The Land of Elyon (series)

The Land of Elyon is a trilogy of children's fantasy novels by Patrick Carman.

The trilogy consists of:

Book 1: The Dark Hills Divide

Book 2: Beyond the Valley of Thorns

Book 3: The Tenth City

Book 4: Stargazer

Another book, Into the Mist, both a prequel and continuation of the story was released on September 1, 2007. It sets place after the the third book, with Alexa's uncle Roland narrating the story of his childhood. Patrick Carman has scheduled a prequel series about the childhood of Thomas and Roland Warvold, the architect and explorer who built the walls protecting the human cities from the dangers of the Dark Hills, and his brother who has sailed the Lonely Sea.

Series overview
This story covers the voyages of Alexa Daley, a 12-year-old girl in search of the truth in the Land of Elyon. She is the daughter of Thomas Warvold, the explorer of land, and the niece of Roland Warvold, the explorer of the sea. In book 1, 2, and 3, she conquers the evil in the land of elyon, also known as Abbadon. It is discovered in Stargazer that there is something outside of the land of elyon, known as the Five Stone Pillars, where the lost children of Castalia live. Abbadon is still alive and in the form of an metallic electric sea monster, and she conquers him, saving the people on the Five Stone Pillars. Alexa then becomes the explorer of the sky, just like her father and uncle were the explorers of land and sea.

Film adaptations
See The Dark Hills Divide (film).

A film is to be released in 2009 or 2010 based on the first novel in the trilogy, The Dark Hills Divide, with the same title.