Tamora Pierce

With the huge popularity of the Harry Potter series, young adult Fantasy has exploded. More publishers are publishing books for the young adult reader, introducing new voices to the genre or exposing older authors to new audiences. Tamora Pierce in one such author. She writes entertaining books with strong characters and interesting plots. Adult readers can enjoy her many books also. Ms. Pierce sets most of her stories in her Fantasy world of Tortall.

Her first book series is the Song of the Lioness quartet. The books tell the story of adolescent Alanna and her quest to become a knight in a world that does not allow women warriors. Alanna: The First Adventure finds her traveling through the forest, dressed as a boy on her way to the castle to train for a knight. She encounters the Goddess who aids her with her destiny. The second book, In the Hand of the Goddess, continues Alanna's story as she becomes squire of the young king. In the third book, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Alanna spends time in a desert kingdom doing further growing and training three children in the use of their magic gifts. Alanna must save her nation from a war by going on a quest in the last book, Lioness Rampant. She is a great character to follow through the four books.

Ms. Pierce's next four-book series is called The Immortals. This series follows the character of Daine. She is a girl with the wild magic talent to talk with animals and change her shape. The books follow Daine through several adventures as she grows and uses her powers to save her kingdom from threats to it. Wild Magic, Wolf-Speaker, The Emperor Mage and The Realm of the Gods are the books in this series.

The Circle of Magic books is a series of loosely connected stories of four young people with magic talent. They all go to a temple that trains each one in the use of their particular magic. Each book tells the story of one of the four characters as they grow and join together in friendship with their training. Magic Circle: Sandry's Book covers the story of Sandry, master of needlecraft and fabrics. Magic Circle: Tris's Book tells the story of Tris, who controls storms. Daja is a smith mage and her story appears in Magic Circle: Daja's Book. The last book is Magic Circle: Briar's Book, which follows the story of the thief Briar and his plant magic. These books are entertaining for young readers.

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