Saturday, March 6, 2010

Pendragon 6: The Rivers of Zadaa


By D.J. MacHale


The fight has moved to Zadaa, the home territory of Loor, the Ghee warrior and traveler that helped Bobby to stop Saint Dane on Denduron. Tension has reached ultimate levels on Zadaa between the warrior Batu tribe and the intelectual Rokadors; the fight stems from water. From all points of view it seems like the Rokador, who have controlled the flow of the underground rivers of Zadaa for centuries, are withholding the water from the Batu. The Batu are in a famine because of it, and ready to attack their once alies the Rokador. It's the first simple and straightforward plot Saint Dane has thrown at Bobby, or is it?

As the fight continues Bobby begins to see that he is changing. He's not the carefree kid he once was. Bobby is finding that the travelers themselves are far from ordinary in more ways than one. And in one desperate act Bobby finds that the travelers have an extraordinary power...the power of life and death.


Loor is a pretty cool character. And this is the book where it's her show. The desert planet of Zadaa is a savage place, except for Loor's home of Xhaxhu (don't ask me how to pronounce it!). This book you really see Bobby grow up a lot. In fact, it started in the last book, but the fight on Zadaa really shows how much he's changed. He learns how to fight after Saint Dane beats the crap out of him, and he really is starting to get the hang of being the lead traveler. But so many questions arise in this book. Who are the travelers really? Why can only they travel to different territories using the flumes? Don't ask me, I'm still waiting to figure it out...which is why I am still reading and hooked on every word. This just gets more and more entertaining as it builds to the ultimate climax. 10 books for 10 territories. I just hope I can make it until I finally figure out all the answers!

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