Croggon, Alison, 1962-

The Naming / Alison Croggon. - 1st U.S. pbk. ed. - Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2006, c2002. - xiii, 492 p. : map ; 21 cm. - First book of Pellinor. . - Croggon, Alison, 1962- Pellinor ; 1st bk. .

Originally published as: The gift. Penguin Books Australia, 2002.

A manuscript from the lost civilization of Edil-Amarandah chronicles the experiences of sixteen-year-old Maerad, an orphan gifted in the magic and power of the Bards, as she escapes from slavery and begins to learn how to use her Gift to stave off the evil Darkness that threatens to consume her world.

012-up.

ISBN: 0763631620

Standard No.: 9780763631628

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Supernatural--Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Identity (Philosophical concept)--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fantasy fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]