The Naming, Alison Croggon
The Naming, Alison Croggon
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The Naming
The First Book of Pellinor

Author: Alison Croggon

Narrator: Eloise Oxer

Unabridged: 19 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/12/2011

Synopsis

Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed in war. She doesn’t yet know she has inherited a powerful gift, one that marks her as a member of the noble School of Pellinor and enables her to see the world as no other can. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true identity and extraordinary destiny unfold. Now, she and her mysterious teacher must embark on a treacherous, uncertain journey through a time and place where the forces of darkness wield an otherworldly terror.

About Alison Croggon

Alison Croggon is an acclaimed Australian poet and playwright. She is the Melbourne theatre critic for The Australian and has received the Geraldine Pascall Critic of the Year award. To date, she has written and performed nine works for the theatre. Her young adult fantasy quartet, the Books of Pellinor, have been published around the world to much praise. She was inspired to write them when her oldest son started reading fantasy novels, reminding her of how much she enjoyed the genre and of her ambition growing up to write a fantasy novel herself.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sofia on August 06, 2021

Oh no. Oh no. It's too soon to give my heart away to another book. But here we are. This book... I don't even know what to say. It's dazzling, magnificent, epic, beautiful, euphoric, painful, and oh so atmospheric. The Naming follows in the footsteps of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It's even more char......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on January 29, 2018

Remember when authors talked about landscapes, and you could tell that they might have actually stepped outside once or twice in their lives? Remember when the male lead and the female lead in a YA book were allowed to develop a strong friendship and partnership, and any romance was left for the late......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on April 10, 2010

-- The Pellinor Series -- (5.5/10) The Naming (Book One) I found Alison's writing to be rather obvious, full of clichés, and on the whole unsatisfying. When one of the main protagonists almost died, I found myself indifferent as the main characters were of a relatively uninteresting sort. Her analogi......more

Goodreads review by Alice on November 12, 2007

If it weren't so good, I would say this book is a mixture of every other fantasy book on the block. Test: can you match each plot line with another famous work? ...The "chosen one" is raised in a secluded farm, identity hidden...The girl was trained in musicianship by the local bard, and her prodigio......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on November 13, 2008

This book is very slow paced. Most of it is a travel log of the scenery, and the level of detail is much more than is needed. Any potential tension is completely lost in these sections. I didn't feel like I knew or understood the world very well by the end. We're told a great deal about the landscape......more

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