Emily Rodda

Emily Rodda

From gripping adventures to modern fairytales... Emily Rodda’s popular children’s stories are available now as audiobooks providing the perfect way to keep kids entertained while introducing them to the joy of books...
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Emily Rodda is a best-selling Australian children’s author whose fantasy fiction books for kids include the Deltora Quest book series – the sales of which now exceed 15 million books worldwide. Rodda has been described as ‘Australia’s JK Rowling’.

Rodda’s prolific writing earned her the prestigious 1995 Dromkeen Medal for outstanding achievement in the creation of Australian children’s and young adult literature. Rodda always wanted to be a writer, and counts the Margaret Atwood, Tim Winton, and Roald Dahl among her favourite writers. She says her advice for writers is to keep writing and to read as much as possible.

Rodda has a postgraduate degree in English Literature from the University of Sydney. Before becoming an author Rodda worked in book publishing, and spent a period in the late 1980s and early 1990s as the editor of the Australian Women’s Weekly magazine.

Emily Rodda is the pseudonym for Jennifer Rowe who has published novels for adults in her own name. Rowe chose the name ‘Emily Rodda’ when first becoming an author because she was working at the publishing company she sent her first manuscript to and she felt she’d get more honest feedback using a different name. The name ‘Emily Rodda’ was Rowe’s grandmother’s name. She lives in the Blue Mountains with her family.
Deltora Quest is the story of Lief, Jasmine, and Barda who are on a mission to banish the Shadow Lord who threatens to invade and enslave Deltora. Can Leif, Jasmine, and Barda save Deltora before it’s too late? The Deltora Quest stories are packed with adventure and are perfect for readers ages 8+ as an introduction to children’s fantasy books. Titles in the Deltora Quest series include The Forests of Silence, The Lake of Tears, City of the Rats, The Shifting Sands, Dread Mountain, Maze of the Beast, Valley of the Lost, and Return to Del. The Deltora Quest audiobooks are read for you by Australian actor Ron Haddrick.

Rodda is also the author of the Fairy Realm series about a magical world of fairies, elves and unicorns – but the fairy realm is not without its dangers and tough decisions. The Fairy Realm series includes titles The Charm Bracelet, The Flower Fairies, The Third Wish, The Last Fairy-Apple Tree, The Magic Key, and The Unicorn – all Fairy Realm audiobooks are read for you by Australian actress Lucy Bell.