The release date for the English version of 'The Naming' by
Alison Croggon is Mar 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Maerad was seized as a kid when her family was killed in a battle, and she now lives as a slave in a harsh and hopeless colony. She doesn't know that she is a member of the School of Pellinor and that she has a special ability. Her full ancestry and remarkable destiny are only revealed when she is found by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon. She now has to make it through a voyage with her new instructor into a time and place where the things they fight are drawn from the darkest corners of supernatural dread.
The first in Alison Croggon's epic fantasy series, The Books of Pellinor, is a brilliant tale immersed in the intricate and varied terrain of Annar, a mythical realm just waiting to be discovered.