The Guide to the Territories of Halla [Hardcover]

D. J. MacHale (Author), Peter Ferguson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

All there ever was; all that will be.

For the first time, see the amazing sights of Halla as only Bobby Pendragon has. From the watery depths of Cloral to the rugged mountain ranges of Denduron to the jungles of Eelong, from the Earth territories to the decaying fantasy world of Veelox, it¹s all here. So are the Travelers: Uncle Press, Vo Spader, Loor, Aja Killian, Alder, Gunny, and Kasha, and of course, Bobby Pendragon and Saint Dane.

This is your private flume to Halla. Enter and discover old friends while you learn new secrets. But remember one thing: This is only the beginning.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

D.J. MacHale is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pendragon series. He has written, directed and produced many television series and movies for young people that have been seen on Nickelodeon, The Disney Channel, HBO, Showtime, PBS, Discovery Kids and the broadcast networks. D.J. lives with his family in Southern California. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover
• Publisher: San Val (May 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1417822155
• ISBN-13: 978-1417822157
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• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

More About the Author

D. J. MacHale is a writer, director, and producer of several popular television series and movies that include Flight 29 Down; Are You Afraid of the Dark?; Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective; Tower of Terror; and Ghostwriter. Pendragon, his first book series, is a #1 New York Times bestselling series. He lives in southern California with his wife, Evangeline; his daughter, Keaton; a golden retriever, Maggie; and a kitten, Kaboodle.

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75 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting yet I feel ripped off!, April 22, 2005

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T. J. Jones "TJ" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Guide to the Territories of Halla (Pendragon (Quality)) (Paperback)

This tiny guide was an interesting book that showed artwork on all of the major characters, objects, and territories and provided breif descriptions of their backgrounds, purposes, and functions from the very awesome Pendragon Series by D.J. Machale. Each territory had a page that provided interesting information that was not known before; such as their currency, goegraphy, population, etc. Each character had a brief overview and a portrait. It was very neat to see some of my favirite characters depicted on the page. Now on the negative side, MacHale has said that there are 10 territories, yet, the guide only covered the territories that the first five books center around! The title does say the book is the 'Guide to the Territories of Halla' and somehow I feel slightly cheated as I was promised from the synopsis a full ride into Halla and yet I got sent home early before the trip ended. On the plus side, we did learn the names of the mysterious last two territories! So overall, I would give this somewhat flawed guide 3 stars for the cool artwork, - 2 stars for false advertisement. :(

37 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars For Collectors Only, May 3, 2005

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davke1006 (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Guide to the Territories of Halla (Pendragon (Quality)) (Paperback)

This "guide" is really more a collection of illustrations that might have gone into the first five Pendragon books (in this projected ten-book series) had the publisher given the series a bigger budget. The illustrations are capably done, but not as good as the cover work of the books (different illustrator). The book does not include illustrations of two of the major characters, Mark and Courtney, which is unfortunate, while it depicts innane items, such as a cube from Black Water or the trader's skull from Merchant of Death. There is only one revelation of any significance, that being the names of the remaining two "Territories," which are only mentioned on page 48. The accompanying text is brief and sure to disappoint the Pendragon fan who will already know this information. There is some trivia on the Territories already visited that readers do not know, nor will they probably care to (what is Denduron currency worth in U.S. dollars?). All in all, this book can be leafed through quickly at the local bookstore, and $8 saved.

23 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome artwork, August 19, 2005

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Gerard L. Hazuka (orlando, fl) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Guide to the Territories of Halla (Pendragon (Quality)) (Paperback)

this book brings to life everything i imagined when reading the first several books. i know many people complained about this book not covering all of the territories. i am kind of glad it hasn't covered the books that have not yet been written. i would prefer to use my own imagination first. i believe there will be a follow-up to this book when the rest of the series is written.