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Song Of The Lioness (Song of the Lioness #1-4)

by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)

4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 · rating details · 5,766 ratings · 147 reviews

Classic fantasy. This is a 4 in 1 hardback book by Tamora Pierce. It includes Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, and Lioness Rampant. This is a book for children and young adults, following the story of a young girl who wants to become a knight. We follow her training, her attempt to hide her gender from her fellow trai...more

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Jun 09, 2009 Rebecca rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

i enjoyed reading these, but found the main character very shallow in her some of her choices. Tamora Pierce is haled (not sure if i spelled this correctly) as a feminist and a good author for young women to read. But, if being a feminist means that you pick your 'partners' in your teens and more than one before considering marriage, i don't agree. it was almost like that aspect was put in abstractly with no other purpose than to push the author's feminist views. The first of these books are rat...more

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Nov 28, 2012 Jonathan rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Just because these books were written for ages 12+ doesn't excuse the poor punctuation and grammar. There were countless times when a " was left out at the start of dialogue.

But in actual fact, i did enjoy the basic storyline i think it could have worked as a young adult book if it was more fleshed out and less predictable. A lot of times the story went by too quickly and important plot points were just brushed over like the death of Alanna's father etc.

I feel that it was written in a way which...more Just because these books were written for ages 12+ doesn't excuse the poor punctuation and grammar. There were countless times when a " was left out at the start of dialogue.

But in actual fact, i did enjoy the basic storyline i think it could have worked as a young adult book if it was more fleshed out and less predictable. A lot of times the story went by too quickly and important plot points were just brushed over like the death of Alanna's father etc.

I feel that it was written in a way which gave away motives and people's true nature too soon, like the whole Roger being bad. It was confirmed at the start of the second book by a couple of paragraphs basically telling the reader what he done. It would have been much better for us to find out when Alanna found out (at the end of book 2). I also felt that the writer influenced the audience on how to feel about a character too plainly. Within one paragraph the writer would make you hate Thom by they way she wrote. It just felt that we were being pulled along the story by her, as if dragging us physically through emotions she wanted us to feel, rather than make it seem like we arrived at this conclusion on our own.

It did work better when read from 1 to 4 as if it was one book because they weren't satisfying as separate books. And i know people keep harping on about how they were meant to be one book in the beginning. But once the author knew they were to be split up she should have edited them in a way which made it seem like each book "ended" on it's own rather than a blatant continuation into the next book. So, really, i don't accept the excuse of "they were originally meant to be one book!"

The only part i was kind of gutted about was the death of Faithful, but as i said at the start it could have been better because the basic story (apart from Roger being risen from the dead :/ ) was good along with some of the characters, like George, so there was room for improving if this had have been aimed at an older target audience. I think it would make a good movie trilogy, obviously if some things were changed and there was a little bit more suspense through out and if it didn't jump through time so abruptly because i did enjoy the story in hindsight, there was just some issues with the actual writing of it.(less)

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Nov 27, 2012 Marie-Claire rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Die willensstarke Alanna verspürt nur wenig Lust, ihre Tage als Hofdame zu verbringen. Stattdessen fasst sie einen gewagten Plan: Mithilfe ihres Zwillingsbruders schlüpft sie in die Rolle des Pagen Alan und tritt ihren Dienst am Königshof in der Hauptstadt Corus an. Die Ausbildung zum Ritter ist hart und die Gebräuche und Sitten in Corus sind der jungen Alanna sehr fremd. Zudem muss sie ihr Geheimnis hüten und weiß nicht, wem sie trauen kann. Auf dem langen Weg zur Erfüllung ihres großen Traumes...more Die willensstarke Alanna verspürt nur wenig Lust, ihre Tage als Hofdame zu verbringen. Stattdessen fasst sie einen gewagten Plan: Mithilfe ihres Zwillingsbruders schlüpft sie in die Rolle des Pagen Alan und tritt ihren Dienst am Königshof in der Hauptstadt Corus an. Die Ausbildung zum Ritter ist hart und die Gebräuche und Sitten in Corus sind der jungen Alanna sehr fremd. Zudem muss sie ihr Geheimnis hüten und weiß nicht, wem sie trauen kann. Auf dem langen Weg zur Erfüllung ihres großen Traumes trotzt Alanna vielen Gefahren – aber lernt auch das freie, wilde Leben eines Ritters kennen …

"Alanna- Das Lied der Löwin" ist der Sammelband der in den 1980er Jahren erschienenen gleichnamigen Reihe und der erste Teil des Fantasy-Zyklus um Tortall. Hierin enthalten sind die vier Abenteuer: "Die schwarze Stadt", "Im Bann der Göttin", "Das zerbrochene Schwert", sowie "Das Juwel der Macht", die sich allesamt mit der jungen Heldin Alanna befassen.
Mit viel Kreativität und tollen Ideen hat Tamora Pierce eine Reihe geschaffen, die sowohl für Jung und Alt, sowie für jedes Geschlecht ein hervorragendes Leseabenteuer bietet.
Die Handlung ist spannend und sehr interessant aufgebaut; sie vermischt verschiedene Elemente miteinander, ohne dass eines überhand nimmt. Dabei benötigt die Autorin keinesfalls nervenaufreibende Spannung, um den Leser gefangen zu nehmen, denn die hier auftretende Spannung ist mehr als angenehm zu lesen und setzt mehr auf klassische Spannungselemente.
"Alanna- Das Lied der Löwin" ist eine gelungene Mischung aus Fantasy, Abenteuer und ein wenig Historie, da diese Geschichte auch, von ein paar Elementen einmal abgesehen, in unserer Vergangenheit spielen könnte.
Tamora Pierce hat diese vier Abenteuer um Alanna mehr als schlüssig und atmosphärisch dicht erzählt. Es gibt in ihren Romanen so viel zu entdecken, dass es eine wahre Freude ist, ihre Geschichten zu verfolgen und zu erleben.
Alle vier Abenteuer bauen aufeinander auf und umfassen eine Zeitspanne von 10 Jahren, die aber zu keiner Zeit als langweilig oder langwierig zu empfinden ist, da Tamora Pierce ihre Romane in straffen Tempo erzählt, sich dabei aber stets Zeit für Beschreibungen nimmt, um eine besondere Atmosphäre zu schaffen. Diese Atmosphäre ist einfach herrlich mitzuerleben, man fühlt sich in dieser so wohl, dass man sie einfach nicht mehr verlassen möchte.
Auch die Kampfhandlungen sind mehr als ausgeklügelt durchdacht und bieten Kopfkino vom Allerfeinsten, da diese ebenso spannend wie der Rest der Geschichten zu lesen ist und das Setting des Buches noch unterstreicht.
Trotz der knapp 1000 Seiten liest sich "Alanna- Das Lied der Löwin" wie im Flug, denn dieses Buch ist ein wundervolles Kleinod, das man unbedingt gelesen haben muss und mit vielen unterschiedlichen Elementen zu punkten weiß.

Da die Handlung 10 Jahre umfasst, erlebt man den Werdegang Alannas ab ihrem 10./11. Lebensjahr mit und somit ihren Weg zu einer Frau. Die damit verbundenen Gefühle und Probleme, machen Alanna noch lebendiger und authentischer, und somit umso sympathischer.
Die weiteren Charaktere treten immer mal wieder auf den Plan und entwickeln sich ebenso weiter. Sie bieten ein passendes Umfeld für diese Abenteuer und sind ebenso unterschiedlich wie einzigartig in ihrer Umsetzung.
Man muss diese Protagonisten einfach lieben oder auch hassen. Sie sind dabei so vielschichtig, dass man oftmals auch nicht sofort hinter ihre Fassade blicken kann und ihr Charakter sich erst nach und nach vollständig offenbart.

Tamora Pierce schreibt sehr bildgewaltig und episch. Die von ihr beschriebenen Szenen werden durch ihren einmaligen Schreibstil lebendig und schaffen es, den Leser stets am Lesen zu halten.
Dieser Schreibstil schafft eine einmalige Atmosphäre, die man nicht mehr verlassen möchte und die noch durch den flüssigen Schreibstil unterstrichen wird, der perfekt zu dieser Handlung passt und alle nötigen Emotionen perfekt transportiert.
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May 27, 2012 Cheryl rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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At the risk of sounding TOO enthusiastic, this series changed my life. The heroine, Alanna, is one of my favorite characters, from any book. Alanna is a girl who wants to become a knight, except that girls aren't allowed. So she disguises herself as a boy and sets out to become one anyway. Alanna is an incredible character. When I was younger, I basically wanted to be her when I grew up. She's stubborn, determined, and incredibly brave, but also human--she makes mistakes, she has struggles, and...more

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Apr 14, 2011 Candi rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: middle-grade

I read these books when I was a kid, or at least the first two because that was all the library had. Cross-dressing to become a knight, boyfriends, horses, it was about all my 11 year old self could handle. I checked them out over and over thinking they were pretty risque, (she mentions her period). I wanted to read them again to see if they were as good as I remember, and to find out the end of the story that I have hung onto for 20 years.
The answer is yes and no. They aren't quite as thick and...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Anne rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-and-children-s-literature

I read these books when I was 11 or 12, and really loved them. As a young girl reading fantasy books, it was rare to see a story revolving around a heroine (and even rarer to see a heroine that was actually heroic). Alanna defies the traditional gender roles of her society to become a skilled knight. Instead of being rescued, she saves the lives of the men and boys around her. The plot is filled with action, adventure, magic, and romance. It was well-thought-out to appeal to young girls.

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Jul 27, 2009 Laura Gardner rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, romance, fantasy, coming-of-age

The Song of the Lioness Quartet is an inspiring series about Alanna, the girl who became a powerful knight-sorceress by dressing as a boy for over five years and working her tail off. Tamora Pierce has written tons since then, but this was her first series and her first of four series about the land of Tortall. The series is VERY romantic with lots of adventure. If you liked Graceling, you'll love the books of the Song of the Lioness quartet. The series follows Alanna from the time she goes to c...more

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Aug 05, 2010 Eva rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jun 29, 2012 Rachel rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

God help me, I want to really like this series. I mean, after all, it's a girl who kicks ass and takes names, and does so as a knight.

And yet, Alanna is such a Mary-Sue that I just want to throttle her. Don't get me wrong, there are times when she's a compelling character, and then Pierce has to make her super-special and it drives me up the wall. Purple eyes? Has The Gift? I find Keladry of Mindelan, of the Protector of the Small quartet to be much more compelling and much more easy to like - s...more

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Mar 05, 2013 Aria rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I enjoyed these books a lot when I first read them, in my teens.

Sadly, I think this series is the one that has aged the least well. While I still enjoy most of Pierce's books now, in my twenties, this one just doesn't thrill me. The plot is not terribly original, although I enjoy the overall setting and the characters. I wish she'd put in more effort to tie this series to the latter Tortall books. Characters come back, and that's fun, but so many of the worldbuilding threads in Song of the Lione...more

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Nov 13, 2011 Raven rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

As far as Ms. Pierce's book series go I hated this one. In the first book I liked how strong headed and devoted Alanna was to her cause, that she worked hard to prove that she could do what the men could and better. Ive always enjoyed strong female characters, but I hated how the series went on. I hated that as soon as the Prince knew what was going on that there was a sudden love interest that had no real developement in the story line. I also hated how Alanna seemed to follow the line of lust...more

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Feb 27, 2012 Nikki rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: a-touch-of-romance, fantastical-fantasy

One of my absolute favorite series. I found these at a fairly young age, and I distinctly remember them having a huge impact. I fell in love with the character of Alanna (so much so, that I even wrote down the name as a possible option for a baby name if I ever had children) and the time period in which the story takes place is one of my favorites. I've always wanted to learn how to sword-fight and shoot a bow and arrow. Medieval-ish time periods rank among some of my most favorite. This book ha...more

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Oct 10, 2011 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really enjoyed all of the Tamora Pierce books I have read so far. This series is also full of fun, adventure, and magic. While the romantic aspect of this one is slightly more pronounced than in other series I have recently read by this author, I was able to live through it without being overcome by embarrassment at the author's need to explore sexuality. I would give it a PG-13, but I'm a mother so I might be a little over protective. :) Lots of good to say about this series, but my favorite...more

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Jul 11, 2011 Ana rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I love these books with a passion. All I can say is that George is the most amazingest person EVERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jon is a whiney little pain in the ass. I detest that boy with a passion. He's not that bad in the Immortals, I actually quite liked him in those books. Num air annoyed me though. I also loved George in those as well <3<3<3. Alanna is a strong character and I love her. I like seeing her grow as a girl, later as a woman, and a character in general. She's amazing in every way...more

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Apr 21, 2011 Devin R rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

These books (along with the Wild Magic series) were and are my favorite comfort books. Alanna is an incredible heroine! She is brave, strong, perseveres, and isn't perfect (gasp!). She's short, stocky and has a wicked temper. I love imperfect heroines, not just ones that think they are. She owns her sexuality as well and is never ever painted in a negative light because of it. In a male-dominated society, she succeeds because of her grit and determination. I reread these books every couple of mo...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Amanda Huffman rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

I first read Alanna when I was eleven, but wasn't able to get my hands on the rest of the series until I was twelve or thirteen. I've re-read the series a few times since then, and I was feel very uplifted afterward. The books are all easy, fast reads; they are part of my go-to reads when I'm depressed and need an emotional escape.
The best part of this series is being able to journey with Alanna as she grows from childhood into young adulthood. The development of each character and their relati...more

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Jan 26, 2013 Shavaughn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

These books were my first real readings of fantasy and I thought it was GREAT!!! I was a outside person but these books kept me holding on and wanting more. I wanted a sequal to the whole series, just because I wanted to know everything else about Alanna. She was inspiring and she made a geat adventure. I wanted her to end up with the prince sense they had been through so much together but to see how she let him go on and live his life but still they felt a need to be with each other was a glori...more

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Feb 08, 2011 Mallory Petersen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read these books so many times through the years since I was in middle school, and I still enjoy them! I think it is an amazing series for girls to read since it involves a strong girl who proves she is just as good as the boys (and then a woman just as good as a man) when she decides to switch places with her brother so she can be a knight, something her brother never wanted. She proves how strong she is through out her years of learning and then exploring the world and finds out who she is a...more

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May 20, 2012 Claire rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

All little kids even remotely interested in fantasy stuff should read these and see how cool a female hero can be--and I know the proper word is "heroine", but it doesn't necessarily sound as capable as "hero". I don't know of any other fantasy kids' series where The Protagonist is a girl. (Not talking about teen vampire series here.) I know HP has Hermione, but she's still a supporting character, definitely not as important as H.
And this quartet is followed by another, with another girl protago...more

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Jul 20, 2012 Samantha rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

These were my all time favorite books when I was in middle school. It just goes to show how awesome of a writer Tamora Pierce is that her books still touch the lives of readers many many years after their initial publication. The story of Alanna was hugely inspiring to be as a child. It was great to have a role model to look up to, who could be anything she wanted to be, in spite of all the opposition she faced. The condition of my books is acceptable because they are all literally falling apart...more

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Jan 01, 2013 Denise rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-adventure

I first heard about the series while I was leisurely scanning through some amazing drawings in Deviantart, and I found a beautiful drawing of King Jonathan and his Champion, Alanna of Trebond. Intrigued, I clicked the artist and scanned through some of her drawings, which was mainly composed of Tamora Pierce characters. Fueled by both my admiration for the art and curiosity for the series, I then googled about The Song of the Lioness, and I found out how it was about a girl who dressed up like a...more

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Nov 11, 2012 Sandy Kam rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

For whatever reason, I picked this one up for the umpteenth time last night. It's a series of four that I've read over and over and over and over and over again since... junior high maybe? I still remember the first time I ever laid eyes on it. I was at the library just browsing, picked up the first one (which *coughs* I have on my bookshelf... shh... don't tell the library lol) and it sucked me in from the first sentence. I think if someone asked what my favorite book(s) were... I might just ha...more

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Mar 11, 2012 Katy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I first read this series decades ago, and it has become like an old friend. I read it semi-annually and always enjoy it.

It recounts the struggles of Alanna of Trebond, who in her quest to become a knight, disguises herself as a boy to train. She faces numerous challenges, but makes staunch allies along the way.

These are simple, straightforward fantasy novels. Classic sword and sorcery, but one where the damsel is doing the rescuing. The characters are strong, likeable and real. These really have...more

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Nov 08, 2010 ♥Xeni♥ rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, fantasy, author-tamora-pierce, ebook, favorites, magic

One day, while working at my middle school library, I stumbled across the first of this series. The fact that the girl/boy on the cover had a purple glow around her fascinated me, so I picked it up, judged it by it's cover (I was still doing that back then) and started reading.

Then I picked up books 2-4 and took them all home the next day. And zoomed through them! I couldn't believe it... this was the most amazing series I had ever read! Knights, and disguises, and coming of age, and magic and...more

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May 16, 2008 JG (The Introverted Reader) rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Tomboys who are at least 13

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, young_adult, read_in_2008, reviewed, 3_stars, author_american

If I had read these books when I was the right age, they would probably have gotten 4 or 5 stars, but I'm a little too old for them now.

These are 4 novels about Alanna of Trebond, a girl who wants to be a knight. Unfortunately, the last female knight in her country lived 100 years ago and her preoccupied father has decreed that she will be fostered out to learn to be a lady. Alanna's twin brother, Thom, forges a couple of letters and Alanna takes his place in the school for knights and Thom happ...more If I had read these books when I was the right age, they would probably have gotten 4 or 5 stars, but I'm a little too old for them now.

These are 4 novels about Alanna of Trebond, a girl who wants to be a knight. Unfortunately, the last female knight in her country lived 100 years ago and her preoccupied father has decreed that she will be fostered out to learn to be a lady. Alanna's twin brother, Thom, forges a couple of letters and Alanna takes his place in the school for knights and Thom happily goes off to become a sorceror. Needless to say, Alanna has to disguise herself as a boy to be accepted into the school and she forces herself to work twice as hard as the other knights-in-training to prove to herself that she's in the right place. She has lots of adventures and saves the kingdom numerous times. Along the way she learns to accept herself as both a knight and a woman and that there is still room in a knight's life for love.

The writing in these books was a little simplistic, but they are young adult books. Alanna's character struggles with the things that most girls her age stuggle with and she was a likeable character. The other characters were pretty one-dimensional, but they were described well enough that I either loved them or hated them. There weren't many I was indifferent to.

I guess I've gotten used to reading big epic fantasies, because after every battle, I was like, "Is that it? This should have gone on a lot longer." There wasn't a lot of transition. Alanna just moved from major plot point to major plot point, which can be a good thing, but I felt in this case it made the books a little choppy.

As I started reading these I kept thinking that my 9-year-old tomboy cousin would love them and I would buy them for her upcoming birthday. But as I read on and Alanna entered puberty and then started falling in love, I decided that I will wait about 5 years. I still think she'll like them, but they did get a little too adult for a 9-year-old.

Overall, these were pretty good books, and I would highly recommend them for tomboys older than about 13 or 14.

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Jul 17, 2009 Jeanette rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

These are some of my favorite books by Tamora Pierce. I really like the world she creates- and so many tangent books. The writing is relatively clean- PG to PG-13. The story is about a girl that doesn't want to follow the path of her birth and gender to become a 'lady at court' so she trades places with her twin and gives knighthood a go. Many of Pierce's books revolve around this girl and her children or friends. A very enjoyable story- one that I own (meaning I'll read them more than once).

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Aug 20, 2010 Somjen Frazer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved these books when I found them on the shelf of my public library at the age of ten or so. It wasn't just the adventure, or the magic, or the genderbending heroine, or even the sex (!) although each of those were important reasons I re-read them yearly for many years. I identified with their portrayal of outsiderness, and I have always wanted to thank Pierce for writing something that could make it into a small-town library and bring such radical storytelling there.

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Jun 28, 2009 Elaine rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I remember buying this series. I'd been obsessed with young adult books then (actually I still am) and I thought the series looked interesting enough. After I finished reading it, I was completely hooked. I wanted more. This was also what caused me to attempt to read the Circle of Magic series which I already had in my position but never really understood. This was the book that caused me to think 'That was so good, I'm going to read it again.'

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Mar 31, 2013 Emmalee Miller rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Tamora Pierce is one of my favorite Young Adult authors. She always has very strong female characters, even when they're not the lead. The Song of the Lioness Quartet follow Alanna in the Tortall world. She wants to be a knight, but she's a girl, so she trades places with her brother (he goes off to study magic and she goes off to become a knight). She has many adventures and is accompanied by a black cat. I highly recommend any of her series.

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Oct 26, 2011 Amelialinne rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Goodness, I think it was about ten years ago when I convinced my father to buy me this quartet. I must have only been eleven years old. I started reading the first book after I went to bed that night, I put down the last book around 4AM in the morning. This was the first series that kept me up all night. The second book is still one of my all time favorites.I always convince young friends that they HAVE to read this series.

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About Tamora Pierce

Hey, folks! I just discovered that apparently I have given some very popular books single-star ratings--except I haven't. How do I know I haven't? Because I haven't read those books at all. So before you go getting all hacked off at me for trashing your favorites, know that I've written GoodReads to find out what's going on.

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Though I would love to join gro...more Hey, folks! I just discovered that apparently I have given some very popular books single-star ratings--except I haven't. How do I know I haven't? Because I haven't read those books at all. So before you go getting all hacked off at me for trashing your favorites, know that I've written GoodReads to find out what's going on.

I return to my regularly scheduled profile:
Though I would love to join groups, I'm going to turn them all down. I just don't have the time to take part, so please don't be offended if I don't join your group or accept an invitation. I'm not snooty--I'm just up to my eyeballs in work and appearances!

Also, don't be alarmed by the number of books I've read. When I get bored, I go through the different lists and rediscover books I've read in the past. It's a very evil way to use up time when I should be doing other things. Obviously, I've read a lot of books in 54 years!

I was born in South Connellsville, PA. My mother wanted to name me "Tamara" but the nurse who filled out my birth certificate misspelled it as "Tamora". When I was 8 my family moved to California, where we lived for 6 years on both sides of the San Francisco peninsula.

I started writing stories in 6th grade. My interest in fantasy and science fiction began when I was introduced to ‘The Lord of the Rings’ by J. R. R. Tolkien and so I started to write the kind of books that I was reading. After my parents divorced, my mother took my sisters and me back to Pennsylvania in 1969. There I went to Albert Gallatin Senior High for 2 years and Uniontown Area Senior High School for my senior year.

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, I wrote the book that became The Song of the Lioness fantasy quartet. I sold some articles and 2 short stories and wrote reviews for a martial arts movie magazine. At last the first book of the quartet, Alanna: The First Adventure was published by Atheneum Books in 1983.

Tim Liebe, who became my Spouse-Creature, and I lived in New York City with assorted cats and two parakeets from 1982 - 2006. In 2006 we moved to Syracuse, New York, where we live now with assorted cats, a number of squirrels, birds, raccoons, skunks, opossums, and woodchucks visiting our very small yard. As of 2011, I have 27 novels in print, one short story collection, one comic book arc ("White Tiger: A Hero's Compulsion") co-written with Tim, and a short story anthology co-editing credit. There's more to come, including a companion book to the Tortall `verse. So stay tuned!(less)

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Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)

In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2)

Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4)

The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, #3)

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Song Of The Lioness (Song of the Lioness #1-4)

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