The Land of Elyon

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

Contents

Series

  1. The Dark Hills Divide
  2. Beyond the Valley of Thorns
  3. The Tenth City
  4. Into the Mist
  5. Stargazer

Plot

Development

Reception

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