The Golden Door (Three Doors Trilogy, 1)

Author: Rodda, Emily

Edition: 1

Number Of Pages: 272

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The start of a stirring fantasy trilogy from Emily Rodda, the internationally bestselling author of Dragons of Deltora! The walled city of Weld is under attck from ferocious flying creatures that raid in the night, bringing death and destruction. The Warden calls for Volunteers to find and destroy the Enemy sending invaders, and the heroes of Weld answer the call one by one, never to return. Rye is oficially too young to go, but his brothers are among the lost and he must find them. What terrors await him beyond the Wall? From Booklist When the youngest of three brothers, Rye, decides to set off to find his lost siblings (whom many presume to be dead), he leaves behind the city of Weld, the only world he’s known. As he stands before the three doors among which he must choose in order to begin his mission, Rye is joined by young Sonia, who becomes his companion—despite his best efforts to lose her. In the monster- and trickster-filled journey that awaits them behind the titular Golden Door, he discovers that the walls of Weld have kept him both protected and ignorant. In this start to a new series, Rodda, the author of the popular Deltora Quest books, has created a well-realized, high-fantasy world, and the fast-paced, accessible story will leave readers anticipating Rye’s next adventure. Grades 6-9. --Francisca Goldsmith

About the Author:

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....

EAN: 9780545429900

Release Date: 01-10-2012

Languages: English

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Item Condition: UsedLikeNew

Binding: Hardcover