Denying her magical roots and disgused as a boy, Alanna strives to achieve her ultimate ambition. To become a knight. Her determination wins her powerful friends in the palace. But court life holds unexpected dangers. Something about the powerful magician, Duke Roger of Conte, terrifies Alanna. Soon she will face a challange to test all her skills...
Sent north to fight the marauding Tusaine, Alanna is swept into a world of danger and intrigue. But while she proves herself in battle, she cannot vanquish the fears in her heart. She must uncover Duke Roger’s secret before facing the terror of The Ordeal. The cermony that will make her a knight... or destroy her.
Newly knighted, Alanna rides for the desert in search of adventure. Captured by the Bloody Hawk tribe, she must challange ancient tribal customs if she ever hopes for freedom. But how can she convince the tribe to change, when their powerful shaman cries hourly for her execution? Tradition demands she prove her worth in a magical duel... to the death.
Alanna has fought shaman, bested wraiths and vanquished magic, but nothing could prepare her for this... Accompanied by the legendary Shang Dragon, Alanna must attempt the impossible. Recover the fabled Dominion jewel. And she must work fast. Tortall is in terrible danger. Roger of Conte is back and more powerful than ever...
The first volume of Tamora’s Pierce’s enthralling four-part fantasy series.
“Daine’s mind filled with vines of sparkling light wrapped around darkness - or was it the other way round? When the space between her eyes was full, the magic spilled out of her.”
Set in the fantasy world of Tortall, this is the story of Daine, a thirteen year old orphan, who discovers she possesses the hidden ‘Wild Magic’, which allows her to communicate with animals and harness their minds. Soon Daine finds herself needing all her strength, as together with her friends, Numair the mage, Onua the Horsemistress and Alanna the Lioness, she battles the Mages of Carthak to save Tortall from destruction...
The second volume of Tamora’s Pierce’s enthralling four-part fantasy series.
“The change from her mind to Russet’s was gradual this time. It felt as if she were becoming part of him in slow bits, when he blinked she knew she saw through his eyes.”
When the wolves of the Long Lake Pack ask Daine to protect them from the humans who are destroying their home, she responds with alacrity. But she and Numair soon realise there is a more sinister side to the destruction... For Tristan Staghorn, the Emperor’s Mage, is controlling Fief Dunlath, and only Daine and Numair can stop him from carrying out his evil plans...
The third volume in Tamora Pierce's enthraling four-part fantasy series.
"The badger's breath came out visible, a swirling fog that glowed bright silver. It wrapped around her nose, mouth and eyes. When her eyes cleared, he was gone."
When Daine, Numair and Alanna are sent on a peace mission to Carthak, it seems as though Ozorne, the Emperor Mage, is ready to make amends. But all is not well in Carthak, and the Gods are angry, very angry. Soon the portents, which are becoming daily more ominous, take on a sinister tone, and it is up to Daine (with a little help from the Graveyard Hag) to restorre order to a troubled land ...
The final volume in Tamora Pierce's enthralling four-part fantasy series.
"Daine sat up in her bed-nest, eyes wide in the glom, soft lips parted. 'Numair, what is it?' 'It's the barrier,' he replied softly. 'The barrier between the realms. It's ... gone.' "
Trouble has come yet again to Tortall. Not only are Daine, Numair and their friends fighting against their olf enemy - the ex-emperor Ozorne - but the barrier between the realms has vanished. And when Numair and Daine are accidentally dragged into the Divine Realms, they realize that the situation is more grave than they first thought. Because Uusoae, the God of Chaos, is up to no good, and must be stopped ... at all costs.
The Winding Circle Temple has four new residents...
Sandry, Tris, Briar and Daja couldn't be more different. One is of noble birth and one is a street urchin, brought up to a life of theivery. One is a Trader and one a merchant girl, two cultures traditionally at war with each other.
But they all have something in common...
They each possess a strange and wonderful power. These four powers will unite them. And when disaster strikes, it is the weaving of the magic that will keep them all alive...
Winding Circle Temple is under threat...
It's been centuries since pirates have dared to attack Winding Circle. But the communitiy's magic has been weakened by an earthquake, and the pirates have a dangerous new weapon.
For four young mages, it's time to test their powers...
Tris, Sandry, Daja and Briar love living in Winding Circle and vow to protect it - even if this means unleashing their untrained magic on the world. Tris, the "weather witch", determines to save the temple, but there's a high price to pay for her actions...
The magic is out of control...
The Winding Circle mages were supposed to aid drought-stricken Gold Ridge. But with their magics tangled and entwined, Tris, Sandry, Daja and Briar only add to the valley's problems.
They must learn restraint...
As flash-fires close in about the castle, the four struggle to master their unpredictable power. It seems their skills must be seperated and confined. But that might hamper Daja's growing ability to manipulate fire...and destroy their one hope of saving Gold Ridge.
Summersea faces terrible danger...
Plague has struck the city. A blue pox - like nothing the healers have ever seen. It spreads rapidly and its touch is deadly.
Time is running out...
Forced into quarantine by exposure to the outbreak, Briar and his teacher, Dedicate Rosethorn, fight to keep the victims alive. But their magic has limits - it offers comfort, but no cure. The Winding Circle mages must find the key to countering the disease, and fast, or Summersea will become a city of the dead.
"You have one year in which to prove that you can keep up with the boys. If you do not satisfy me on that count, you will go home."
It's ten years since royal decree permitted girls to train as knights. No one applied - until now. Keladry of Mindelan is determined to follow in the footsteps of the nation's greatest legend: Alanna, Lioness of Tortall. She's in for a nasty surprise. The royal training master, Lord Wyldon of Cavall, thinks girls should stick to embroidery. He will take her for one year only - on probation. If Keladry doesn't meet his exacting standards, she's out. It seems so unfair. Keladry knows she's equal to any of the boys, but how can she hope to succeed when Lord Wyldon's mind is already made up?
"A final word, Page Keladry." Lord Wyldon stood, bracing his hands on the desk. "This will stop," he said tightly. "There was never so much fighting before you came here. It will end now."
Even after a year, some of the pages still don't think a girl should be training as a knight. For a time, it seems they will try anything - insult, trick, brawl - to get Keladry thrown out. But then the bullying stops, and Kel hopes she can concentrate on honing her warrior-skills - epecially with the big exams approaching. That test-day will be the most important in Kel's life. And it's the perfect moment for those who loathe her to strike ...
