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Deltora Quest RULES!!!The '''Deltora book series''' is the collective title for three series of [[Children's literature|children’s]] [[fantasy]] [[book]]s, written by Australian author [[Emily Rodda]]. It follows the adventures of three companions as they journey across the magical land of Deltora, endeavouring to recover magical artifacts and defeat allies of the evil Shadow Lord. The series was first published in [[Australia]] between 2000 and 2005. It has been published in more than 30 countries and has sold 10 million copies worldwide, including 2 million in Australia.<ref name="scholastic aus">[http://www.scholastic.com.au/common/about/news_item.asp?NewsID=156 Scholastic Aus News] at Scholastic.com.au</ref> It is published by [[Scholastic Press|Scholastic]] in Australia and the USA. The series is illustrated by Marc McBride in most countries.
| name = McNary Field
| nativename=Salem Municipal Airport
| image = KSLEDiag.png
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| caption = FAA diagram of McNary Field
| IATA = SLE
| ICAO = KSLE
| FAA = SLE
| type = Public
| owner = City of Salem
| operator =
| city-served =
| location = [[Salem, Oregon]]
| elevation-f = 214
| elevation-m = 65
| coordinates = {{coord|44|54|34|N|123|00|09|W|type:airport_region:US}}
| website = [http://www.cityofsalem.net/airport/ www.cityofsalem.net/airport/]
| r1-number = 13/31
| r1-length-f = 5,811
| r1-length-m = 1,771
| r1-surface = Asphalt/grooved
| r2-number = 16/34
| r2-length-f = 5,145
| r2-length-m = 1,568
| r2-surface = Asphalt/grooved
| stat-year = 2003
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 50,282
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 232
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=SLE|use=PU|own=PU|site=19595.*A}}, retrieved 03/15/2007</ref>
}}


'''McNary Field''' {{Airport codes|SLE|KSLE|SLE}}, also known as '''Salem Municipal Airport''', is a public [[airport]] located two miles (3 km) southeast of the [[central business district]] of [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]], a city in [[Marion County, Oregon|Marion County]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]]. The airport is named for Senator [[Charles L. McNary]]. This airport is publicly owned by City of Salem.<ref name=FAA />
The series consists of fifteen books: the first eight comprise the [[Deltora Quest 1|Deltora Quest]] series, the next three comprise the [[Deltora Quest 2|Deltora Shadowlands]] series (also known as '''Deltora Quest 2''') and the final four comprise the [[Deltora Quest 3|Dragons of Deltora]] series (also known as '''Deltora Quest 3'''). There are five other official books that complement the series: ''The Deltora Book of Monsters'', ''Tales of Deltora'', ''The Authorised Ultimate Deltora Quiz Book'', ''How to Draw Deltora Monsters'', and ''How to Draw Deltora Dragons.'' An [[Deltora Quest (anime)|anime]] adaptation of the series is currently showing on Japanese television.<ref name="anime">[http://www.anime.org.au/main/news.php?page=4 Anime and manga for Australia] at Anime.org.au</ref>
[[Image:McNaryField1.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Oregon National Guard helicopters at McNary Field]]


Primarily a [[general aviation]] airport, McNary Field has seen scheduled commercial airline service in the past, and currently has scheduled air carrier service via [[Delta Air Lines]]. The [[Oregon National Guard|Oregon]] [[Army National Guard]] - [[McNary ARNG Field Heliport|Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF)]] and charter flights also use the facilities. McNary Field serves as the home of the [[Oregon Department of Aviation]] and their [[Cessna 206]].
==Creation and publication==
Emily Rodda conceived of the ''Deltora'' series as a classical [quest] featuring a continuing storyline told over several books.<ref name="scholastic us">[http://www.scholastic.com/deltora/author.htm Deltora Quest Author: Emily Rodda] at [[Scholastic Press|Scholastic]].com</ref> She purposely modelled the structure of the series on the structure of a [[video game]], after noting how engaged her own children were with video games.<ref name="smh quest">[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/28/1046407753892.html How the quest was won] at [[The Sydney Morning Herald|smh]].com.au</ref> The success of Rodda's previous fantasy series, ''[[Rowan of Rin]]'', helped ''Deltora'' get published as both series take place in completely fantastic worlds: ''Rowan of Rin'' was unusual because most children's fantasy series published at that time followed the [[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice in Wonderland]] model where contemporary children found their way into a magical world.<ref name="scholastic rowan">[http://www.scholastic.com.au/titles/rowanofrin/interview.asp Q & A with Emily Rodda] at Scholastic.com.au</ref> Rodda worked on the manuscript for some time before taking it to her publisher.<ref name="scholastic us" /> She spent time developing the world of Deltora before working on the story in great detail—Rodda believes that fantasy authors must make their fictional worlds seem completely real.<ref name="Sunday profile">[http://www.abc.net.au/sundayprofile/stories/s1226076.htm Fantasy Writers :: Sunday Profile at] Abc.net.au</ref>
== Airline service ==
The city of Salem has actively campaigned to bring the airlines back to McNary Field, which had no airline service at all since 1993. Even then, there was only a once a day flight to Portland. The last time Salem had airline service of any distance was in the early 1980s. At that time, United airlines flew from Salem to San Francisco using Boeing 737s. On [[June 7]] [[2007]], [[Delta Connection]] returned commercial air service to Salem with two flights a day in each direction to Salt Lake City.<ref>{{cite news |title = Delta to begin two daily flights from Salem to Salt Lake City |publisher= ''[[Statesman Journal]]'' |date = [[February 26]] [[2007]] |accessdate = 2007-03-26
}}</ref> On October 9, 2008, the last Delta flight left McNary as the service ended.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://community.statesmanjournal.com/tools/pdf/pdfarticle.php?artid=810100361|title=Delta goes up, up and away|last=Guerrero-Huston|first=Thelma|date=October 10, 2008|work=[[Statesman Journal]]|accessdate=2008-10-11}}</ref>


The airport terminal building was used for a brief scene in the 1983 film ''[[WarGames]]''.{{Fact|date=March 2008}}
''Deltora'' is an [[adventure novel]] that features genre staples such as sword fights and monsters. The continuing story of each series is broken down into stages through the use of [[plot coupon]]s. It also makes use of [[plot twist]]s, [[Red herring (plot device)|red herrings]] and [[foreshadowing]], especially in regards to the [[Backstory|backstories]] of its central characters. It also draws heavily on the conventions of the [[Fantasy tropes and conventions|fantasy]] genre: it features magical [[amulet]]s, a disembodied evil [[Dark Lord]] and a teenage boy [[hero]]. Each book includes some maps, diagrams or illustrations.


== Facilities and aircraft ==
The Deltora series is well known for its array of fictional [[Characters in the Deltora Quest series#Monsters of Deltora|plants and animals.]]{{Fact|date=August 2008}}
McNary Field covers an area of 751 [[acre]]s (304 [[hectare|ha]])<ref name=FAA /> and has two runways: 13/31, which is {{convert|5811|ft|m|abbr=on}}. and [[ILS]] equipped, and a visual approach {{convert|5145|ft|m|abbr=on}}. runway (16/34). The airport grounds include a control tower, a restaurant, a general aviation center including limited flight training, and a small terminal building. On the east side of the airport is Garmin Aviation, maker of aviation GPS units.{{Fact|date=March 2008}}


For 12-month period ending 02/28/2003 the airport had 50,282 aircraft operations, an average of 137 per day<ref name=FAA />:
The series is marketed for younger readers aged 8 to 14,<ref>At [http://shop.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?homeURL=custom&APP_ID=SSO&CurrentPage=0&CurrFilter=CharactersSeries&InitialTotal=1032&SortSpec=score+desc+Title+asc&newQuery=hardCode&RangeStart=0&ResultStart=1&isNextClicked=false&isBrowse=Y&homeURL=custom&CharactersSeries=Characters_and_Series%2FDeltora+%2817%29&catalogId=10004&storeId=10101&langId=-1&viewParam=CategoryDisplay Shop.Scholastic.com] most of the Deltora books are listed as recommended for readers aged 9-12 except for ''The Deltora Book of Monsters'' (8 and up), ''The Cavern of the Fear'' (8-12) and ''The Isle of Illusion'' (9-14).</ref> although it has been recommended by fans for readers of all ages.<ref name="rollercoaster">[http://abc.net.au/rollercoaster/therap/reviews/s1001393.htm Deltora Quest 3 - Books Reviews] at abc.net.au</ref> The first eight books are all about 120 pages long in their Australian versions. The next three are slightly longer at around 135 - 145 pages each. The final four are the longest, ranging from around 160 to 185 pages. In some countries the series are available in [[boxed set]]s and all-in-one volumes.
* 92% general aviation: 46,059
* 5% military: 2,672
* 3% air taxi: 1,551


There are 232 aircraft based at this airport<ref name=FAA />:
==Plot==
* 77% single engine: 178
===Setting===
* 10% multi engine: 23
The books are centered around the magical land of Deltora, particularly the major cities: Del (the capital where the royal family resides), Raladin, Hira, Rithmere, Dread Mountain, Tora, and Jaliad. Deltora is roughly pentagonal in shape and is bordered by The Silver Sea to the west, and mountains to the north. Beyond these mountains lie the Shadowlands, a barren, desolate plain ruled by the Shadow Lord.
* 9% military: 22
* 2% jet aircraft: 4
* 2% helicopters: 4
* <1% gliders: 1


==Airlines and destinations==
===Deltora Quest===
[[Image:SLE June 7 Skywest flight.JPG|thumb|[http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=418sw N418SW] of [[Delta Connection]] operated by [[SkyWest Airlines]] taxies out for departure at [[McNary Field]], [[Oregon]]. Photo taken on [[June 7]], [[2007]] inaugurating the return of [[Airline|commercial air service]] to Salem after over 10 years. Aircraft is a [[Bombardier]] [[Bombardier Challenger 600|600-2B19]] cn 7446.]]
The first series of ''Deltora Quest'' follows the journeys of Lief, who has set out to do his father's quest of saving Deltora. Joining Lief is the ex-palace guard Barda. Along the way they meet with Jasmine - a wild child of the Forests of Silence. Their quest is to find the seven gems of the fabled Belt of Deltora: [[topaz]], [[ruby]], [[opal]], [[lapis lazuli]], [[emerald]], [[amethyst]], and [[diamond]]. Each gem is hidden in a dangerous location around Deltora and the three friends must face all sorts of perils to reach them. Once the Belt is complete the evil tyranny of the Shadow Lord will end and Deltora's one sole heir will take his/her rightful place on the quest.
* [[Delta Air Lines]]
** [[Delta Connection]] operated by [[SkyWest Airlines]] (Salt Lake City) [ended October 10 2008]


== Cargo carriers ==
The books are ''[[The Forests of Silence]]'', ''[[The Lake of Tears]]'', ''[[City of the Rats]]'', ''[[The Shifting Sands]]'', ''[[Dread Mountain]]'', ''[[The Maze of the Beast]]'', ''[[The Valley of the Lost]]'', and ''[[Return to Del]]''.
*[[FedEx Express (airline)|Federal Express]]

*[[United Parcel Service]]
===Deltora Shadowlands===
{{Mergefrom|Deltora Quest 2|date=August 2008}}
In ''Deltora Quest 2'', Lief, Barda, and Jasmine set out on a quest below the land of Deltora, and travel through strange societies underground. They were formed by the three tribes of the former inhabitants of the Shadowlands, which was, long ago, a beautiful land, with the Shadow Lord repressed by the magic of the Pirran Pipe. The three adventurers convince each tribe to lend them their pieces of the Pipe, before Lief, Barda and Jasmine travel into the Shadowlands itself in order to use the Pipe to hold off the Shadow Lord and his power long enough for the thousands of Deltoran slaves to escape.

The books are ''The Cavern of the Fear'', ''The Isle of Illusion'', and ''The Shadowlands''.

===Dragons of Deltora===
{{Mergefrom|Deltora Quest 3|date=August 2008}}
Once again the three companions have to save Deltora, this time from the [[Characters in the Deltora Quest series#The Guardians of the Four Sisters|Four Sisters]], evil creations of the Shadow Lord. These four sisters sing their songs of death across Deltora causing Deltora's food supply to become limited. With only a part of a torn map, left by [[Characters in the Deltora Quest series#Doran the Dragonlover|Doran the Dragonlover]], they set out to find these sisters and destroy them. Each sister is destroyed with the aid of a [[Characters in the Deltora Quest series#Dragons|dragon]]. When each sister and the sister's Guardian are destroyed another fragment of the map is found and they discover that the final sister is hidden in their hometown of Del. While they try to stop the sister the rest of Del is being poisoned by the evil Guardian of the South. Eventually, after the three companions destroy the sister of the south, a great poisonous acid is released from the center of Deltora. With the help of the last seven dragons, the poison is stopped and the series ends with the wedding of Jasmine and Lief.

The books are ''Dragon's Nest'', ''Shadowgate'', ''Isle of the Dead'', and ''The Sister of the South''.

==Main characters==
{{main|Characters in the Deltora Quest series}}
===[[Characters in the Deltora Quest series#Lief|Lief]]===
<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:LiEF2.jpg|left|140px]] -->At the start of the series, Lief is the son of a blacksmith who lives in the run down city of Del. He is hot-headed and spends his time roaming the streets and both creating and dodging trouble. On his 16th birthday he leaves Del on the quest to find the magical jewels and the heir to Deltora. During the series, Lief competes in a fighting contest in which he describes his special skill as speed. By the end of the second series, his love for Jasmine is revealed, and she returns his feelings later on. Lief finds out that he is the heir to the throne of Deltora, he becomes the king, and saves Deltora three times. On rare occaisons, however, he shows himself to be an unworthy leader and makes rash decisions. In the end he befriends all the Deltoran dragons and marries Jasmine. He restarts the tradition of wearing the Belt day and night, as Adin, the first king, did. Lief is very courageous and usually trustworthy. Only a few times has he considered giving up the quest and his friends or allys have always made him keep up the quest. in #6 Maze of The Beast, an Ol made to look like Barda tried to make him give up the quest but the real Barda killed the Ol and gave Lief and Jasmine hope.

===[[Characters in the Deltora Quest series#Jasmine|Jasmine]]===
At the start of the series Jasmine is a wild orphan girl who lives a solitary life in the dangerous Forests of Silence. Her only friends in the Forests are the blackbird named Kree and a small furry animal called Filli. Jasmine understands the language of trees and many other animals. She is hot-headed, like Lief, though she displays far less tact. She finds her long lost father and they are once again reunited. She is about the same age as Lief. During the series, Jasmine competes in a contest in which she describes her special skill as agility. She shows romantic interest in Lief, and ends up marrying him. She and Lief also have kids named Anna, after Jasmine's deceased mother, Endon, and Jarred, after Lief's deceased father.

===[[Characters in the Deltora Quest series#Barda|Barda]]===
At the start of the series Barda appears to be a poor beggar living on the streets of Del. He is revealed to be a capable fighter who was intended to act as a bodyguard to Lief, much to Lief's dismay. He is a skilled swordsman and frequently makes jokes about being stuck with two young hot-heads- Lief and Jasmine. He is about the same age as Lief’s parents. During the series, Barda competes in a contest in which he describes his special skill as strength.He helps
Lief and Jasmine along the quest and is always strong-hearted and never gives up hope.

==Themes==
A recurring political theme expressed in the series is that a leader who does not understand ordinary people is doomed to failure.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} Another political theme focuses on the disastrous results of leaders who ignore history.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} The final books explores the insidious nature of despair.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} The 1st and 2nd series explores the theme of "united we stand, divided we fall". The theme of gambling, and how it equates to trickery also revisits the story occasionally.{{Fact|date=August 2008}}

==Adaptations==
Rodda has said there has been some interest in adapting the Deltora series into a film but she refused to let any adaptation change the story. There is also a Nintendo [[DS]] real-time RPG game confirmed with all three characters.<ref name="Sunday profile" /> A 56 part ''[[Deltora Quest (anime)|Deltora Quest]]'' [[Anime|anime series]] of the first eight books began its broadcast season in Japan on January 6, 2007. Rodda chose this option because she and her kids "love" Japanese anime and because she wanted any adaptation of ''Deltora'' to be “cool.”<ref name="Sunday profile" /> The series is produced at [[Oriental Light and Magic]] and is directed by [[Mitsuru Hongō]]. The studio keeps the quest magic jewels intact in the story,<ref name="Sunday profile" /> but one noticeable alteration has been made: Lief’s hair color has been changed from black to blonde. Others include the Ressurection of Theagan along with at least one new villain, Oscar.<ref name="anime Japan">[http://www.deltoraquest.jp Deltora Quest 2007] at deltoraquest.jp</ref> Rodda has not ruled out a live action version of the story (either film or television) being made at some point in the future, but she intends to wait until she gets an offer that "is genuinely admiring of the books as they are."<ref name="Sunday profile" /> There is currently a [[manga]] adaptation by [[Makoto Niwano]], serialised in [[Comic Bom Bom|Bom Bom Comics]] and published by [[Kodansha]].<ref name="Deltora manga">[http://bombom.kodansha.co.jp/?module=Manga&action=List&list_id=13 Deltora Quest] at bombom.kodansha.co.jp</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.cityofsalem.net/airport/ Salem Municipal Airport - McNary Field] (City of Salem site)
*[http://www.scholastic.com.au/titles/deltoraquest/ Australian Deltora Quest website]
*[http://www.flysalem.org/ www.FlySalem.org] (Chamber of Commerce website promoting upcoming commercial air service)
*[http://www.scholastic.com/deltora/ US Deltora website]
*[http://www.emilyrodda.com/ Emily Rodda's official website]
*[http://www.flysalem.com/ www.FlySalem.com] (unofficial site)
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*[http://www.deltoraquest.jp/ Deltora Quest anime website]
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**[http://mscfprod2.iservices.state.or.us/aims/general.asp?fk_object=336 Oregon Department of Aviation] AIMS data for KSLE
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McNary Field

Salem Municipal Airport
FAA diagram of McNary Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Salem
LocationSalem, Oregon
Elevation AMSL214 ft / 65 m
Coordinates44°54′34″N 123°00′09″W / 44.90944°N 123.00250°W / 44.90944; -123.00250
Websitewww.cityofsalem.net/airport/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 5,811 1,771 Asphalt/grooved
16/34 5,145 1,568 Asphalt/grooved
Statistics (2003)
Aircraft operations50,282
Based aircraft232

McNary Field (IATA: SLE, ICAO: KSLE, FAA LID: SLE), also known as Salem Municipal Airport, is a public airport located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district of Salem, a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The airport is named for Senator Charles L. McNary. This airport is publicly owned by City of Salem.[1]

Oregon National Guard helicopters at McNary Field

Primarily a general aviation airport, McNary Field has seen scheduled commercial airline service in the past, and currently has scheduled air carrier service via Delta Air Lines. The Oregon Army National Guard - Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) and charter flights also use the facilities. McNary Field serves as the home of the Oregon Department of Aviation and their Cessna 206.

Airline service

The city of Salem has actively campaigned to bring the airlines back to McNary Field, which had no airline service at all since 1993. Even then, there was only a once a day flight to Portland. The last time Salem had airline service of any distance was in the early 1980s. At that time, United airlines flew from Salem to San Francisco using Boeing 737s. On June 7 2007, Delta Connection returned commercial air service to Salem with two flights a day in each direction to Salt Lake City.[2] On October 9, 2008, the last Delta flight left McNary as the service ended.[3]

The airport terminal building was used for a brief scene in the 1983 film WarGames.[citation needed]

Facilities and aircraft

McNary Field covers an area of 751 acres (304 ha)[1] and has two runways: 13/31, which is 5,811 ft (1,771 m). and ILS equipped, and a visual approach 5,145 ft (1,568 m). runway (16/34). The airport grounds include a control tower, a restaurant, a general aviation center including limited flight training, and a small terminal building. On the east side of the airport is Garmin Aviation, maker of aviation GPS units.[citation needed]

For 12-month period ending 02/28/2003 the airport had 50,282 aircraft operations, an average of 137 per day[1]:

  • 92% general aviation: 46,059
  • 5% military: 2,672
  • 3% air taxi: 1,551

There are 232 aircraft based at this airport[1]:

  • 77% single engine: 178
  • 10% multi engine: 23
  • 9% military: 22
  • 2% jet aircraft: 4
  • 2% helicopters: 4
  • <1% gliders: 1

Airlines and destinations

N418SW of Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines taxies out for departure at McNary Field, Oregon. Photo taken on June 7, 2007 inaugurating the return of commercial air service to Salem after over 10 years. Aircraft is a Bombardier 600-2B19 cn 7446.

Cargo carriers

References

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for SLE PDF, retrieved 03/15/2007
  2. ^ "Delta to begin two daily flights from Salem to Salt Lake City". Statesman Journal. February 26 2007. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Guerrero-Huston, Thelma (October 10, 2008). "Delta goes up, up and away". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2008-10-11.

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