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twistedtobin666's review against another edition
5.0
I love how it’s chronological!!! And it’s from Josef’s perspective! It is most excellent!
soolepoh's review against another edition
5.0
This book was so good. Excelent to read after reading the series. I really loved the way it was layed out and the drawings are beautiful. I highly recommend it after you have the Deltora series. 9 on CAWPILE
3batsinatrenchcoat's review
3.0
Truthfully I never actually did read the actual Deltora series. I picked this book out a very long time ago as an elementary schooler, not knowing that it was part of a series, and I finally got around to reading it. That said, this is one of those books where you can read it and understand it just fine even if you know nothing of the actual story. I really loved the descriptions in this book; especially of the gems and of the sea. The stories were fast-paced and fun and I really enjoyed the world building and how there was a chapter dedicated to describing each of the tribes. Very beautiful book, I would definitely recommend it.
grumpusgoblin's review against another edition
4.0
Not all authors are so lucky to have so many companion books to their mainline series, especially backed by Marc McBride's eye-popping artistry and style. Tales of Deltora is rather self-explanatory in its title, consisting of the short stories of Deltora Quest, most specifically a collection of the Tenna Birdsong Tales and the story of Adin's collection of the gems and overthrowal of the Shadow Lord. A quick evening read, definitely read this one amongst the 4 or so story-buffering novels to the Deltora universe.
gjeebus_k's review against another edition
5.0
This book has a special place in my heart. Why, you ask? Well, this specific book introduced me to the beautiful Fantasy-genre.
I wasn't a reader, and books didn't really interest me. Until I had to read a fantasy novel for school.
I couldn't find anything interesting in the library (which was like a labyrinth for me), so I went to the local book store. There, this book caught my eye with its magical cover.
I never heard or read anything of Deltora, but this book made me feel like I knew Deltora my whole life.
The first stories lead to a climatic battle in which you couldn't possibly tell how it would end.
Some people say the ending was very depressing compared to the rest of the story, and they're right. Unfortunately, it was realistic compared to how life goes on in real life.
Sometimes, the 'happily ever after'-ending isn't the end of the story yet.
I wasn't a reader, and books didn't really interest me. Until I had to read a fantasy novel for school.
I couldn't find anything interesting in the library (which was like a labyrinth for me), so I went to the local book store. There, this book caught my eye with its magical cover.
I never heard or read anything of Deltora, but this book made me feel like I knew Deltora my whole life.
The first stories lead to a climatic battle in which you couldn't possibly tell how it would end.
Some people say the ending was very depressing compared to the rest of the story, and they're right. Unfortunately, it was realistic compared to how life goes on in real life.
Sometimes, the 'happily ever after'-ending isn't the end of the story yet.
sarahlou79's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
mckenzierichardson's review against another edition
4.0
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I loved this book!
First off, it is freaking gorgeous. Secondly, it is just so well-written and amazing.
Some of this history was a review for me since I've read all of the Deltora books, but it was cool to have all of the mythology/history all in one place. It is basically [b: The Silmarillion|7332|The Silmarillion (Middle-Earth Universe)|J.R.R. Tolkien|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1336502583s/7332.jpg|4733799] of the Deltora world.
This is such a cool idea for a book. It is broken into two sections: the Tenna Birdsong Tales and The Deltora Annals histories. This first is treated as mythology/fables (or is it? eyebrow raise) whereas the second is treated as a historical account of the formation of Deltora. It was all so interesting.
The first section of the book consists of little tales, which read in a similar fashion to [b: The Tales of Beedle the Bard|3950967|The Tales of Beedle the Bard|J.K. Rowling|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1373467575s/3950967.jpg|3007490]. The second half tells of Adin and how he forged the Belt of Deltora, collected the talismans of the seven territories, and how together they defeated the Shadowlord (the first time). The second half of the book does get a little dark and gruesome (war and all that) so maybe not a good fit for very young or sensitive readers. But the whole thing is just fascinating.
Rodda also sets up the Detora series very well at the end of the book, foretelling of the Shadowlord's return.
Each chapter/story is accompanied by a gorgeous illustration by Marc McBride.
This is such a great companion novel to the other Deltora series. It can be read before or after the other ones. Benefit to before is that you know all of the history and backstory stuff going into it so you can pick out where it is referenced in the actual series as you read. Benefit to after (like I did) is that you can recall where the stories/histories popped up in the series as you read about them here. Either way, I think it works.
Great, great read. So awesome. It makes me want to read all of the Delora series again. I am going on a roadtrip soon soooo... who knows?
I loved this book!
First off, it is freaking gorgeous. Secondly, it is just so well-written and amazing.
Some of this history was a review for me since I've read all of the Deltora books, but it was cool to have all of the mythology/history all in one place. It is basically [b: The Silmarillion|7332|The Silmarillion (Middle-Earth Universe)|J.R.R. Tolkien|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1336502583s/7332.jpg|4733799] of the Deltora world.
This is such a cool idea for a book. It is broken into two sections: the Tenna Birdsong Tales and The Deltora Annals histories. This first is treated as mythology/fables (or is it? eyebrow raise) whereas the second is treated as a historical account of the formation of Deltora. It was all so interesting.
The first section of the book consists of little tales, which read in a similar fashion to [b: The Tales of Beedle the Bard|3950967|The Tales of Beedle the Bard|J.K. Rowling|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1373467575s/3950967.jpg|3007490]. The second half tells of Adin and how he forged the Belt of Deltora, collected the talismans of the seven territories, and how together they defeated the Shadowlord (the first time). The second half of the book does get a little dark and gruesome (war and all that) so maybe not a good fit for very young or sensitive readers. But the whole thing is just fascinating.
Rodda also sets up the Detora series very well at the end of the book, foretelling of the Shadowlord's return.
Each chapter/story is accompanied by a gorgeous illustration by Marc McBride.
This is such a great companion novel to the other Deltora series. It can be read before or after the other ones. Benefit to before is that you know all of the history and backstory stuff going into it so you can pick out where it is referenced in the actual series as you read. Benefit to after (like I did) is that you can recall where the stories/histories popped up in the series as you read about them here. Either way, I think it works.
Great, great read. So awesome. It makes me want to read all of the Delora series again. I am going on a roadtrip soon soooo... who knows?
book_dolphin's review against another edition
5.0
It was so awesome to go along with Adin's adventure of completing the Belt of Deltora. It's amazing how Emily Rodda can come up with a new concept each time Adin needs to get a gem.
It's seriously so hard not to imagine the characters from the Deltora Quest into the Tales of Deltora.
A book worth reading
It's seriously so hard not to imagine the characters from the Deltora Quest into the Tales of Deltora.
A book worth reading