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When the seven gems of the magic Belt of Deltora were stolen, the evil Shadow Lord invaded the kingdom and enslaved its people. Determined to rid their land of the tyrant, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine are on a perilous journey to find the lost gems, which are hidden in fearsome places throughout the kingdom. They have found three gems. Now they must seek the fourth, hidden in the shimmering, barren waste, kept jealously by an unknown guardian. Separation, confusion, and strange, terrible enemies await them in the ordeal of the Shifting Sands.

The international bestselling series returns for a new generation with a fresh look and bonus content from the legends of Deltora. Lief, Barda, and Jasmine--three companions with nothing in common but their hatred of the enemy--are on a perilous quest to recapture the seven lost gems of the magic Belt of Deltora. Only when the Belt is complete can the evil Shadow Lord be overthrown. They have succeeded in finding the golden topaz and the great ruby. The two gems' mysterious powers have strengthened them and given them courage to move on in their search for the third stone. But none of them can know the horrors that await them in the forbidden City of the Rats.

De duistere Schaduwheer houdt het koninkrijk Deltora in een ijzeren greep. Hij heeft de macht van de koning gebroken en kan alleen verslagen worden door de drager van de Gordel van Deltora. De stenen die de Gordel zijn magische kracht geven, zijn verborgen op allerlei plekken verspreid over het koninkrijk en worden bewaakt door de handlangers van de Schaduwheer. Na hun gevecht in het Zwijgbos tegen de bewaker van een van de Zeven Stenen, trekken Jord, Jasmine en Barda verder naar het Tranenmeer. Nog voor ze het meer in zicht hebben, worden de drie in de val gelokt door de kwaadaardige kinderen van de hekss Thaegan. En dat is nog maar het begin van hun strijd om de tweede steen uit de Gordel van Deltora te veroveren. Op de oever van het Tranenmeer ontdekken Jord en zijn reisgenoten dat de Schaduwheer zijn schatten niet zo makkelijk uit handen geeft...

The evil Shadow Lord is plotting to invade Deltora and enslave its people. All that stands against him is the magic Belt of Deltora with its seven gems of great and mysterious power. When the gems are stolen and hidden in dark terrible places throughout the kingdom, the Shadow Lord triumphs, and Deltora is lost. In secrecy, with only a hand-drawn map to guide them, two unlikely companions set out on a perilous quest. Determined to find the lost gems and rid their land of the tyrant, they struggle towards their first goal - the sinister Forests of Silence.