The Singing: The Fourth Book of Pellinor: The Fourth Book of Pellinor

Alison Croggon

Penguin Random House Australia, May 4, 2009 - Fiction - 452 pages

THE FOURTH AND FINAL BOOK IN THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PELLINOR SERIES

In a desperate race against the Dark, Maerad must try to solve the final riddle of the Treesong. Only then will the Nameless One be defeated and peace restored in the Seven Kingdoms. But Maerad only holds the key to half the riddle – her long-lost brother, Hem, has the other.

Before embarking on a perilous journey to find Hem, Maerad must first wage an epic war against the Landrost. And Hem, fleeing the advances of the Black Army, must endure betrayal and mortal illness in his search for Maerad.

But the Dark grows ever more powerful – will brother and sister reach one another in time or will all be lost in a final, apocalyptic battle?

'Passionate, inspiring characters . . . vividly described landscapes . . . a great series of fantasy novels . . . '
THE BOOKSELLER (UK)

'This is a quest narrative, one of the most durable and enchanting kinds of story . . . Croggon tells it fluently and confidently.'
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD


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User Review  - devilish2 - LibraryThing

While I have enjoyed the arc of this story, this final instalment deserved better editing. In particular, the interactions between the characters just left me grating my teeth - confused, repetitive ...

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User Review  - xmol - LibraryThing

The final book to one of my favourite series, the Singing provides a fitting end to the Pellinor series. The characters are attractive and have developed throughout this series, and here we finally ...

About the author

Alison Croggon is the acclaimed author of the high fantasy series The Books of Pellinor, as well as Black Spring, a fantasy reworking of Wuthering Heights, and The River and the Book. Alison is an award-winning poet whose work has been published extensively in anthologies and magazines internationally. She has written widely for theatre, and her opera libretti have been produced all around Australia. Alison is also an editor and critic. She lives in Melbourne with her husband, the playwright Daniel Keene.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Singing: The Fourth Book of Pellinor: The Fourth Book of Pellinor; Volume 4 of The Books of Pellinor
• Author: Alison Croggon
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia, 2009
• ISBN: 1742280315, 9781742280318
• Length: 452 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / General; Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic