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Lief, Barda, and Jasmine had retrieved the [[emerald]] from Dread Mountain. They travel along the river Tor to get to the Maze of the Beast, where they will get the Amethyst. The gems they are taking are part of a Belt of Deltora, which will defeat the Shadowlord that has invaded Deltora. During their travel, they encounter a pair of children nearly drowning in a [[stream]]. They save the children, but they reveal themselves to be Ols, creatures created by the Shadowlord that can transform themselves to become another living creature. These creatures overrun the west side of Deltora to keep the [[gems]] hidden. Just before Jasmine dies, a boy Dain attacks the Ols and saves them. In the process, Dain injures his [[arm]] and several [[ribs]]. This causes Lief to sympathize for the boy, and take him to the Resistance, a group of people who rebel against the Shadowlord. Arriving at the entrance to the Resistance's hideout, Dain faints from the pressure and forces the three to guess the password before they are marked as Ols and killed. Lief finds a note and realizes that the password is the first letter of every word on the note. They enter the Resistance and Doom, a man they have encountered before, tests them by putting them in a prison for three days. The test is supposed to find if they are Ols because Ols can only hold their shape for three days. As three days pass, Doom does not let up and keep them imprisoned. Dain frees them from the cave in exchange for them to take him to Tora. When Lief, Barda, and Jasmine reveals that they were not going to Tora, they split apart to make them less recognizable. Lief, Dain, and Barda takes a boat to take them down the river to the Maze of the Beast. They realize that Jasmine was also on the boat. The boat is raided by pirates, and Dain is taken prisoner. After reaching the Maze, Barda was revealed to be an Ol by the real Barda. Unfortunately, they are captured by pirates and but are dumped into the Maze. After finding the location of the gem, Barda and Jasmine separates from Lief to lead the Beast away and Lief stays carve the gem out of a column. They regroup when Lief was done, and escape the cave through a blowhole. The blowhole blows just after they escape, which takes the life of two pirates. The three then start off their journey to the Valley of the Lost. |
Lief, Barda, and Jasmine had retrieved the [[emerald]] from Dread Mountain. They travel along the river Tor to get to the Maze of the Beast, where they will get the Amethyst. The gems they are taking are part of a Belt of Deltora, which will defeat the Shadowlord that has invaded Deltora. During their travel, they encounter a pair of children nearly drowning in a [[stream]]. They save the children, but they reveal themselves to be Ols, creatures created by the Shadowlord that can transform themselves to become another living creature. These creatures overrun the west side of Deltora to keep the [[gems]] hidden. Just before Jasmine dies, a boy Dain attacks the Ols and saves them. In the process, Dain injures his [[arm]] and several [[ribs]]. This causes Lief to sympathize for the boy, and take him to the Resistance, a group of people who rebel against the Shadowlord. Arriving at the entrance to the Resistance's hideout, Dain faints from the pressure and forces the three to guess the password before they are marked as Ols and killed. Lief finds a note and realizes that the password is the first letter of every word on the note. They enter the Resistance and Doom, a man they have encountered before, tests them by putting them in a prison for three days. The test is supposed to find if they are Ols because Ols can only hold their shape for three days. As three days pass, Doom does not let up and keep them imprisoned. Dain frees them from the cave in exchange for them to take him to Tora. When Lief, Barda, and Jasmine reveals that they were not going to Tora, they split apart to make them less recognizable. Lief, Dain, and Barda takes a boat to take them down the river to the Maze of the Beast. They realize that Jasmine was also on the boat. The boat is raided by pirates, and Dain is taken prisoner. After reaching the Maze, Barda was revealed to be an Ol by the real Barda. Unfortunately, they are captured by pirates and but are dumped into the Maze. After finding the location of the gem, Barda and Jasmine separates from Lief to lead the Beast away and Lief stays carve the gem out of a column. They regroup when Lief was done, and escape the cave through a blowhole. The blowhole blows just after they escape, which takes the life of two pirates. The three then start off their journey to the Valley of the Lost. |
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Revision as of 18:28, 20 November 2009
| Author | Emily Rodda |
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| Illustrator | Marc McBride |
| Cover artist | Marc Mcbride |
| Language | English |
| Series | Deltora Quest |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback ) |
| Pages | 129 pp |
| ISBN | 0-439-25328-4 |
| OCLC | 47835990 |
| LC Class | CPB Box no. 1857 vol. 21 |
| Preceded by | Dread Mountain |
| Followed by | The Valley of the Lost |
Maze of the Beast is the sixth book in the fictional Deltora Quest series, written by Emily Rodda. The novel focuses on Lief, Barda, and Jasmine, who must summon all their strength and courage to make it through the Maze of the Beast even when the Shadow Lord is now aware of their quest. In addition to the Glus they must face pirates, shapeshifting Ols, and other dangers.
Plot
Lief, Barda, and Jasmine had retrieved the emerald from Dread Mountain. They travel along the river Tor to get to the Maze of the Beast, where they will get the Amethyst. The gems they are taking are part of a Belt of Deltora, which will defeat the Shadowlord that has invaded Deltora. During their travel, they encounter a pair of children nearly drowning in a stream. They save the children, but they reveal themselves to be Ols, creatures created by the Shadowlord that can transform themselves to become another living creature. These creatures overrun the west side of Deltora to keep the gems hidden. Just before Jasmine dies, a boy Dain attacks the Ols and saves them. In the process, Dain injures his arm and several ribs. This causes Lief to sympathize for the boy, and take him to the Resistance, a group of people who rebel against the Shadowlord. Arriving at the entrance to the Resistance's hideout, Dain faints from the pressure and forces the three to guess the password before they are marked as Ols and killed. Lief finds a note and realizes that the password is the first letter of every word on the note. They enter the Resistance and Doom, a man they have encountered before, tests them by putting them in a prison for three days. The test is supposed to find if they are Ols because Ols can only hold their shape for three days. As three days pass, Doom does not let up and keep them imprisoned. Dain frees them from the cave in exchange for them to take him to Tora. When Lief, Barda, and Jasmine reveals that they were not going to Tora, they split apart to make them less recognizable. Lief, Dain, and Barda takes a boat to take them down the river to the Maze of the Beast. They realize that Jasmine was also on the boat. The boat is raided by pirates, and Dain is taken prisoner. After reaching the Maze, Barda was revealed to be an Ol by the real Barda. Unfortunately, they are captured by pirates and but are dumped into the Maze. After finding the location of the gem, Barda and Jasmine separates from Lief to lead the Beast away and Lief stays carve the gem out of a column. They regroup when Lief was done, and escape the cave through a blowhole. The blowhole blows just after they escape, which takes the life of two pirates. The three then start off their journey to the Valley of the Lost.