Author: Emily Rodda
The Main character of this book are Lief, Barda My favorite character of this book would probably have to be Jasmine. She’s a girl who grew up in the woods by her self. Called the “Forest of Shadows” .She had to learn survival and mature fast. Who joins Lief and Barda on there mission when they come in the forest to locate one of Gems of Deltora. She’s like Katniss Everdeen from Hunger Games. But more savage and aggressive.
The story is about the land of Deltora which is over taken by the shadow lord. The only way to bring the land back to its normal state and to get the Shadow Lord to leave is to unite all Gems of Deltora onto the belt, and a person of each of the tribes of Deltora. Lief, Barda and Jasmine are on a mission to go around the land locating and searching for the Gems in hope to save It and bring it to its beautiful and original state.
The 3 heroes wonder around trying to find one of the gems, and go to Toms shop which is a small shop which sells equipment. They go in to buy equipment and a horse. They didn’t a horse so they got a 3 legged mammal. They wonder into a place called a castle of some sort, and meet the people of Noradzeer. Who are people who are highly strict about hygiene, and are ruled by the 9 Ra-Kacharz. What ever they say are the law. They meet Reece, the 1st of the Ra-Kacharz. Who takes advantage of his power. The 3 heroes were believe to bring in dirtiness which are evil to the people of Noradzeer. So they are taken into judgement and were sentence into prison.
My favorite part would probably when they are in Toms shop. For Tom is a greedy salesmen who sells his stuff for over price. But the heroes would have to buy them anyway. But just when there out of money. Jasmine pulls out a bag of gold, wish she had collected from all who have died in the Forest of Shadows. She pulls the out like no value. But they are highly valuable as the currency. Which is probably like $100