Rowan of Rin Slipcase

Small, timid Rowan is an unlikely hero. The sturdy people of Rin see him as a weakling. Yet Sheba, the feared and unpredictable old village wise woman, knows he has a special quality not possessed by the other villagers. Time after time it is Rowan who saves his people from peril by embarking on a series of dangerous quests and solving the cryptic riddles that guide him towards his goals. With each novel, Rowan’s world moves beyond the village of Rin, ultimately embracing the legendary Valley of Gold, the land of the coastal Maris people, and the country of the warlike Zebak. The sequence of five stories builds to an extraordinary climax as slowly the pieces of the puzzle come together to reveal the truth about Rin.