Rowan and the Zebak

I can't tell you how much i loved these series from about the age of 8 to 13! For the younger audience, this is really an exciting series, just read them!

I originally purchased the Rowan of Rin series for my daughter but soon found myself wrapped up in the story of young Rowan and looked forward to bedtime so we could read some more! We both enjoyed the books and hope Emily Rodda plans to continue the series.

When a huge beast sent from the Zebak kidnaps Rowan's little sister, Annad, Rowan immediately leaves Rin to rescue her. Three of his most trusted companions accompany him, as they cross the sea, and a great desert to get to the Zebak city. When they finally arrive, many surprises await them, and Zeel, the Zebak foundling raised by the Travelers, is haunted by her past. Then they are captured, and Zeel is involved. Will they ever leave the city alive, and what will happen to Annad. Rin prepares for an attack, but when it comes they are all surprised.

When a humungus beast sent by the Zebak steals Rowans' little sister, Rowan, fe eling responsible, most go after it and get his sister back. Excellently written, with an emotional crisis as well- one of the Travelers, Zebak by birth, has returned with Rowan to help find his little sister. What will she do when she gets to Zebak? This book was excellent. I really like the way Emily Rodda wrote it, and the way she portrayed the ishkin.

The story starts when Rowan's sister gets kidnapped by a flying lizard right after Jonn and Jiller get married. The people of the village are so upset that the Travelers, a Maris who is staying in Rin, and Rowan set up a daring plan to rescue her from the monster. The people of Rin somehow know that the lizard was from the dangerous land of the Zebak, who have been the enemies of the folk for centuries. They go to Sheba, the wise woman, for help but she only gives them a small package. The rescue party of Rowan, Zeel, Allun the Baker, and Perlain the Maris decide that Perlain will get a boat and Zeel and the other traveler Forerunners will fly Rowan and Allun to the ocean on their great kites. The boat ride is long and hard to the land of the Zebak, but when they arrive at the Wastelands they find that stepping on the plain clay will make you fall into the tunnels of the Ishkin, terribe creatures who are used to scare Zebak children and can easily kill people and animals. On this terrible journey, Zeel begins to remember her past as a Zebak. Here they open Sheba's package and find that inside are a few sticks that can tell them how to deal with the hardships that come their way.Finally, they near a city, but some how they fall into a maze, where they hide in a water hole to escape soliders. What happens next, i can not tell, because it would spoil this great story that is worth reading!!