WOW. This is probably my favorite so far of the series. It has the best puzzles that I could not solve myself. It had THE BIGGEST PLOT TWIST, and then laughed in your face about it. The book gave you the same urgency as any of the rest when it came to solving the problem to get the stone, but in a completely different way - no monster, no collapsing anything. The main characters didn't rely on their special magic item as a deus ex machina. The lessons were really dark, but realistic and truthful. Rodda does not hesitate to kill characters you've known for a long time to prove a point (though I'm thankful she is not so cruel as some authors we know *cough* Martin *cough*).Also, my suspicions about Dain were neither confirmed nor denied, and I love when a series doesn't spell it out for you. You'd think, by the penultimate installment, it would be plain, or nearly. But it's not. And I'm okay with that.Almost for this book alone I implore people to investigate this series.
lif ,barda va jasmin taghriban be hadafeshan resideand. 6gohar bar kamarband deltora miderakhshad. hala bayad akharin gohar ra peyda konand ta deltora az daste arbabe sayehaye ahrimani nejat peyda konad.hamsafaran ghablan ba havades va mojodate vahshatnake ziadi movajeh shodeand. ama hala bayad ba vahshatnak tarin sharayet ro be ro shavand.anha ghasd darand ta ba nirohaye marmoze tariki dast o pnje narm konand , nirohaii ke ghodrat va shahamat be tanhaii nemitavanad anha ra shekast dahad.agar hamsafaran shekast bokhorand , jost o joyeshan bi natije mimanad ... va anha ta abad dar todehaye charkhane meh ke dar dareye gomshodegan ra poshande ast , asir khahand shod
What do You think about The Valley Of The Lost (2001)?
The Valley of the Lost makes use of a devious vixen from the Shifting Sands, Nerida, to further the plot. The Heroes stumble across her and she begs to go with them for safety. They take her along, not telling her their mission or destinate until her constant complaining gets the better of them. Jasmine suggests they knock her out and then run like crazy, but Leif and Barda (lousy pascifists) elect to run off while she is sleeping. She follows them as they find the guardian of the diamond, a hum
—Rebecca
Emily Rodda did not disappoint in this book 7. Another great book with a fascinating puzzle to solve which the reader can also share in trying to solve. See if you can do better than the companions. They have pirates to face and then there are three other characters from previous books that face the companions before they enter the Valley of the Lost (one of whom will face death)and the search for the final stone. Can you figure out their part in this quest as it starts to approach the finish for surly they have yet a part to play. Their quest seems impossible against powers they cannot fight and a stone which they cannot take, but yet it has seemed that way as the search has gone after each stone. Still this is different. Will all the companions survive this last search? A great book and just one left in the series.
—Frank
