The Rivers of Zadaa (Pendragon) [Paperback]

D.J. MacHale (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pendragon

THE BATTLE CONTINUES.

The struggle of good versus evil continues as Bobby Pendragon follows Saint Dane to the territory of Zadaa. Saint Dane's influence has fueled the fire of discontent between two warring tribes: the Rokador and the Batu. This is also the territory where the Traveler Loor lives as a member of the Batu. Together she and Bobby must work to thwart Saint Dane's efforts to destroy Zadaa.

But as Bobby pursues Saint Dane, he begins to notice changes in himself. He is no longer a flip kid looking for excitement. He is a young man beginning to see this quest as more than a series of adventures. He is also learning that as a Traveler, he had powers no normal human should have.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8 -Bobby Pendragon plunges once more into his fast-moving, rip-roaring, and basically pointless story in this sixth volume in the series. Here he and his ally, the beautiful, athletic teen-warrior Loor, team up to save Loor's home world of Zadaa from the despicable shape-changing demon Saint Dane. The villain has hatched a plot to cut off all the water from Loor's people, instigating a civil war between the thirsty Batu and the underground Rokador, with whom the Batu have until now kept an uneasy truce. The plot is about as deep as a cookie sheet, and the characterizations are even shallower-except for Pendragon, who grows as a character when he decides that he must learn to fight, and he asks Loor to teach him. Meanwhile, Saint Dane also bedevils Bobby's friends Mark and Courtney back home in Stony Brook, CT. This series treads water throughout most of its volumes; when readers reach the end of this episode, they're only microscopically farther along in the story arc than when they began. Still, the action never stops for long, and Zadaa is sure to hold the interest of fans of the series.-Walter Minkel, New York Public Library
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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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (April 11, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689869126
• ISBN-13: 978-0689869129
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing and Fun Read!, July 14, 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 Rivers of Zadaa (Pendragon) (Hardcover)

Ignore "School Library Journal's" totally untrue and blatant review. "The Rivers of Zadaa" delivers. MacHale once again had me on the edge of my seat in this new volume with suspense, action, drama ... and a little bit of romance. Bobby Pendragon is on Loor's home territory of Zadaa where two enemy tribes, the Batu and the Rokador, are on the brink of war due to a devastating drought. It is unclear to Bobby whether Saint Dane tinkered with Zadaa's turning point or whether the war was really meant to be. The "Library Journal" was right about one thing and that's Bobby matures as a character in this volume. Bobby isn't a character who uses fancy speech; he's walks, talks, and acts just like you and me and that's what makes the Pendragon series so enjoyable is the talent that MacHale has to fuse reality with fantasy and make his characters relatable to every kid out there. This popular and just plain fun series got so much more exciting after this volume and it opened so much more mysterious questions (along with some amazing discoveries about the traveler's powers). I for one cannot wait for book seven; The Quillian Games!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding series for kids, teens ... even adults!, August 11, 2005

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Working Mom - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rivers of Zadaa (Pendragon) (Hardcover)

My 11-year old daughter wanted me to read the first Pendragon book when she finished it. I've now purchased and read all of them and have recommended this series to many friends. All of the books are complex and interesting stories that, unlike many books aimed at this age group, manage to avoid adult situations and language. At the same time, there are important themes in the books that are excellent conversation topics with young teens because Bobby Pendragon and his friends are faced with situations where right and wrong are not clearly defined and where they have to deal with the consequences of the mistakes that they make. Highly recommended for 10-14 year olds, although younger ones would need to be good readers.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book, With A New Twist, June 29, 2005

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Azn_Angel905 - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rivers of Zadaa (Pendragon) (Hardcover)

This is a great book, as good as, if not better than, the first 5 books (I finished this book in 5 hours). As the 6th book in one of the best series I've ever read, I highly recommend this book to people who like fantasy genre, or who just like to read. There's also a surprising new twist in this book for people who are already Pendragon fans, one that you really don't want to miss, along with an interesting ending. A must-have, must-read book, the only downside being that Loor and Bobby on the cover don't look as good as I thought they would, and the cover still looks really cool :D.