Basically the "Dark Lord" invades a kingdom. The prince escapes with the help of his childhood friend (a peasant/blacksmith).
16 years later, the Blacksmith's son goes on a quest to assemble the Infinity Gauntlet Belt of Deltora, as well as to find the missing Prince or his heir.
It's a very well written series that does a great job at balancing the light-hearted adventure aspects and the darker/creepier moments. It's got witches, monsters, and all sorts of dark fantasy elements despite being very child oriented. And what I found especially interesting, is that the protagonists encounter a lot of puzzle moments that the readers can actually solve before the main characters do.
I think it's very good for challenging the logical thinking skills of young kids, and honestly even for an older audience, I think a lot of the puzzles are still pretty fun.
Another thing is that the writer is an anime fan, and it kind of reflects in the series (even has a "tournament arc" lol). She even managed to a Japanese studio to do an anime based on the books, and had direct involvement in it's production, so it's actually super accurate as an adaption.
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