Return to Del
core novel 2001 Deltora Quest
Record
| First published | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.15 (10,161 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 144 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780545460286 |
| Internal chronology | 8 |
Synopsis
Return to Del is the eighth and final book in the Deltora Quest series. Having restored all seven gems to the Belt of Deltora, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine learn that only Deltora's rightful heir, hidden from birth and unknown even to themselves, can wear the Belt and wield its power against the Shadow Lord. Aware that a spy has been feeding their movements to the enemy despite the Shadow Lord not knowing their exact location, they travel to Del so that representatives of Deltora's seven tribes can gather and renew their ancient pledges of loyalty to the line of King Adin, a ceremony meant to reveal the true heir and awaken the Belt's full power.
Where it sits
- Universe: Deltora Quest
- Series: Deltora Quest core; position 8 of 8 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Emily Rodda
Notes
- From the series record (Deltora Quest): Founding 8-book quest saga; the original Deltora Quest.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Deltora Quest: position 8 of 8: previous The Valley of the Lost (2001)
- Internal chronology, within Deltora Quest: position 8 of 15: previous The Valley of the Lost (2001) · next Cavern of the Fear (2001)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltora_Quest_(book_series)
- https://deltoraquest.fandom.com/wiki/Return_to_Del
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