<Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> 1993 - 2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print (hardcover and paperback) and audio - CD </Td> </Tr> <P> The Rowan of Rin series is a series of 5 children fantasy novels by Australian author Emily Rodda . The series follow the adventures of a shy village boy, Rowan . </P> <P> The Rowan stories take place in a fictional world, and each novel always begin in the small village of Rin, an isolated valley that rests at the foot of the forbidden Mountain . West of the Mountain is an unnavigable wasteland, and east of Rin lies a river that runs into the sea . On the coast is the larger, more populous city of Maris, home to the fish - like Maris people . It is stated in Rowan and the Zebak that Maris is the only point on the coast where ships can land safely, as north and south of Maris the coast is lined by hazardous rocks and steep cliffs . Across the sea, to the east, lies the land of the Zebak; the Zebak territory is a desert, its city reunited in steel walls and protected from land threats by the desolate, hazard - ridden Wastelands . </P>

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