The Secrets of Droon
| Author | Tony Abbott |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Tim Jessel, David Merrell, Gil Adams, Royce Fitzgerald |
| Cover artist | Tim Jessell |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
| Published | 1999–2010 |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback), Audiobook |
| No. of books | 44 (List of books) |
The Secrets of Droon is a fantasy book series by Tony Abbott aimed at elementary school-age children. The first book, The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet was published on June 1, 1999. On October 1, 2010, the final book of the series: The Final Quest was released, concluding its eleven-year run. The series consisting of 44 books (including Special Editions) are still published. The series was named by the American Booksellers Association among the top ten books for Harry Potter fans.
An audio version of the series is available from Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group. The series was designed by Dawn Adelman.
Scholastic Inc., the publisher took huge efforts to popularize the series. In the official website of the series (created by Scholastic) various innovative factors were introduced like Droon game, Droon quiz, Droon timeline, Droon songs, Droon encyclopedia, Droon map etc.
The story is about Eric, Julie, and Neal who discover an enchanted stairway in Eric's basement, which turns out to be a portal to the magical and troubled world of Droon. It's a wondrous place where adventure is always close at hand. They take the help of various adult characters.
The series has been translated by many countries to their own language and it is sold in various countries in English. The List of countries and language are:
Long ago in the Upper World, the powerful wizard, Zara (Queen of Light), created an object that she called the Moon Medallion.In the year 1470, Queen Zara has the Medallion (still only the Silver Moon. Other parts are created by Urik, Galen, Sparr - the sons of Zara) with her on her mission to the time-traveling and magical city of Pesh. At the very same time, far down below our world, Emperor Ko (leader of the beasts) learns of Zara's great wisdom and power. He makes his way up the Dark Stair from Droon to our world. He kidnaps Zara from her tent outside Pesh, also stealing her infant son, Lord Sparr.
Ko attempts to turn the wise queen to his evil will. To keep the boy Sparr from Ko, Zara escapes from Ko's temple and creates the Fifth River and the Fountain in the coastal meadows of Western Droon. She tests it by sending the Moon Medallion up into the Upper World for her oldest son, Urik, to find, as he is trapped there, traveling through time. Sensing that the Fifth River is a success, Zara brings Sparr to the fountain to free him. But before she can, she collapses and is retaken by Ko to his palace.
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