The Forests of Silence

Deltora Quest, Book 1

De: Emily Rodda

Narrado por: Ron Haddrick

The evil Shadow Lord is plotting to invade Deltora and enslave its people. All that stands against him is the magic Belt of Deltora with its seven gems of great and mysterious power. When the gems are stolen and hidden in dark, terrible places throughout the kingdom, the Shadow Lord triumphs and Deltora is lost. In secrecy, with only a hand-drawn map to guide them, two unlikely companions set out on a perilous quest. Determined to find the lost gems and rid their land of the tyrant, they struggle towards their first goal - the sinister Forests of Silence.

©2000 Emily Rodda (P)2001 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

awesome amazing I love it

a friend recommended this as a childhood book she read once t'anks bblue aether

Childhood favorite

Nostalgia to my childhood. Fantastic series. Can’t wait to read the rest of the books.

Great narration with musical accents

Very nostalgic from my childhood. this series while aimed towards children does still hold up and provide fun as an adult. narration was fantastic!

Nostalgia

I loved this book series as a youth and wanted to re-listen. I was thrilled to find the books on audible. This book inspired my love of reading, and has a fun story to follow.

Childhood book

Read it as a kid, loved it then love it now. Glad to be able to re-experience it.

Interesting read for my grade 7 students

Thy really enjoyed the book and a number of them have now rated reading the second book in the series.

Love the books, but hate the music at the end of each chapter.

I love the books and I enjoyed how Ron Haddrick read them. The only thing I didn't like was the music at the end of each chapter. I don't mind music at the beginning or end of a book, but having it all throughout it just disrupts the flow of the story. It wouldn't be so bad if it was good music, something short that matches the feel of the story. The music is different almost every time so there's no feel of it being theme music for the book. It's usually very weird and more annoying than pleasant to listen to. Sometimes it started playing before the chapter was finished so it was hard to hear the last sentence or two that Ron Haddrick was reading. Other times it played for too long, especially when the chapter ended in a cliff hanger and you really wanted to hear what happened next. I listened to the whole first series of Deltora Quest with my family and we all were annoyed by the music throughout the books. It's really too bad because it deters us from wanting to listen to them and I actually really enjoyed the audio books otherwise. Hopefully they fix this because these really are great books.

These books should be made into a movie trilogy

These books should be made into a movie trilogy. In the same vein of Lord of the Rings.

Nostalgia

I loved these books as a child. Finding this on Audible was a wonderful trip down memory lane.

A Good Start

A straight forward story where the good must defeat an evil foe, and although this novel starts a series, there is a satisfying conclusion to an immediate threat. Young readers would find the idea of discovering different magical stones exciting, and would hope that the young Leif would be able to make his journey through the Silent Forest safely. The novel could make for a great book talk about the power of patience and using one’s wits instead of striking out without thinking first.