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y separately published work icon City of Rats single work   children's fiction   children's   fantasy  
Alternative title: City of the Rats
Is part of Deltora Quest Emily Rodda , 2000 series - author children's fiction (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 City of Rats
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The three adventurers continue their perilous journey in search of the missing gems from the magic belt of Deltora. They have successfully retrieved the golden topaz and the great ruby, but now they must brave the forbidden City of the Rats in their quest to find the third of the missing stones.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Chinese, Korean, Thai and Japanese translations.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
Graphics by Kate Rowe (q.v.).
    • Lindfield, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Scholastic Australia , 2000 .
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      Extent: 120p.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 1865042277
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Scholastic Press ,
      2001 .
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      Extent: 132p.
      Edition info: 1st American edition.
      Description: illus., map
      Note/s:
      • Includes two trading cards.
      ISBN: 0439314623, 9780439314626
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Scholastic Press ,
      2001 .
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      Extent: 132p.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 043925325X (pbk), 9780439253253 (pbk)
    • Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales,: Scholastic Australia , 2004 .
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      Extent: 120p.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 9781865046754, 1865046752
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Deltora Quest Emily Rodda , Lindfield : Scholastic Press Scholastic Press , 2006 Z1444518 2006 selected work children's fiction children's fantasy Lindfield : Scholastic Press Scholastic Press , 2006
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Deltora Quest Emily Rodda , Lindfield : Emily Rodda , 2021 21966563 2021 selected work children's fiction fantasy 'Three companions—Leif, Barda and Jasmine—are on a perilous quest to find the seven lost gems of the Belt of Deltora. Only when the belt is complete will the evil Shadow Lord and his rule of tyranny be overcome. Set in the fantasy world of Deltora, a sprawling kingdom of magic and monsters, bordered by the sea and a vast, curving mountain range, beyond which is an unknown territory called the Shadowlands. The adventurers must solve puzzles, clues and mysteries to fulfil the quest.' 

    (Publication summary)

    Lindfield : Emily Rodda , 2021
Alternative title: La citta dei topi
Language: Italian
    • Casale Monferrato, Alessandria, Piedmont,
      c
      Italy,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Piemme Junior ,
      2002 .
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      Extent: 155p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Illustrated by Michelangelo Miani.
      ISBN: 8838468532

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  • Also sound recording.

Works about this Work

The Emily Rodda Event Belle Y. Alderman , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 12)
[Review] Deltora Quest Kevin Steinberger , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 15 no. 2 2000; (p. 22-23)

— Review of Deltora Quest Emily Rodda , 2000 series - author children's fiction ; The Forests of Silence Emily Rodda , 2000 single work children's fiction ; City of Rats Emily Rodda , 2000 single work children's fiction ; The Shifting Sands Emily Rodda , 2000 single work children's fiction ; The Lake of Tears Emily Rodda , 2000 single work children's fiction
[Review] Deltora Quest Kevin Steinberger , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 15 no. 2 2000; (p. 22-23)

— Review of Deltora Quest Emily Rodda , 2000 series - author children's fiction ; The Forests of Silence Emily Rodda , 2000 single work children's fiction ; City of Rats Emily Rodda , 2000 single work children's fiction ; The Shifting Sands Emily Rodda , 2000 single work children's fiction ; The Lake of Tears Emily Rodda , 2000 single work children's fiction
The Emily Rodda Event Belle Y. Alderman , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 12)
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