num_pages: 492
description: Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child after her family is destroyed in war. She is unaware that she possesses a powerful gift, one that marks her as a member of the School of Pellinor. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true heritage and extraordinary destiny unfold. Now she and her new teacher must survive a journey through a time and place where the forces they battle stem from the deepest recesses of otherworldly terror.Alison Croggon’s epic fantasy, the first in the Books of Pellinor quartet, is a glittering saga steeped in the rich and complex landscape of Annar, a legendary world ripe for discovery.
language: English
title: The Naming
titlecomplete: The Naming (The Books of Pellinor, #1)
characters: Cadvan of Lirigon, Dernhil of Gent, Maerad of Pellinor
genres: High Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Teen, Magic, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy
ratings_count: 26204
series: The Books of Pellinor
publisher: Candlewick Press