This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Book of the Year - Younger Readers category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards. It was recognised by the Nsw Premier's Literary Award. It also was recognised in the Best Children's Novel category by the Aurealis Award.

This is volume 1 in Rondo .

This book is a novel. This book was published 2014 by Bolinda Publishing .

Emily Rodda is the author of the hugely successful Deltora Quest series, with over two million copies in print. Winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year (Younger Readers) Award a record five times, she seems to know instinctively what children want to read. She currently lives in Sydney, Australia.