num_pages: 490
description: A young woman embraces her power -- and her destiny -- as the thrilling quest begun in THE NAMING continues!Maerad is a girl with a tragic and bitter past, but her powers grow stronger by the day. Now she and her mentor, Cadvan, hunted by both the Light and the Dark, must unravel the Riddle of the Treesong before their fractured kingdom erupts in chaos. The quest leads Maerad over terrifying seas and vast stretches of glacial wilderness, ever closer to the seductive Winterking -- ally of her most powerful enemy, the Nameless One. Trapped in the Winterking's icy realm, Maerad must confront what she has suspected all along: that she is the greatest riddle of all. A sequel to THE NAMING, this second book in a captivating quartet about the ancient world of Edil-Amarandh is a sweeping epic readers won't soon forget.
language: English
title: The Riddle
titlecomplete: The Riddle
characters: Cadvan of Lirigon, Maerad of Pellinor
genres: High Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy, Romance
ratings_count: 21666
series: The Books of Pellinor
publisher: Candlewick Press