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If Bobby wants to see his family again, he's going to have to accept his role as savior, and accept it wholeheartedly. Because, as he is about to discover, Denduron is only the beginning.... |
If Bobby wants to see his family again, he's going to have to accept his role as savior, and accept it wholeheartedly. Because, as he is about to discover, Denduron is only the beginning.... |
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== The Lost City of Faar == |
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Cloral. |
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Fourteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon is not like the other boys his age. His uncle Press is a Traveler, and, as Bobby has learned, that means Uncle Press is responsible, through his journeys, for solving interdimensional conflict wherever he encounters it. His mission is nothing less than to save the universe from ultimate evil. And he's taking Bobby along for the ride. |
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Fresh from his first adventure on Denduron, Bobby finds himself in the territory of Cloral,a vast world that is entirely covered by water. Cloral is nearing a disaster of huge proportions. Reading the journals Bobby sends home, his friends learn that the desperate citizens of the endangered floating cities are on the brink of war. Can Bobby -- suburban basketball star and all-around nice guy -- help rid the area of marauders, and locate the legendary lost land of Faar, which may hold the key to Cloral's survival? |
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== The Never War == |
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First Earth. |
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Fourteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon is a loyal friend, sports star, devoted pet owner -- and Traveler. Along with his uncle Press, Bobby has visited the alternate dimension of Denduron and participated in a civil war. He's also waded through the endangered underwater territory of Cloral. Now Bobby once again finds himself thrust beyond the boundaries of time and space into a place that seems somewhat familiar: First Earth. |
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Bobby and the Traveler from Cloral -- Spader -- have flumed to New York City, 1937. Against a backdrop of gangsters, swing music, and the distant sound of a brewing war, the two must uncover the evil Saint Dane's newest plot. But is Bobby ready for the difficult choices ahead? |
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== The Reality Bug == |
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Virtual Reality? |
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The territory of Veelox has achieved perfect harmony. Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon arrives on this territory in pursuit of the evil Saint Dane, but all is peaceful on Veelox -- because it's deserted. The inhabitants have discovered a way to enter their own personal dream worlds, where they can be whoever they want, wherever they want. Their bodies lie in stasis while their minds escape to this dream realm. |
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Fresh from his battle with Saint Dane in 1937 Earth, Bobby is confident that they can defeat whatever Saint Dane has planned for this world. But once Bobby enters the virtual world will he be able to resist the lure of the ultimate in escapism? |
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== Black Water == |
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Eelong. |
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Just when fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon thinks he understands his purpose as a Traveler -- to protect the territories of Halla from the evil Saint Dane -- he is faced with an impossible choice. The inhabitants of Eelong are in danger of being wiped out by a mysterious plague. The only way Bobby can stop it is to bring the antidote from another territory. Since moving items between territories is forbidden by the Traveler rules, if Bobby chooses to save Eelong he could endanger himself, his friends, and the future of every other being in Halla. |
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== The Rivers of Zadaa == |
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The Battle Continues. |
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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. |
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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. |
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== The Quillan Games == |
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Let the Games Begin.... |
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Quillan is a territory on the verge of destruction. The people have lost control of their own future and must struggle simply to survive. The only chance they have of finding a better life is by playing the Quillan Games. Hosted by a strange pair of game masters, Veego and LaBerge, the games are a mix of sport and combat. They use the people of Quillan as pawns for their amusement as they force them to enter competitions that range from physical battles, to impossible obstacle courses, to computer-driven tests of agility. To triumph in the games is to live the life of a king. To lose is to die. |
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This is the dangerous and deadly situation Bobby Pendragon finds on Quillan. He quickly realizes that the only way to save this troubled territory is to beat Veego and LaBerge at their own games and dismantle their horrible fun house. But there is more at stake for Bobby. The prize for winning the Quillan Games may be discovering the truth of what it really means a Traveler. |
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== The Pilgrams of Rayne == |
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Paridise. |
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When Bobby Pendragon first arrives on the tropical world of Ibara, he finds paradise. As he works to uncover clues about the turning point this seemingly idyllic territory will soon face, all he can determine is that the people of Ibara are blissfully happy. It's not long before Bobby discovers, however, that they are also blissfully...oblivious. |
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The leaders of Ibara are keeping a devastating secret from their people, one that gives Saint Dane all the opportunity he needs to launch his final assault on Halla. |
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While Bobby struggles to learn the truth in time to thwart Saint Dane, Courtney Chetwynde desperately searches for Mark Diamond. On the heels of a shocking tragedy, Mark has disappeared. Worse, he seems to be under Saint Dane's influence. It's up to Courtney to find Mark and stop him from making a grave mistake that could change the future of all existence. |
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== Raven Rise == |
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Bobby Pendragon has quit. |
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After battling Saint Dane on eight territories, Bobby found a way to end the war and prevent the demon from continuing his evil quest to control Halla. With a single, massive explosion of tak, he destroyed the entrance to the flume on Ibara. The gate was buried under tons of volcanic rock, sealing off Saint Dane? means of escape. And his. Bobby and his enemy were trapped. Together. Forever. |
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He traded any chance of returning to his old life in order to end the war and begin a new life on the tropical paradise of Ibara. That was okay by him. He was ready to make the beautiful island his new home. He wanted to rebuild the village of Rayne. He wanted to make new friends. Most of all, he wanted nothing more to do with protecting the territories of Halla from Saint Dane. By burying the flume, Bobby felt certain he had ended the war he had grown so tired of fighting. He was sure that after so many battles and so much sacrifice, Halla was finally safe. |
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He was wrong. |
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The Convergence that Saint Dane had been planning for Halla was already underway. The territories were changing. Alder realized it on Denduron. Patrick Mac learned it on Third Earth. Things weren? the same. |
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The war was far from over. |
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The next target was set. |
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Only Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde knew the stakes. They found themselves faced with an impossible task. It would be up to them to try and stop the inevitable wave of evil that Saint Dane had already set in motion. |
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And they would have to do it without Bobby Pendragon. |
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== The Soilders of Halla == |
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Discription still to come. |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 22:00, 11 March 2009
The Merchant of Death, The Lost City of Faar, The Never War, The Reality Bug , Black Water, The Rivers of Zadaa, The Quillan Games, The Pilgrims of Rayne, Raven Rise, and The Soldiers of Halla. | |
Author | D.J. MacHale |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Young Adult, Fantasy, Science fiction novels |
Publisher | Aladdin Paperbacks |
Published | 2002-2009 (Planned) |
Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
The Pendragon Adventure is a young adult series of fantasy novels by D. J. MacHale. They follow the chronicles of Bobby Pendragon, a teenager who discovers that he, as well as his two best friends, Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde, must try to save the universe. Each book switches between the first-person perspective of Bobby's journals and third-person narratives of other prominent characters.
The first book, The Merchant of Death, was originally published in 2002 by Aladdin Paperbacks. The series has nine books thus far: The Merchant of Death, The Lost City of Faar, The Never War, The Reality Bug , Black Water, The Rivers of Zadaa, The Quillan Games, The Pilgrims of Rayne, and Raven Rise. The title of the tenth and final book, The Soldiers of Halla, was announced on December 9th on the official Pendragon website.[1]
On his official site, MacHale stated that he had finished the first draft of the last book, and said it would be a "killer finale." He plans for it to come out May 12, 2009. He also announced that the first graphic novel based on the Pendragon series would be released around the time of the ninth book, and that a short series of books meant to be companions to the series will be released, with the release of the first companion book scheduled for before the release of book ten.
The site went down for approximately two days starting the 23rd of November until the 25th of November, the day the Pendragon: Before the War's third and final cover was due to be revealed.[2]
Plot overview
In the first book of the series, The Merchant of Death, Bobby Pendragon is leading a normal life in Stony Brook, a suburb of New York City, where he is the star of Stony Brook Middle School's basketball team. When he is fourteen, his uncle Press Tilton takes him to an abandoned train station where he and Bobby travel through a portal through space and time called a flume. Bobby soon finds himself in a different territory — Pressumably worlds across both space and time — called Denduron, where two important tribes are on the brink of a civil war because one tribe is forcing the other to work in mines. There Bobby discovers he was chosen to be a 'Traveler' between territories in order to defeat Saint Dane, an evil figure who wishes to tip all of Halla (the entirety of everything that exists, has existed, or will exist, including persons, time, and space) into chaos so that he can remake it according to his desire. To save it, Bobby must rescue ten territories from destruction.
Each territory has its own "turning point", which is a critical point in a territory's history in which the people must make an important decision. Saint Dane is trying to manipulate the people into making decisions that would create chaos, while the Travelers are trying stop him and let the people make their own choices.
In the ninth book, Saint Dane appears to have succeeded in his objective; however, Bobby and his fellow Travelers, including Press, are preparing to liberate Halla.
Travelers
A Traveler is an individual originating from one of ten territories who is chosen to try to save his or her territory when something goes wrong. They are the only ones who know of the existence of flumes other than their aides, who are called "acolytes". It is unknown how Travelers are chosen, and so far it has only been determined that they are born and raised for the purpose thereof. Each Traveler trains and introduces their successor to his or her new life. When a person is told that they are a Traveler, all traces of that person's existence disappear, including families, except in the memories of those who knew that family or person. It is unknown as of yet where the families of travelers go, but the Travelers are reassured by their trainers that they remain alive.
There is one Traveler from each territory; at the time when there are two Travelers, the previous Traveler will soon die. The previous Traveler, however, is allowed a certain amount of time in which to train the new Traveler in ways of judgment and responsibility.
Every Traveler has special abilities. Many of the Travelers have demonstrated some of the following abilities at some time in the novels:
- Power of persuasion;
- Hear all speech (and see all writing) as their own tongue, although words that describe things individual to one territory do not change (Omnilinguality);
- Recover from injuries that would kill any normal person;
- Heal another Traveler or bring them back to life through sheer force of will.
- Read the minds of those around them (although only Press Tilton, Osa, and Saint Dane have exercised this ability so far).
Travelers are also able to shapeshift into animals or other humans, though only Saint Dane and Nevva Winter are shown to do so. In Raven Rise, Alexander Naymeer has the ability to activate the flume at any place and allow ordinary people to travel between territories. He can also project images of Halla from his ring.
In The Quillan Games, Saint Dane claims that all travelers are illusions, using this to explain their abilities as a lack of the limitations extant upon other people.
In Raven Rise, all the travelers appeared in the same unknown area and they all chose to change what had happened.
List of Travelers
Denduron: Alder (was Alder's brother originally. Alder died on Second Earth after being shot multiple times in the torso)
Cloral: Vo Spader (was Benn Spader. before his death)
First Earth: Vincent "Gunny" Van Dyke (Formerly Jed, as revealed in Book One of the Travelers)
Second Earth: Bobby Pendragon (Press Tilton before his death (gunshot wound), and Alexander Naymeer during Bobby's absence. Naymeer died after being thrown out of a flying helicopter by Bobby)
Third Earth: Patrick Mac (who dies after being in a car collision after trying to help Pendragon)
Veelox: Aja Killian (but on Ibara's history after being assassinated on Veelox)
Eelong: Kasha (who dies due to flume collapse on Eelong. The previous Travler was Seegen, Kasha's father, who was killed by the poison from Cloral)
Zadaa: Loor (formerly Osa, who died after taking four arrows to the chest on Denduron)
Quillan: Elli Winter (Nevva Winter until the latter's alliance with Saint Dane)
Ibara: Siry Remudi (formerly Jen Remudi, who died after falling off the Tato Platform on Quillan)
Status of the Territories
This is the current status of the territories in the battle for Halla.
- Denduron - Saint Dane Victory (Previously Traveler Victory until Raven Rise)
- Cloral - Traveler Victory
- First Earth - Traveler Victory
- Veelox - Saint Dane Victory
- Eelong - Traveler Victory
- Flume destroyed in process
- Zadaa - Traveler Victory
- Quillan - Saint Dane Victory
- Ibara - Saint Dane Victory (as of Raven Rise)
- Flume destroyed in process (Flume was restored as of Raven Rise)
- Second Earth - Saint Dane Victory (as of Raven Rise)
- Third Earth - Saint Dane Victory (as of Raven Rise)
Denduron
Denduron.
Bobby Pendragon is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy. He has a family, a home, and even Marley, his beloved dog. But there is something very special about Bobby.
He is going to save the world.
And not just Earth as we know it. Bobby is slowly starting to realize that life in the cosmos isn't quite what he thought it was. And before he can object, he is swept off to an alternate dimension known as Denduron, a territory inhabited by strange beings, ruled by a magical tyrant, and plagued by dangerous revolution.
If Bobby wants to see his family again, he's going to have to accept his role as savior, and accept it wholeheartedly. Because, as he is about to discover, Denduron is only the beginning....
The Lost City of Faar
Cloral.
Fourteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon is not like the other boys his age. His uncle Press is a Traveler, and, as Bobby has learned, that means Uncle Press is responsible, through his journeys, for solving interdimensional conflict wherever he encounters it. His mission is nothing less than to save the universe from ultimate evil. And he's taking Bobby along for the ride.
Fresh from his first adventure on Denduron, Bobby finds himself in the territory of Cloral,a vast world that is entirely covered by water. Cloral is nearing a disaster of huge proportions. Reading the journals Bobby sends home, his friends learn that the desperate citizens of the endangered floating cities are on the brink of war. Can Bobby -- suburban basketball star and all-around nice guy -- help rid the area of marauders, and locate the legendary lost land of Faar, which may hold the key to Cloral's survival?
The Never War
First Earth.
Fourteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon is a loyal friend, sports star, devoted pet owner -- and Traveler. Along with his uncle Press, Bobby has visited the alternate dimension of Denduron and participated in a civil war. He's also waded through the endangered underwater territory of Cloral. Now Bobby once again finds himself thrust beyond the boundaries of time and space into a place that seems somewhat familiar: First Earth.
Bobby and the Traveler from Cloral -- Spader -- have flumed to New York City, 1937. Against a backdrop of gangsters, swing music, and the distant sound of a brewing war, the two must uncover the evil Saint Dane's newest plot. But is Bobby ready for the difficult choices ahead?
The Reality Bug
Virtual Reality?
The territory of Veelox has achieved perfect harmony. Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon arrives on this territory in pursuit of the evil Saint Dane, but all is peaceful on Veelox -- because it's deserted. The inhabitants have discovered a way to enter their own personal dream worlds, where they can be whoever they want, wherever they want. Their bodies lie in stasis while their minds escape to this dream realm.
Fresh from his battle with Saint Dane in 1937 Earth, Bobby is confident that they can defeat whatever Saint Dane has planned for this world. But once Bobby enters the virtual world will he be able to resist the lure of the ultimate in escapism?
Black Water
Eelong.
Just when fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon thinks he understands his purpose as a Traveler -- to protect the territories of Halla from the evil Saint Dane -- he is faced with an impossible choice. The inhabitants of Eelong are in danger of being wiped out by a mysterious plague. The only way Bobby can stop it is to bring the antidote from another territory. Since moving items between territories is forbidden by the Traveler rules, if Bobby chooses to save Eelong he could endanger himself, his friends, and the future of every other being in Halla.
The Rivers of Zadaa
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.
The Quillan Games
Let the Games Begin....
Quillan is a territory on the verge of destruction. The people have lost control of their own future and must struggle simply to survive. The only chance they have of finding a better life is by playing the Quillan Games. Hosted by a strange pair of game masters, Veego and LaBerge, the games are a mix of sport and combat. They use the people of Quillan as pawns for their amusement as they force them to enter competitions that range from physical battles, to impossible obstacle courses, to computer-driven tests of agility. To triumph in the games is to live the life of a king. To lose is to die.
This is the dangerous and deadly situation Bobby Pendragon finds on Quillan. He quickly realizes that the only way to save this troubled territory is to beat Veego and LaBerge at their own games and dismantle their horrible fun house. But there is more at stake for Bobby. The prize for winning the Quillan Games may be discovering the truth of what it really means a Traveler.
The Pilgrams of Rayne
Paridise.
When Bobby Pendragon first arrives on the tropical world of Ibara, he finds paradise. As he works to uncover clues about the turning point this seemingly idyllic territory will soon face, all he can determine is that the people of Ibara are blissfully happy. It's not long before Bobby discovers, however, that they are also blissfully...oblivious.
The leaders of Ibara are keeping a devastating secret from their people, one that gives Saint Dane all the opportunity he needs to launch his final assault on Halla.
While Bobby struggles to learn the truth in time to thwart Saint Dane, Courtney Chetwynde desperately searches for Mark Diamond. On the heels of a shocking tragedy, Mark has disappeared. Worse, he seems to be under Saint Dane's influence. It's up to Courtney to find Mark and stop him from making a grave mistake that could change the future of all existence.
Raven Rise
Bobby Pendragon has quit.
After battling Saint Dane on eight territories, Bobby found a way to end the war and prevent the demon from continuing his evil quest to control Halla. With a single, massive explosion of tak, he destroyed the entrance to the flume on Ibara. The gate was buried under tons of volcanic rock, sealing off Saint Dane? means of escape. And his. Bobby and his enemy were trapped. Together. Forever.
He traded any chance of returning to his old life in order to end the war and begin a new life on the tropical paradise of Ibara. That was okay by him. He was ready to make the beautiful island his new home. He wanted to rebuild the village of Rayne. He wanted to make new friends. Most of all, he wanted nothing more to do with protecting the territories of Halla from Saint Dane. By burying the flume, Bobby felt certain he had ended the war he had grown so tired of fighting. He was sure that after so many battles and so much sacrifice, Halla was finally safe.
He was wrong.
The Convergence that Saint Dane had been planning for Halla was already underway. The territories were changing. Alder realized it on Denduron. Patrick Mac learned it on Third Earth. Things weren? the same.
The war was far from over.
The next target was set.
Only Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde knew the stakes. They found themselves faced with an impossible task. It would be up to them to try and stop the inevitable wave of evil that Saint Dane had already set in motion.
And they would have to do it without Bobby Pendragon.
The Soilders of Halla
Discription still to come.
References
- ^ http://www.thependragonadventure.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7231&pid=323955&st=0&#entry323955
- ^ "Pendragon Site Down". Forum Topic. D.J. MacHale. Retrieved 2008-12-29.