Book 1:The Naming
Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child after her family is destroyed in war. She is unaware that she possesses a powerful gift, one that marks her as a member of the School of Pellinor. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true heritage and etraordinary destiny unfold. Now she and her new teacher must survive a journey through a time and place where the dark forces they battle stem from the deepest recesses of otherwordly terror.
Book 2: The Riddle
Maerad is a girl with a tragic and bitter past, but her powers grow stronger by the day. Now she and her mentor, Cadvan, hunted by both the Light and the Drak, most unravel the Riddle of the Treesong before their fractured kingdom erupts in chaos. The quest to solve this ancient puzzle lures Maerad ever closer to the seductive Winterking- author of her sorrows and the ally of her most powerful enemy, the Nameless One. Trapped in the Winterking's icy realm, Maerad must acknowledge what she suspected all along- that she is the greatest riddle of all.
Book 3:The Crow
Hem is a rough and weary orphan whose brutal struggle for survival ends when he's reunited with his lost sister. Maerad, though, has her own destiny to fulfill, and the two must soon part. Hem is sent to the golden city of Turbansk in the south, where 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 new protector Saliman, and a young orphan named Zelika to join the Light's resistance forces. He, too, has a crucial role to play in Maerad's quest to solve the Riddle of the Treesong.
Book 4:The Singing
This breathtaking final volume of the Pellinor epic follows the seperate journey of Maerad and Hem as they desperately seek each other out in a battle-ravaged land. With the Black Army advancing North, all Seven Kingdoms of Annnar are on the brink of defeat. Reports are dire on every front- and the way is fraught with bloodshed, betrayal, and, for Maerad, horrifying visions. But brother and sister share an unshakable resolve. Together they possess the secret to the mysterious Singing. Propechy holds that, as one, they can release the powerful ancient music of the Elementals and defeat the Nameless One and the accumulating forces of the Dark. But will they find each other in time?
