Books with title The Riddle

"Maerad’s tale continues, luminous, desperate, and bold. . . . Brimming with archetypal motifs but freshly splendorous in its own right." – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Maerad is a girl with a tragic 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 kingdom erupts in chaos. The quest leads Maerad over terrifying seas and glacial wilderness, until she is trapped in the icy realm of the seductive Winterking. There, Maerad must confront what she has suspected all along: that she is the greatest riddle of all.

A race against time to save her family’s land. An amazing secret that will change everything…Before Cailean’s mother died, her father promised he would always hold on to the family land. That’s why Cailean is so shocked to learn he plans to sell it to the developer who wants to turn the land into a holiday resort.When Cailean can’t find the deed, she visits the land itself, where a mysterious cave and a riddle on her great-grandfather’s tombstone lead her to a world inhabited by faeries. Her father and an evil faery are doing everything they can to stop her. But with the help of a Newfoundland dog, her two best friends, and a rogue faery, Cailean is determined to save the land that was so dear to her deceased mother.Fans of Harry Potter and Eragon will love this book. Discover the secret Cailean learns about her heritage that shocks her to the core.

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.

An American Library Assn. Notable, ALA editor's choice.This award-winning book is the second in the nine-volume series depicting its hero's struggles, first to find his wizard mother, then to save his very world from extinction. Beginning his search, Gom is given a riddle. Solve it, and his mother will appear, he's told. He soon finds that this is no ordinary brain-teaser but a life riddle that can be solved only through experience. Meeting friends and fleeing from foes out to take the rune, Gom's quest for the riddle's answer leads him up and down the land of Ulm, to the Far Fiords, to the bustling city of Pen'langoth, and beyond. Readers are treated to a fully realized world, many unforgettable characters, and thrilling scenes of suspense and fantasy as Gom, the clever, lonely mountain boy, comes to more fully understand his destiny and the riddle's last line!

Cailean, along with her two best friends, Josh and Seamus, go on a quest to save the land near her home from a developer who’s determined to turn it into a holiday and golfing resort. She has always believed the land belonged to her mother’s family but discovers there isn’t a deed on file. A mysterious cave and a riddle written on her great-grandfather’s tombstone leads and her friends to a mystical world inhabited by faeries. To her shock and surprise, her father wants to give up the land which he promised her deceased mother he would never do.Working under a strict timeline to find the deed, Cailean refuses to give up despite opposition from family and evil faeries. With unexpected help from Pella, a rogue faery, a Newfoundland dog, and two Newfoundland ponies, she learns a secret about her heritage that even her father has no knowledge of. A heritage that shocks her to the very core and changes what she’s always believed about herself and the world.

Sequel to The Beowulf Seeker...Bhaird noticed a stark difference in his younger brother Oleron after the battle with the Danes. But he soon forgets that puzzle when their father is killed in a hunting accident, and the three MacDonald brothers are divided to rule their inheritances. Oleron and Dunmor are given pieces of Scotland--and Bhaird must go to Ireland.But as Bhaird and Oleron sail out toward that foreign land, the sea churns and takes their ships under...And when they surface, the brothers find themselves in the far future.In the midst of the second World War.But because a small action in the medieval past...The Allied Forces may not win after all.

The reception desk of a high-powered advertising agency is a wonderful spot to see everything that goes on, as Connie Blair soon discovers. Nor is she at Reid and Renshaw's long before she senses big doings afoot. "Cosmetics by Cleo," Reid and Renshaw's biggest account, is about to bring out a new revolutionary product made from a closely guarded secret formula. Everyone at the agency is keyed to high pitch as the huge advertising campaign finally gets under way. From the day the glamorous Cleo herself sweeps into the reception room, Connie is caught up in the general excitement. But soon mysterious developments threaten not only the success of the campaign but Cleo Marville herself. The climax comes when Cleo - and the secret formula - suddenly disappear. How Connie's lively intelligence and ingenuity rise to the challenge of one unanswerable question after another will keep the reader spellbound to the very last page of this gripping mystery story.