Product Description

All new deluxe edition for 2005! This edition replaces the standard edition and has the same price/ISBN. Features deluxe maps, 20 lavish illustrations, guide to the characters, and more.

Readers everywhere are discovering the works of Robert Stanek. Robert's books are published in over 20 countries around the world and beginning in 2005 the first of many translations will be published.

Best-selling author Robert Stanek delivers a story that is perfect for the young and the young at heart! The Kingdoms and The Elves of the Reaches is a refreshingly unique fantastic adventure where its only limits are the limits of your imagination.

Inside you'll discover the breathtaking world of Ruin Mist where the mystical and the magical abound, and you'll fall in love with three heroes: a boy who would become a mage, a princess who is just now seeing the world around her, and a warrior elf who undertakes an epic journey.

In Book 2, Adrina, Vilmos, and Seth turned the tide in the greatest challenge Great Kingdom had faced in hundreds of years: the dissolution of the Kingdom Alliance and the battle to save Quashan'. Now they must solve an even greater challenge as they work to save the Elves of the Reaches.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1060927 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

From the Publisher
Discover the word-of-mouth favorites! Readers around the world are discovering Robert Stanek and Ruin Mist. Now in this deluxe edition of the top-selling title, you can get the ultimate Ruin Mist experience. Distinctive cover art features the dark lord Sathar, deluxe maps help you explore the realms, lavish illustrations bring the author's words to life, a guide to the characters provides additional background and helps you unravel the secrets of Ruin Mist.

Age: 9 and up. A powerful story that is sure to delight! Readers everywhere are discovering the works of Robert Stanek, and overwhelmingly they agree on one thing: the books are some of the best they've ever read. Robert's blockbuster debut book sold over 150,000 copies and worldwide sales of his books are over 1 million.

From the Author
We talked to Robert Stanek about The Kingdoms and The Elves of the Reaches and here's what he said: "I would like to thank readers who have written to me care of the publisher, especially the teachers, principals and other educators who have taken my books under their wing and helped give flight to a dream."

"To Toby, Tina and Martin, I really did visit your fan pages. Check your guestbook. Thank you, keep reading!"

"I truly hope you enjoy this book!"

About the Author
Robert is a strong supporter of schools and libraries, frequently donating books and volunteering. He believes that everyone can learn to love reading, and children especially so. Currently Robert lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and children. Robert is proud to have served in the Persian Gulf War as a combat crewmember on an electronic warfare aircraft. During the war, he flew numerous combat and combat support missions, logging over two hundred combat flight hours. His distinguished accomplishments during the Persian Gulf War earned him nine medals, including the United States of America's highest flying honor, the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross. His career total was 17 medals in only 11 years of military service, making him one of the most highly decorated veterans of the Persian Gulf War.

Customer Reviews

More than 5 stars...
The Kingdoms & The Elves of the Reaches Book 3 isn't your average fantasy. Fans of Tolkien, Rolwing, Brooks, and Pullman should take note. I've never been so deeply enthralled, so deeply moved by a book, and a book for 9-12 readers no less. I was amazed not only by the clarity and focus of Stanek's vision but by his ability to paint marvelous scenes as if on tapestry.

The entire book is a tour de force the likes of which fantasy fans have been craving ever since Tolkien introduced The Hobbit. If you've never read a book by Robert Stanek, start here, then go back and read all the others. In this book, Stanek comes into his own as a writer, a rare type of writer than can truly deliver. He accomplishes more in these 200+ pages than I've ever seen, where most fantasy writers take 800-1000 pages to accomplish 1/2 as much. Highly recommmended, you are going to like this.

This book is probably the best of it's series!
Adrina, Emel, Seth and Vilmos find themselves in another great and suspenseful adventure that will leave you wanting to read more and more. Just like in the previous excellent book in the series, Robert Stanek has successfully surprised his readers with a two-thumbs-up ending! Truly, this book will astound everyone who reads it. This book was of a medium reading difficulty level from the beginning to the end of the book. I had to visualize many of the scenes in order for me to understand the book even better and it came alive in my mind. If you have't read The Kingdoms and Elves of the Reaches 3, you should! This book is my favorite in the Keeper Martin Tales series.

THIS BOOK IS AMAZING
I've read all 3 Kingdoms and Elves books, and each is better than the last! Stanek has an amzing imagination and I was so looking forward to reading his 4th book after this one. It is a fabulous book with a somewhat sad ending. But not that sad. I will say no more because if I do it will spoil it. It is a great book. I recommend them to any person who wants to read a good book full of excitment, mystery and adventure.