Landovel

Landovel comes as a single boxed set of three books, designed to be read straight through from start to finish. Its author, Emily Rodda, is also the bestselling writer behind Deltora Quest. The set is packaged in a decorated gift box with brightly sprayed page edges, so it works as a keepsake as well as a story.

Derry has lived his whole life as a captive on Cram's Rock, where he is forced to taste the food and drink of Cram, the tyrant who rules the island. The other young prisoners avoid him because of this role. His quiet existence changes when a traveller arrives, fleeing the sinister El executioners, and leaves him a magical notebook full of secrets. Those secrets may hold the key to his destiny and to the past he cannot remember.

The world of Landovel mixes danger, magic and deception. A hero struggles against overwhelming odds with companions at his side, while a prophecy that must be cheated and an evil that must be defeated drive the journey. The fabled El are part of the threat he faces.