num_pages: 120
description: Lief, Barda and Jasmine - compnaions with nothing in common but their hatred of the enemy - are on a perilous quest to find the seven lost gems of the Belt of Deltora. Only when the Belt is complete once more 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 the courage to move on in their search for the third stone. But none of them can know what horrors await them in the forbidden City of the Rats.
language: English
title: City of the Rats
titlecomplete: City of the Rats (Deltora Quest, #3)
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Novels, Fiction, Magic, Dragons
ratings_count: 10385
series: Deltora  Quest, Deltora Quest
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Canberra's Own Outstanding List (COOL) Awards
category: Section 2 Fiction for Younger Readers
publisher: Scholastic Australia