• The Forests of Silence

  • Deltora Quest, Book 1
  • By: Emily Rodda
  • Narrated by: Ron Haddrick
  • Length: 3 hrs
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (265 ratings)

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The Forests of Silence

By: Emily Rodda
Narrated by: Ron Haddrick
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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

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awesome amazing I love it

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

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Childhood favorite

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

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Childhood book

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

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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.

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Still a good series!

This was my favorite book series growing up and it is still good now! Highly recommend this to all readers.

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Nostalgic

I read these books as a child, and I am now 27 and the first book is just as amazing as I remember it !!

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Emily Rodda is an amazing storyteller

This was the series as a child that really kickstarted my love of the fantasy genre. Unfortunately, I picked up The Dragons of Deltora first unknowingly, then came back to this original series so was robbed of what I thought was the most amazing plot twist of all time. But now I'm listening to this with my husband, who was never much of a reader and never heard of this series and it still holds up SOOO well. Emily Rodda tells such a compelling story, so rich and varied without prententiousness or desperate need to overly describe; I appreciate it even more now over 20 years later, how well it was written and what an amazing story it was. This is the first book series, and without prior media like movies or shows to fall back on, that my husband has truly taken an interest in. This is still one of my favorite series of all time, and the narration by Ron Haddrick is phenomenol; perfect pacing and a storytelling tone. I am so happy to revisit this series and share it with my husband, and now I'll get to vicariously experience the plot twist 😁😁😁

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memories

read these when I was young and I was super stoked to find out I could go back and hear them again. I love these books

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As grand as I remembered

I loved the story. The narrator has that perfect old whimsical voice. The only criticism I really have is that the narrator isn't really good with women voices, but it is pretty easy to overlook.

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Action packed

Loved it it moves fast and keeps your attention can't wait to read the rest. Narrator did a great job enjoyed it very much

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