While visiting so many schools and bookstores, many of the same questions pop up. One of them is about what my favorite Pendragon book is. Since it’s been asked so many times, I thought I’d answer that here.
Looking at it one way, I don’t have a favorite because they all seem like different chapters in one big story. But I can come up with a few that stand out for different reasons. The book that was the most fun to write was “The Never War” because I loved going back into real history and doing the research about a time and place that fascinate me.  The book that was the most difficult to write was “The Quillan Games”. Coming up with all of those wild games, creating the rules, and then having Bobby play them was grueling. I certainly don’t have a LEAST favorite book, though I can say that my least favorite cover was the one I call: “Bobby the Blue-Eyed Reindeer”.  Yeesh.
But favorite book? Now that they’re all complete and I can look back on the whole story, I guess maybe there is one that stands out. I think I like it because it had a little bit of all the books in it and it tied up the whole story in a way that I had always planned on, but was never sure that it would actually work. The fact that it did work is very satisfying. There were a few scenes in that book (I won’t mention them here because I don’t want to write spoilers) that actually get me choked up. More than a few scenes. It was an incredibly rewarding experience to tie together all the loose ends, answer all the questions, and complete an epic story. So under pressure, I would have to say that my favorite Pendragon book is The Soldiers of Halla.
First Earth Traveler says:
Mkay, thanks
Pendragon Geek says:
My favorite book is PROBABLY the Quillan Games. I don’t know how, it just sort of hypnotized me. I couldn’t stop reading and was done in, like, a day.
I’m on the 10th book now–The Soldiers of Halla–and I have to say, it’s pretty good, but I just don’t want the series to end.
Cloral says:
I love every single one of the books and I’m sad that there’s no more. I’d have to say my favorite book is The Lost City of Faar because it takes place on my favorite territory with my favorite Traveler.
First Earth Traveler says:
WHOO HOO!!!! I got 6-9 for my graduation gift from parents, now i just need to read them, and get the 10th one from Barnes and Noble!
patrick mac5 says:
the best pendragon book i have read is book one: the merchant of death. when i read it i could not stop untill i was done with it. then i went and got book two.
I SEE THE CHEESE!!!!!!!!! says:
yes!!!!!!!!!! i got 7-8!!!!!!!!!!!! yipee!!!!!!!!! now i just need a lot more.
spader5 says:
I have read all ten books and still think that Raven Rise was the best book in the entire series!!!!!!!!!!!! :] It added so much to the plot.
yo yo wassup says:
Hey everybody, little trivia. Who does Nevva Winter pose as on Ibara?
Markus says:
Telleo
First Earth Traveler says:
@Cheese
Way 2 go! i need to finish the rivers of Zadaa, and then im on to The Quillian Games! YAY!!!
Poseidon says:
hello everybody i have only read #1,2,3 and a little bit of 4
but my favourite book so far is #3 the Never War how about you guys DONT TELL ME ABOUT ANY OF THE OTHER ONES
First Earth Traveler says:
ZOMG!!! Courtney just got ramed into a ditch by Saint Dane! And Mark didn’t answer his stpd phone! WHT THE HECKFIRE!
First Earth Traveler says:
So i went to ThePendragonAdventure.com and i am having some MAJOR trouble with posting. . . i can’t figure it out. So if you know how to post on th site, i would be really gratefull guys, thanks. DJ, if you can help me with this, please do, i don’t undestand the directions on the help page.
Spinney says:
@I see the cheese
YOUR READING DA INK BOOKS?
*Squee* yays
Pendragon Geek says:
Hey guys the series was AWESOME but stop with the spoilers!!!!
(And whoever was talking about Tom Dorney, I have NO idea what you’re talking about. And I’ve read the WHOLE SERIES.)
Pendragon Geek says:
DJ, why does the book series have to end?
N. says:
Mine is probaly The Quilian games. I have always liked books where people had to go through challenges. I loved the fifth book in the series call Cirque Du Freak. I just like books like that.
Cloralfan says:
My favorite pendragon is the rivers of Zadda, Its my favorite becuase thats where bobby learns the ways of the ghee worriors
SDSorceress a.k.a Deshae says:
@spinney I read the first but stopped. Guess why, my friend told me to read pendragon ahhahaah pretty funny eh? But i’m gonna read it when i done with the series. My two favorites (which are hard to pick) are Rivers of Zadaa (which i always mispronounced until today) and the Quillan Games. Zadaa because of the relationship between Loor and Booby, when Saint Dane loses his cool, and when bobby is training. Quillan because there’s a scary part everywhere!!
Benjamin says:
Hello there, my name is Ben and my friend David and i are avid readers of all the Pendragon books. We enjoy the world that we get plunged into ever time we flip open one of the books and we can almost feel like we are right there in Bobby’s adventure witnessin every grueling challenging and sometimes strange tasks that he must complete. We were so very sad to see the series end, but agree that The Soldiers of Halla was an honorable and perfect way to wrap up the series. But we want more. We think that you to turn this into a movie. The action and adventure that you portray in this book is so exciting and it would be so amazing if turned into a feature length film. I feel like if done right it could very well be just as good as the harry potter movies or even the star wars movies. Just an idea that i felt like i needed to share. This series definitely needs to become a movie series too. Comment back, i would love to hear what you have to say too!
marius says:
bonjour M.Machale je suis français et fan de votre série Bobby Pendragon. J’en suis au tome 10. C’est une très bonne série.
I lovin’it!!
marius says:
mes bobby préféré sont le n1, le n3 le n5, le n6 et le n10!!
good bye!
First Earth Traveler says:
Finished The Rivers of Zadaa, it was wicked! Now I’m on the Territory of Quillian. Booby is with Nevva Winter -I think that’s how you spell her name, I don’t have the book with me- in the city, almost about to talk to the um, uh, Trusties, that’s the word i was looking for! Can’t wait to see what happens!
Ashleigh says:
I have finished all of the Pendragon books and I must say, they are by far, the absolute best books I have read. I read alot and I know that nothing I will ever read will come close to this book. Though, I finished the last book and I have to ask, please, who was the man that reappears at the end? I can’t for the life of me figure it out! I have read the entire series twice trying to figure it out and I have read the last book five times, which by the way, led me to a typo on page 282 the name “Elli” is spelt “Ellie.” But please, who is that man. He is in his fourties and wears a long light brown coat over jeans and a work shirt. He has brown hair that falls below his ears and the book says it looked like he hadn’t shaved. Who is this man? Please someone tell me so I can be at peace with this book!
First Earth Traveler says:
Uncle Press
****Spader Gal**** says:
omg omg omg omg omg omg omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! W O W!!!!!!! the morpheous road was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg omg omg omg omg!!!!!!!!! i finished it in two days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh soooooooooooooooooooooooo good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg omg omg omg W O W!!!! eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep man it was so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
Pendragon Geek says:
Actually, I like all the books.
that last post is kinda insane
no offense spader gal
Pendragon Geek says:
Yeah, it’s Uncle Press, Ashleigh.
Are you sure you’ve read ALL of the books?
Pendragon Geek says:
Someone post SOMETHING please
PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pendragon Geek says:
hurry
!!pendragonadviser!! says:
wow .. um pendragon was awesome im only 12 and ive alredy read the 1st 6 books in 1 yr. but i finished the 1st book in 4 days and i didn even kno bout the books til 1 day i was in the library and found it and my favorite book so far is 5 black water i was fascinated wit wat was happenin and the part where they 1st see the water and i like the wittle pussy cats aww!! lol well im only 100 pgs away from finishin this “rivers of zadaa” and its awsome i hope they win the teritory !!
!!pendragonadviser!! says:
oh and they shuld definantly make these a movie series i wuld die if they did cuz the effects wuld be awesome [not to mention the talking cats]
PendragonPerson400 says:
All are my favorite and this is why…
– Book 1 had the best main plotline and intriguing story to my I literally would spaz when it wasnt in my hand
– Book 2 had the most interesting characters and setting and kept having cliff hangers which I love
– Book 3 was probably the most comfortable to read because while it had suspense it was greatly interesting.
– Book 4 had the biggest comback because the description bored my but I still loved the book
– Book 5 had the most climax to me because it was when everything became so real to Bobby
– Book 6 had the best character development because everybody had to start truly becoming travelers
– Book 7 was the most addicting because literally you could not put it down without reading the ending
– Book 8 was the most shocking because so many surprises happened through the book
– Book 9 had the best setup because it added a huge new feel to the series which is funny since 2nd earth isnt new to us
– and finally Book 10 was just stunning, action packed, thrilling, suspenseful, humorous, omg it was so amazingly great and the best conclusion ever!
****Spader Gal**** says:
heyy!!! im plenty sane!!! trust me i am haha i was hyper that day goshhh! no need to be so rude….. hmph
N. says:
@!!pendragonadviser!!
I read the first three when I was 10 in two days and the other ones I had to wait to get the last two but it took me about two weeks to finish all of them, and I’m still 11.
****Spader Gal**** says:
wow awsome!! i finished the last one in two days and the others took about four haha
Alyssa says:
I really enjoyed the Pendragon books. They are really exciting and D.J. Machale is SUCH a great writer! I constantly find myself smiling at happy times in the book, gasping at unsuspecting times, and even crying a little when something sad happens. Most books are about a battle between good and evil, and the authors ALWAYS let the good win. But that doesn’t make it a good book. D.J. Machale lets the evil win, so it’s a better story and it takes a turn you wouldn’t have expected. I haven’t read the 10th book yet, but I will read it as soon as it’s available in the library!
I read the first 9 books in about… a week, because they are SO good and I couldn’t put them down!
****Spader Gal**** says:
ikr!! uhhhhh sooooooo good! eeeep :^)
warrior sammy says:
My favorite book is the rivers of Zaada ’cause that’s when Bobby gets turned into a warrior and I am able to relate a lot with Loor ’cause I do Martial Arts and I’m the girl who works the hardest and kicks all the boys butts so I know what it’s like.
Andrew says:
either ‘The Lost City of Faar’ or ‘The Never War’ they were both great. i read em all
****Spader Gal**** says:
i liked the lost city of far and soldiers of halla
Alyssa says:
idk wat my fav was… prob all????? NAH raven rise was AWESOME
Alyssa says:
oh ya the lost city of far was great too
First Earth Traveler says:
-Reading Raven Rise-
ITS SO GOOD SO FAR!!!!!!!!! 8)
First Earth Traveler says:
😀
Blake says:
Mine is the last one soldiers of halla but i dident get the ending
britt says:
so far i think cthe lost city of faar is my favorite becouse the idea of living underwater fascinates me and the spader is cool.im only on the eight book though.
Alyssa says:
who’s read the soldiers of halla?
N. says:
ME! And I’ve read morpheus road and all the other Pendragons.
Alyssa says:
I havent read it yet… i have it on hold at the library and I CANT WAIT TO READ IT!!!!!