraces her power -- and her destiny -- as the thrilling quest begun in THE NAMING continues!Maerad is a girl with a tragic and bitter past, but her powers grow stronger by the day. Now she and her mentor, Cadvan, hunted by both the Light and the Dark, must unravel the Riddle of the Treesong before their fractured kingdom erupts in chaos. The quest leads Maerad over terrifying seas and vast stretches of glacial wilderness, ever closer to the seductive Winterking -- ally of her most powerful enemy, the Nameless One. Trapped in the Winterking's icy realm, Maerad must confront what she has suspected all along: that she is the greatest riddle of all. A sequel to THE NAMING, this second book in a captivating quartet about the ancient world of Edil-Amarandh is a sweeping epic readers won't soon forget.
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| Title | : | The Riddle (The Books of Pellinor #2) |
| Author | : | Alison Croggon |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 490 pages |
| Published | : | August 8th 2006 by Candlewick Press (first published May 2nd 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Magic. Young Adult Fantasy. High Fantasy. Adventure |
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Ratings: 4.1 From 20377 Users | 590 ReviewsPiece Epithetical Books The Riddle (The Books of Pellinor #2)
The Riddle, by Alison Croggon, is the second book in the Pellinor quartet. The book picks up where the prequel left off, following Maerad and Cadvan as they flee Norloch and quest to learn the mysteries of the Treesong. It struck me how pensive and interior this book is. The previous book was also that way, maybe because a large part of that novel followed the characters as they traveled, and I felt this book was more so because the main character was traveling through even more of this novel. I"The Riddle"Maerad had been on a quest to find something called the Treesong which had relations to the Splitsong. On a search to find part of the Song Maerad had to venture to Murask with Cadvan. Things went wrong, however, when earth and snow elementals attacked the two Bards. Cadvan was lost and Maerad on her way to freezing. Maerad however started to play a small song on her reed flute which made her ancestor, Ardina, appear and save her from the icy hand of death. Once in Murask, Maerad
Leaning more 3.5 now.
I'm really falling in love with this series. :) The characters are all so vivid and well thought out. Of course we mainly spend our time with Cadvan, apart from Maerad, we follow Maerad all the time. I love Cadvan, he is such a deep character, so many layers. Maerad is an amazing female character, she is kickass, yet she has her flaws, and under it all she is just a lost little girl who has the weight of the world on her shoulders. I really enjoyed watching her character development continue in
This particular book had a few more...'boring spots' than the last one, yet was more exciting than The Naming...maybe this is because i like the whole Maerad+Arkan=<3? thing ( but it wasn't profound or a big deal really ). i liked the fact that this book takes place in an entirely different environment than the last one, seeing Maerad travel through the icy cold of the North and the seas of the...West (i guess)?? I hope the third one will keep that up.I am also afraid at Maerads moods..is
A wonderful second adventure for Maerad and Cadvan as they now search for the Tree Song. A story filled with danger, thrills, death, magic and love. There are many difficulties for Maerad to overcome and she faces loss, despair, confusion and has to do some deep soul searching to keep herself alive. I can't wait to find out what happens next. A great read and wonderful series.
Really five stars but I'm not sure I can reread it soon (it was really gloomy at times), which is my criteria for five. Very haunting, epic book in which the main characters are so, so beautifully drawn, even more so than in the first book. Maerad is an unconventional heroine, she's annoyed most of the time, but she's also very endearing. The mythology is very interesting and I can't wait to read more. The end's gorgeous, very emotional. I've already begun the next book.
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