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Wild Magic (Immortals #1)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
Young Daine's knack with horses gets her a job helping the royal horsemistress drive a herd of ponies to Tortall. Soon it becomes clear that Daine's talent, as much as she struggles to hide it, is downright magical. Horses and other animals not only obey, but listen to her words. Daine, though, will have to learn to trust humans before she can come to terms with her powers...more
Mass Market Paperback, 362 pages
Published
December 8th 2009
by Simon Pulse
(first published 1992)
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I nearly kicked myself after finishing this book. My first thought after I got to the end: Why didn't I buy the next three books too? I need to know what happens!!
A lot of you are going to be very disappointed in me when you read this, so I'll just lay it out straight: this is the first book by Tamora Pierce that I've ever finished reading. Granted, I knew nothing about her until about three years ago (to which I say, "Blasphemy!" now since she's such an icon in young ad...more
A lot of you are going to be very disappointed in me when you read this, so I'll just lay it out straight: this is the first book by Tamora Pierce that I've ever finished reading. Granted, I knew nothing about her until about three years ago (to which I say, "Blasphemy!" now since she's such an icon in young ad...more
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Janina
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So. I've read up to page 216 now and there isn't really anything that urges me to read on. I have heard so many good things about this book and Tamora Pierce's books in general come highly recommended by some of my Goodreads friends. But I fear that if I haven't found anything that makes me want to go on up until now, I probably won't find it in the next 150 pages either.
Please don't understand this as a discouragement to give Pierce's books a try - this is in no way a bad book, it's ...more
Please don't understand this as a discouragement to give Pierce's books a try - this is in no way a bad book, it's ...more
In Anila's honor.
*Sighs*
I was loving it, but it ended up being a major disappointment.
Review coming soon, I guess...
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I need to think my review, this book is not easy to review, way too brilliant.
Thanks Anila for sticking my head in the toilet bowl until I read it...
Ok, better late than never.
Since it's very very hard to write a good review without destroying a book...more
*Sighs*
I was loving it, but it ended up being a major disappointment.
Review coming soon, I guess...
(view spoiler)
I need to think my review, this book is not easy to review, way too brilliant.
Thanks Anila for sticking my head in the toilet bowl until I read it...
Ok, better late than never.
Since it's very very hard to write a good review without destroying a book...more
This is my first read of Tamora Pierce's writing and it didn't let me down. I like the flow of the story though it was not very action-packed within 3/4s of the book but I enjoyed it all the same. I was curious enough of the protagonist's past and secrets that led me to read on.
It was easy to follow even if the instructions were for drawing the wild magic and mastering it. The characters were all interesting. I really wanted to read the Lioness Quartet and was surprised to see Alanna ...more
It was easy to follow even if the instructions were for drawing the wild magic and mastering it. The characters were all interesting. I really wanted to read the Lioness Quartet and was surprised to see Alanna ...more
Anila
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I literally don't remember when I read my first Tamora Pierce book. All I can tell you is that it was Alanna: The First Adventure and it was probably an audiobook that my parents checked out for one of our infinite family road trips. I can't have been much older than, say, third grade at a stretch. After that first one, needless to say, I was addicted. (Yes, I read Lioness Rampant in elementary school. It was... educational. Then again, I was already into Pern by then, so...)
I al...more
I al...more
Kathryn
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Beautiful, enchanting, magical, wonderful and endearing.
I have finally found a book to call it mine.
Yes, I have read fair amout of young adult books that I really enjoyed and loved but nothing has touched me so close to my heart than this book.
I knew I would like it before I read it, considering it was about a girl with power to convince, heal and converse with animals. As a little girl, I'd dream of such 'power'. There is no super hero(heroine) in this world I'd rath...more
I have finally found a book to call it mine.
Yes, I have read fair amout of young adult books that I really enjoyed and loved but nothing has touched me so close to my heart than this book.
I knew I would like it before I read it, considering it was about a girl with power to convince, heal and converse with animals. As a little girl, I'd dream of such 'power'. There is no super hero(heroine) in this world I'd rath...more
Reviewed by Candace Cunard for TeensReadToo.com
Veralidaine Sarrasri--Daine to everyone who knows her--is thirteen years old, orphaned, and without a home. Her amazing rapport with animals gets her a job with a horsemaster named Onua, and the two women become fast companions during their arduous journey from Daine's homeland of Galla to the kingdom of Tortall, where they are to deliver their equine charges to the service of the Queen's Riders.
Along the way, Daine's gift f...more
Veralidaine Sarrasri--Daine to everyone who knows her--is thirteen years old, orphaned, and without a home. Her amazing rapport with animals gets her a job with a horsemaster named Onua, and the two women become fast companions during their arduous journey from Daine's homeland of Galla to the kingdom of Tortall, where they are to deliver their equine charges to the service of the Queen's Riders.
Along the way, Daine's gift f...more
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Hola, schools out! I am very sorry, I accidentally lied in my second-to-last post, I haven't blogged Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce yet, so here goes! Daine is a thirteen-year-old girl with a plan and a knack for animals: get a job, go to Tortall. This works very well for her, soon she is hired by Onua to take care of her ponies as they go to the capital of Tortall. As she learns about this new land, she also discovers that her "knack" is really magic, wild magic. Daine loves her new home...more
This was, in many ways, a book that stole my readers virginity.
I picked this up in the school library when I was eleven years old, ten years ago. The cover, matching the one I now own, was a spider with a mans head, and in no way appealed to me. But the first chapter, titled 'A girl with a pony' drew me in immediately. Thank God for my horse obsession, or I'd never have discovered these books, and this wonderful author.
It was my first fantasy book. It was my first book no...more
I picked this up in the school library when I was eleven years old, ten years ago. The cover, matching the one I now own, was a spider with a mans head, and in no way appealed to me. But the first chapter, titled 'A girl with a pony' drew me in immediately. Thank God for my horse obsession, or I'd never have discovered these books, and this wonderful author.
It was my first fantasy book. It was my first book no...more
Wild Magic begins the second quartet featuring the land of Tortall. Although there are some familiar names in this novel - cameos from the Alanna quartet, such as Alanna herself, Jonathan and Thayet, George - a newcomer to the Tortall world could start here with absolutely no problems.
The level of reading is eight plus, I'd say. There are occasional moments of violence, as you'd expect from events in a feudal country that is beginning to descend into war, but nothing that I'd be worrie...more
The level of reading is eight plus, I'd say. There are occasional moments of violence, as you'd expect from events in a feudal country that is beginning to descend into war, but nothing that I'd be worrie...more
This is one of those books that Susie lent to me when we did our “books we read when we were in middle school or thereabouts” swap. This series takes place a few years after the end of the Alanna series I reviewed last time.
The heroine this time around is Daine, thirteen-years-old, orphaned, homeless, and oh: she can communicate with animals. She can mind-speak with them, and therefore she understands much more about “the People” (as they refer to themselves) than your average huma...more
The heroine this time around is Daine, thirteen-years-old, orphaned, homeless, and oh: she can communicate with animals. She can mind-speak with them, and therefore she understands much more about “the People” (as they refer to themselves) than your average huma...more
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After I finished the 'Song of the Lioness Quartet' the first time, I was anxious to read more about Tortall. At first I couldn't stop thinking 'But it isn't Alanna' for all of about a few pages before I was in love with Daine's story. She is someone who you can really relate to. She has such a sad background story that I won’t spoil but she is someone who you honestly feel with and her abilities only enhance the way that you grow to love her character. She is someone who has been through hard ti...more
Since I was a little girl I've had a ridiculous love for all little furry, feathery or scaly beasties. I won't deny that it borders on ridiculous as I've spent copious amounts of time chatting to the neighbourhood cats, rescuing baby squirrels and damaged pigeons, adopting my own cats and generally fussing over every animal I come across.
Needless to say, my husband is an endlessly patient man, which isn't surprising since my eldest cat Topaz personally picked him for me. (You think ...more
Needless to say, my husband is an endlessly patient man, which isn't surprising since my eldest cat Topaz personally picked him for me. (You think ...more
This is, by far, my very favorite series of Tamora Pierce's, and I think this is my fifth time reading through it. They're totally comfort books to me. I did read the Song of the Lioness series first, but I don't think you'd really have to in order to understand and enjoy this one, though that series is definitely good background reading for this one, and introduces several of the characters and concepts that show up here. It's the main characters in THIS series, Daine and Numair, that I really ...more
Ok, so I just got home from visiting my family in Utah. While I was there I finished the book I brought so I visited my adolescent book shelf (still filled with all my books) and pulled out one of my favorite series: Tamora Pierce's Alanna series. I loved it all over again. The girl who trades places with her twin brother to become the first woman warrior in centuries. You know, woman power and fantasy at its best.
Anyway, I finished that series and found out that this is the second i...more
Anyway, I finished that series and found out that this is the second i...more
I hadn't read this book since I was perhaps 12 or 13, but for my nostalgia month I dug it out from the back of the bookshelf since, I felt, it did have a distinct place in my mind and in my book history. I bought it one summer while my family was vacationing in Oklahoma. With it I bought two other books which I feel definitely had huge impacts on my interests and reading for years. Although, Wild Magic really wasn't a part of that transformation I did like the book and read the entire series ...more
In this first volume of a series, Pierce returns to the world and characters she introduced in her Song of the Lioness fantasy epic. Here, she tells the story of Daine, a 13-year-old orphaned girl with an extraordinary talent for communicating with animals. The teenager is swept up in the first skirmishes of a war, and is forced to master her fears and learn how to marshall her magical abilities. Trying to make the sequel to four previous novels stand on its own is no mean feat, and Pierce has a...more
Wouldn't it be fun if you could talk to animals? What would you say? What would they say? Better yet, what if you could become an animal? How would it feel if you had the body of a hawk, but you still had your mind? That would be cool. You'd have the keen eyesight of the bird and the ability to fly. What if you could be a wolf? You'd have such a strong sense of smell. What instincts would you feel pulling on you? What would it feel like?
I have loved animals my whole life and I feel a...more
I have loved animals my whole life and I feel a...more
My son has had this book for awhile and has told me to read it several times. I never bothered because I'm through my fantasy fiction stage and have heard Tamora Pierce described a feminist author. I've found that "feminist author" seems to translate to pointless sex scenes. However, Joe doesn't like that kind of thing and liked this one. Also, I was stuck at home due to an injury, my TV crapped out so I couldn't watch movies, and once the drugs kept me from any heavy reading so I deci...more
This book takes place in the same world as the Alanna books, but something like ten years after the last book in the Alanna quartet. I was excited to see several of my favorite characters from that quartet of books featured again in this first book in Pierce's second set of books. Alanna, George, Jonathan, Thayet and Buri are all fairly major characters here, but in a more advisory role. The main character is different, but she's being helped by the main characters of the previous books and m...more
“If you look hard and long, you can find us. If you listen hard and long, you can hear any of us, call any of us that you wish.”
Daine is a 13 year old orphan when Onua, a civilian horse keeper for the Queen's Riders, finds her and hires her as an assistant. The pair travel to Tortall and meet up with Alanna the Lioness and Numair along with evil Stormwings. What is different about Daine and why are the Stormwings in Tortall?
A long time ago, I read "The Woman Who Rode ...more
Daine is a 13 year old orphan when Onua, a civilian horse keeper for the Queen's Riders, finds her and hires her as an assistant. The pair travel to Tortall and meet up with Alanna the Lioness and Numair along with evil Stormwings. What is different about Daine and why are the Stormwings in Tortall?
A long time ago, I read "The Woman Who Rode ...more
Wild Magic literally changed my life. It was the first series I read with a strong girl as the protagonist (I read this before her Alanna series), and I wanted nothing more than to leave my horrible junior high behind and drop into Daine's shoes--even with all the bad stuff that happens to her. I mean, the girl can talk to animals!
This is an older book, so while it might have been YA when I was younger, it would definitely qualify if as MG these days. Don't let that scare you--there'...more
This is an older book, so while it might have been YA when I was younger, it would definitely qualify if as MG these days. Don't let that scare you--there'...more
I have always been a Tamora Pierce fan, but because of some bad advice from a friend a while ago, I skipped reading this entire series. Now that I finally ignored the advice of that friend and forced myself to read this first book, I found that this book follows the normal path of Tamora Pierce's stories in effectively and completely drawing her readers into the story. Once I began reading this book, I couldn't put it down like all the other Tamora Pierce books that I had read in the past. Al...more
This book is what started my passion and love for Fantasy Fiction Novels!
It tells the story of a gifted young woman by the name of Veralidaine, or Daine for short. Everyone around her believes her to be gifted with horses when in truth she has an innate ability to speak into the minds of all animals. In the book, this is called Wild Magic. Daine's ability is soon brought to the knowledge of those around her in a series of events, and in the end, she is told that she has a very unique...more
It tells the story of a gifted young woman by the name of Veralidaine, or Daine for short. Everyone around her believes her to be gifted with horses when in truth she has an innate ability to speak into the minds of all animals. In the book, this is called Wild Magic. Daine's ability is soon brought to the knowledge of those around her in a series of events, and in the end, she is told that she has a very unique...more
An orphaned girl with terrible secrets quickly makes friends with various powerful people who affirm her unique character rather than hunting her down and having her killed. The good kingdom manages, through the girls help, to overcome the lurking evil empire's latest threats. And the girl is set to be trained and discover more about her powers.
This is an enjoyable story for young adults in the usual "I wish I was an all-powererful-orphan-mage who only used my power to protect...more
This is an enjoyable story for young adults in the usual "I wish I was an all-powererful-orphan-mage who only used my power to protect...more
When I'm dog tired and distracted, this is my kind of escapist fiction. Sometimes you just had a long week. You met all the obligations on the list and for some reason it was a long list, and you're fighting some sort of a minor virus and mostly winning, and those new shoes are needing to break in a little more than you thought so now your feet hurt a bit and all the batteries in all the battery operated things chose now to run out, and apparently the drivers had a bad case of Friday afternoon...more
★★★★☆ I loved it
This was one of those books that I almost put down to try again later as I felt lost and confused at the beginning. Being that it was well written though, I soldiered on and things became clearer. I realised that it was written to be a little confusing at first as there are mysteries to be revealed as the story progresses. Before I knew it I was completely engrossed in it. Wild Magic is quite different to what I've been reading lately, set in a medieval time with all ...more
This was one of those books that I almost put down to try again later as I felt lost and confused at the beginning. Being that it was well written though, I soldiered on and things became clearer. I realised that it was written to be a little confusing at first as there are mysteries to be revealed as the story progresses. Before I knew it I was completely engrossed in it. Wild Magic is quite different to what I've been reading lately, set in a medieval time with all ...more
Picked this up because I was curious to see what's happening in the realm of YA fantasy. Got to meet Daine and follow her as she finds a new set of companions (both human and animal) after her own family was slaughtered. Daine has a definite knack with animals, both for communication and healing. As she and her horse travel, they take up with characters from another series of Pierce (but this book stands alone from the other series -- no worries). As Daine learns the depths and extend of her...more
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“Does anyone in this land act like they're supposed to?”
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“Does your ma know you're this silly?" she demanded tartly.
He nodded, comically sad. "The few gray hairs she has on her head are my doing. But" — with an exaggerated change of mood — "I send her plenty of money, so she can pay to have them dyed!"
"I hope she beat you as a child," Onua grumbled.”
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He nodded, comically sad. "The few gray hairs she has on her head are my doing. But" — with an exaggerated change of mood — "I send her plenty of money, so she can pay to have them dyed!"
"I hope she beat you as a child," Onua grumbled.”
