The Crow

Alison Croggon

2006 • 528 pages

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While Maerad journeys in the far north, her brother, Hem, is sent south to the golden city of Turbansk. There he learns the ways of the Bards and discovers a hidden gift when he rescues a white crow. But when the forces of the Dark threaten, Hem flees with his protector, Saliman, and a young orphan girl named Zelika to join the Light’s resistance forces. Soon Hem discovers that he, too, has a crucial role to play in the quest to solve the Riddle of the Treesong.

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4 primary books6 released books

#3 in The Books of Pellinor

The Books of Pellinor is a 6-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Alison Croggon.

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Elizabeth

As with the others in this series I enjoyed it, and I will read the finish off the story in [b:The Singing 2550219 The Singing (The Books of Pellinor, #4) Alison Croggon https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1331239719s/2550219.jpg 2557914]. As with the previous books, the first and final third were strong while the middle third lagged, and I had some complaints with the way Hem felt towards other people, remembering that he is a 12 year old boy (and really this could just be me, because I have never been or been close to a boy of 12), but this wasn't enough to turn me off entirely.

November 19, 2013

Randi

Frankly, disappointed in the whole series. Well, that's not entirely true. I liked the first book, so I kept reading. It's been a while now since I've read these, but I very clearly remember the long rants I had at my husband about why I didn't like these books.

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