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Dawnawaken92 t1_jd7169g wrote

This was a really good series. The first series revolves around the stone that have to be recovered to reforge the Deltora Belt. Which banished the shadowlord back to the shadowland in the north. Each gem in the belt had magical abilities. And the evil guardian protecting it they had to defeat also was magic and Jack up in some. They were very like dark and fantastical book. The second series revolves around their quest to find the dragons of Deltora. And then the 3rd series has them actually going into the shadow lands to defeat the shadowlord or something. But the books have a very morbid dark magical the gathering kinda feel to it. Like one of the monster is this raptor shaped creature. It has like knives for fingers. And long straight sharp teeth fit into a rounded head only slits for what looks like nose holes. No visible eyes yet it can see. It talks in riddles and limericks and if you answer it wrong it bights off your fingers. Fantastic children's books. I fuckin loved them. Sadly I lost my book in a house fire.

Oh there are also plants that are just tunnel down into the ground, filled with teeth that want to swallow you. They are scarlet red and gorgeous. Very deceptive.

I had all the books as a kid. Sadly I had a house fire tho.

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PrecariouslyPeculiar OP t1_jd7aq0l wrote

I actually never got around to reading the full series myself. I only read the first few books when I was little. But your comment definitely intrigues me! It makes me feel like growing up in Australia really helped inform the author's vision of a wild but fantastic world. And I can see why anime studios were interested in adapting it, too. Sorry about the house fire, though. That royally sucks D:

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Dawnawaken92 t1_jd7k0bf wrote

I can definitely see how Australia helped craft her world. In so few worlds. She transported us to a toned down grimdark world that was full of fantasy. I absolutely loved her books. And they are short at that. She packed so much detail into them. But didn't waste time trying to make it into Harry Potter or something. I'd have loved this way more than HP to if it were movies.

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noeinan t1_jd6ynhj wrote

Why does this look so similar to Slayers to me

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Forsaken_Toe_3101 t1_jd6z73i wrote

Well, they do say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...or maybe the animators were just huge Slayers fans.

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Loakattack t1_jda5jtw wrote

It’s great. Although it is odd when you realise it’s essentially Australian anime without being Australian.

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