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Title: Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal by Emily Rodda ISBN: 0-06-441025-0 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 17 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Rodda's Masterpiece
Comment: In Australia, Emily Rodda is one of the most renowned children's authors. She has written many fantasy books for children/ young adults and this amaizing book is just one example.
Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal is a book in the Rowan series. It has the same feel and quality as all the other books. Rowan, a boy with special powers, is brought to decide who will be the Keeper of the Crystal. He journeys with them to learn their attitude, personality and abilities. But one of those that he journeys with desires the Crystal for evil. The unique story will possess you.
Once you have finishes this book, it is safe to say you will read it again but be pleased that Emily Rodda has written so many books. I can also guarantee this will not be the last of her books you will read. This book encourages you to read the rest of the famous Rowan books, or the very extensive and popular Deltora Quest series.
Maybe you havn't read any books like this before, but once you have read one, you will most likely read one after another. So add this to your reading list, and you will understand why young adult fantasy is so popular.
Rating: 5
Summary: Not slowing at all
Comment: The "Rowan of Rin" series is one of the best book series out there for the who are not yet ready for the Prydain Chronicles or "The Hobbit." In the third story, "Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal," we get more of a glimpse of this beautiful and dangerous world and the diverse people who inhabit it.
Rowan is stunned when the fishlike Maris folk summon his mother Jiller to the Cavern of the Crystal, there to choose a new Keeper. For reasons too complex to summarize, the Maris clans require an outsider to choose their Keeper, who helps protect them from the savage Zebak warriors. Jiller is the latest in a long line of Choosers, and Rowan will be her successor.
But upon arriving at the Cavern, Jiller is mysteriously poisoned. But after Rowan is appointed the new Chooser, he refuses to choose any of the three candidates until they help him find the ingredients for the antidote. The three set off on their quest -- but Rowan begins to wonder which of the three poisoned Jiller, and what motives are behind it.
As in the previous two books, Emily Rodda creates a believable world without the usual fantasy trappings like elves and wizards. The mystery surrounding Jiller's poisoning and the question of who would be chosen to be Keeper -- and why -- remains a question until the penultimate chapter, and events near them hint at the fourth book. The writing is beautifully descriptive without being too much so, and the dialogue is growing more realistic with every new book.
Rowan shows some personal growth since the first book, where he was outstandingly timid; here he is more self-assertive and confident, even when surrounded by strangers, and even defies the Keeper in an effort to save his mother. Jiller and Jonn (now formally engaged) are fairly nebulous. The three candidates are sufficiently defined that they don't blend together, especially Doss, who has a secret; Seaborn, who inexplicably doesn't like being a candidate; and Asha, who adheres viciously to how she thinks the world should work.
"Keeper of the Crystal" is an excellent young kids' fantasy, something for them either to read themselves or be read to at bedtime. Excellent second sequel.
Rating: 5
Summary: Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal
Comment: I thought this book was almost as good as the first Rowan story (on the mountain). I liked this story because it had things that happened when I least expected it. It had riddles, which i really like. It gave me a good reason to stay up late! It took me about a week to read. My brother and I both think Rowan is a great series.
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Title: Rowan and the Ice Creepers by Emily Rodda ISBN: 0060297808 Publisher: Greenwillow Pub. Date: 07 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda ISBN: 0064410196 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Cavern of the Fear (Deltora Shadowlands, 1) by Emily Rodda, Marc McBride ISBN: 0439394910 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: The Shadowlands by Emily Rodda, Marc McBride ISBN: 0439394937 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: The Isle Of Illusion by Emily Rodda ISBN: 0439394929 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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