Dragon's Nest

Dragon's Nest

Author	Emily Rodda
Country	Australia
Language	English
Series	Dragons of Deltora
Genre	Fantasy novel
Publisher	Scholastic
Publication date	2004
Media type	Print (paperback)
Preceded by	The Shadowlands
Followed by	Shadowgate

Dragon's Nest is a children's fantasy book written by Emily Rodda. The book is the first book in the Dragons of Deltora series, the third in the Deltora series. It was released in 2004 and is published by Scholastic Press.^[1]

Plot

After finally destroying the crystal used by the advisors to communicate with the Shadow Lord, Lief discovers a fragment of a map. It is discovered that the recent outbreak of famine and plague in Deltora is a result of beasts called the Four Sisters, who magically poison the land. Only dragons can kill them, and they are believed to be extinct. However, Doran the Dragonlover convinced seven of them, one from each territory, to go into hibernation. The Sisters live at the easternmost, northernmost, westernmost, and southernmost points of Deltora.

Setting out for Dragon's Nest, the easternmost point in Deltora, the companions discover a Capricon named Rolf captured by the Granous, riddle-loving monsters. Capricons once lived in a great city called Capra, where the town of Broome now stands, but it was destroyed by dragons after the Capricons angered the dragons by stealing their eggs, among other thing. Rolf claims to be the only one left. The companions meet the now-awakened Topaz Dragon, Fidelis, who they previously encountered in hibernation on their way to the underworld in the previous series. He refuses to accompany them, since Doran made the dragons swear not to enter each other's territory while they hibernated, so as to prevent them from taking advantage of each other's slumber. The companions travel on and reach Broome, where they meet the warrior woman Lindal. She guides them to Dragon's Nest, where they find the Sister of the East. Rolf reveals himself to be the Sister's Guardian, having served the Shadow Lord in exchange for magical power and the promise of one day ruling the East, (he is the heir of Capra, and believes it to be his right) and is killed by the newly awakened Ruby Dragon, Joyeu, who destroys the Sister.

References

↑ "Dragon's nest". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

External links

The Deltora series by Emily Rodda

Deltora Quest 1 (Deltora Quest)	The Forests of Silence (2000) The Lake of Tears (2001) City of the Rats (2001) The Shifting Sands (2001) Dread Mountain (2001) The Maze of the Beast (2001) The Valley of the Lost (2002) Return to Del (2002)

Deltora Quest 2 (Deltora Shadowlands)	Cavern of the Fear (2002) The Isle of Illusion (2002) The Shadowlands (2002)

Deltora Quest 3 (Dragons of Deltora)	Dragon's Nest (2004) Shadowgate (2004) Isle of the Dead (2004) The Sister of the South (2004)

Other books	The Deltora Book of Monsters Tales of Deltora Secrets of Deltora How to Draw Deltora Monsters How to Draw Deltora Dragons and Other Creatures The Authorised Ultimate Deltora Quiz Book

Adaptations	Deltora Quest (2007-2008) Deltora Quest: The Seven Jewels

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