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| Author | Emily Rodda |
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| Original title | The Forest of Silence |
| Cover artist | Marc McBride |
| Language | English |
| Series | Deltora Quest |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
Publication date | 2000 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 131 |
| ISBN | 0-439-25323-3 |
| OCLC | 46966042 |
| LC Class | CPB Box no. 1858 vol. 31 |
| Followed by | The Lake of Tears |
The Forests of Silence is a fantasy novel written by Australian author Emily Rodda, and is the first book in the eight-volume Deltora Quest series. It was first published in 2000 by Scholastic[1] and was awarded the "Notable Series in Children's Book of the Year Awards 2001: Younger Readers".[2] The novel follows a teenage boy named Lief as he and his companions search the deadly Forests of Silence for the magical Topaz gem, one of the seven missing gems from the belt of Deltora.
- ^ Library of Congress Online Catalog - Item Information. The Library of Congress. 2001. ISBN 9780439253239. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ "CBCA" (PDF). [Page 5]