Tales of Deltora is a companion volume to the Deltora Quest series featuring all of the mentioned myths and legends of Deltoran history. It focuses on the beginnings of the Shadow Lord and Shadowlands and the union of the seven tribes by Adin, the creator of the Belt of Deltora.

This was fantastic. Although concise this had many things I had been curious or fascinated by and filled in a lot of the details the stories had left out in the main books. Theoretically these are all individual tales and could be read in any order but I found it more enjoyable to read as is.

My favourite tales from the Tenna Birdsongs were The Seven Goblins and Opal the Dreamer, while my favourites from The Deltora Annals were The Bargain of the Mere and The Archer of Azzure. But I honestly loved all of them.

I was amused by the the tale of Adin in the Shifting Sands asking if he can take the head. Lmfao. And I also really enjoyed the councillors of Del.

Jealously, he wondered which of the other councillors had called this sudden meeting, and why he had not been informed of it in good time.
As it happened, all the other councillors were wondering the same thing. But, not wishing to seem foolish, or less important than their fellows, none of them asked the question aloud. As the ordinary folk around them murmured excitedly, glancing at them with questioning eyes, they all stroked their beards or folded
their arms, nodding thoughtfully and pretending to a knowledge they did not have.

Rodda, Emily. Tales of Deltora (p. 90). Scholastic.

While some of the tales are familiar, many are new or add further detail and all will be enjoyable to new and old fans alike. 5 stars. ( )

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it is a good book ( )