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Daja's Book (Circle of Magic #3)
by
Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
Outcast Trader Daja, along with her fellow mages-in-training, journeys from Winding Circle to the Gold Ridge Mountains, where drought threatens widespread famine. There, Daja creates an astonishing object: a living metal vine, and Daja's dealings with her former people reawaken a longing for familiar ways.
Daja must choose - should she return to the Traders or remain with t...more
Daja must choose - should she return to the Traders or remain with t...more
Mass Market Paperback, 232 pages
Published
June 24th 2006
by Scholastic
(first published 1998)
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While Tris's Book was a little weak and closely followed the pattern of Sandry's Book, Daja's Book mixes things up and it definitely benefits from this. The group is journeying with Sandry's uncle, trying to help areas that have been hit hard by drought and failing crops. The change of scenery is extremely refreshing for this series-- we get a lot of new characters, and our main cast is bumped out of their routines from Winding Circle. The focus, obviously, is on Daja, and it delves deep into he...more
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Tris, Daja, Briar and Sandry are still great friends, and their magics are twining together just as well as before. Unfortunately, that means that plant mage Briar is getting sparks of lightning that kill plants, and Daja gets out of control just like Tris. Things are even more complicated by the fires threatening to spark over the region they are travelling in. Will everyone surviv...more
Tris, Daja, Briar and Sandry are still great friends, and their magics are twining together just as well as before. Unfortunately, that means that plant mage Briar is getting sparks of lightning that kill plants, and Daja gets out of control just like Tris. Things are even more complicated by the fires threatening to spark over the region they are travelling in. Will everyone surviv...more
I am going to just write this review covering this book and the two next ones, partially because I read all three of them in about two sittings and they all sort of blur. Plus every book focuses on all of them and only slightly more on the nominal main character.
Now, these are pleasant, fun books, but the protagonists are, like, 10. (I am far enough past 10 that I spent parts of the book wondering why in hell they would take a kid with them instead of thinking that it was awesome. In fact, they...more
Now, these are pleasant, fun books, but the protagonists are, like, 10. (I am far enough past 10 that I spent parts of the book wondering why in hell they would take a kid with them instead of thinking that it was awesome. In fact, they...more
In the third Circle of Magic book the kids and their mentors travel north with the Duke and his men to try and help alleviate a drought. They find a scorched land threatened by fire. Worse still they find an overconfident fire mage, employed to protect the land from fire. In the midst of these worries the kids' magic starts to combine in unusual ways. Daja creates a living iron plant that a caravan of traders is very interested in purchasing, giving Daja a chance to interact with her own people...more
To survive an earthquake, Sandry wove her friends' magics together. At first, this just made them more powerful, but now, each of their magics are leaking into the others. After Sandry accidently lets fly a lightning bolt, Briar incinerates an entire field of saffron, and Daja's iron work starts growing like a plant, their magic teachers lay down the law. They have to detangle their magics, or far worse will come.
Daja's magical iron-wrought tree attracts the attention of a local Trader band. Alt...more
Daja's magical iron-wrought tree attracts the attention of a local Trader band. Alt...more
I thought this was the best book so far. It corrected much of what I felt was a problem in world building from the two earlier books. Better construction of scenery and culture and I enjoyed the continuing depth of the magic. I like that there is always more to see in this world. It hasn't been completely explored and may not ever be.
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Daja’s story will at points nearly break your heart but it will also make you understand her, possibly even be able to relate to her better even though throughout the series she is the one who at times can be hardest to relate to. After this book I never felt that way again, I understood why she had acted the ways she had in past books and was deeply impresses by her, as well at Tamora Pierce and her brilliant writing style that created her. This story still holds true to the friendship that the...more
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It is no secret by now that I am in LOVE with these books. And the best thing about them is that they get more complex and interesting as they go along. You are forever learning more about our main and secondary characters. I love that we learn more about Frostpine in this book.
One of my favorite things about these books is that, while these children are so powerful, they are costantly being tested on the strength of their character so that, as Niko so eloquently puts it, their teachers do not r...more
One of my favorite things about these books is that, while these children are so powerful, they are costantly being tested on the strength of their character so that, as Niko so eloquently puts it, their teachers do not r...more
Daja Kisubo was only nine years old when her family's ship was caught up in a storm. As Daja was the only survivor, her bad luck was considered responsible for the wreck, making her an instant outcast among all Traders. Now, she has found peace, family, and magic among her friends and mentors at Winding Circle, but part of her yearns to be a Trader again. When a magical mishap results in her creating a living vine out of pure iron, Daja's attracts the attention of a Traveling trader caravan. The...more
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In Daja's book, the four main characters, along with their mentors and Sandry's uncle, Duke Verdris, travel to Gold Ridge Valley, a province in North Emelan, where the residents are struggling with drought and fires. Our heroes are called upon to control the fires sweeping the area and threatening those living there. Additionally, the magic of the four young mages is blending together, creating unexpected and sometimes dangerous results. Daja accidentally creat...more
In Daja's book, the four main characters, along with their mentors and Sandry's uncle, Duke Verdris, travel to Gold Ridge Valley, a province in North Emelan, where the residents are struggling with drought and fires. Our heroes are called upon to control the fires sweeping the area and threatening those living there. Additionally, the magic of the four young mages is blending together, creating unexpected and sometimes dangerous results. Daja accidentally creat...more
The third installment in the series was probably my least favourite (by a small margin, though). As someone mentioned, it was more stand-alone than the rest, and it was that factor that reduced its enjoyment for me. The rest felt very plot-focused, while this one felt more like filler. It was interesting to see how Daja discovers her magic, though, and having a calmer book than the rest so that we could see how the characters are slowly changing, both personally and around each other, is probabl...more
Nov 07, 2011
Vicki (The Wolf's Den)
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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Length: 5.4 Hours
Listened at 1.8x Speed
Having a voice in your ear is especially helpful in deciphering foreign names such as Inoulia, Polyam or Tsaw'ha. However, having an outside reader did make it difficult at times to picture what you're reading/hearing. Some of the more technical passages about smithing or weaving were a bit rushed for me, though that might be due to the speed at which I listen.
Full Cast Audio continues to make an enjoyable read even more so. Spencer Murphy reprized his role...more
Listened at 1.8x Speed
Having a voice in your ear is especially helpful in deciphering foreign names such as Inoulia, Polyam or Tsaw'ha. However, having an outside reader did make it difficult at times to picture what you're reading/hearing. Some of the more technical passages about smithing or weaving were a bit rushed for me, though that might be due to the speed at which I listen.
Full Cast Audio continues to make an enjoyable read even more so. Spencer Murphy reprized his role...more
Meh. I started out really liking these but by the time I got to this one, I was like "Oh man, you just know this book is on the Waldorf School Parent's Enthusiastically Recommended List" and something about that feeling, that happy goodness feeling, began to get to me. Everyone is so. . special and perfect and they all live in joyous harmony with the earth vibrations. Probably they do eurhythmy. Hell, you know they do eurhythmy, along with meditation and yoga and a wholesome, whole grain vegetar...more
Daja’s Book introduced some of the more interesting character development in the series so far. As the sole survivor of a shipwreck in Sandry’s Book, the Traders labeled Daja trangshi or bad luck. No Traders will speak with her, touch her, or even acknowledge her existence, because they believe bad luck is catching and they have no wish to catch hers. While going about the mundane task of making nails, Daja loses focus, and since the children’s magics have gotten more and more intertwined, Daja’...more
I really enjoyed these books as I do every Tamora Pierce book. I could relate to the main characters but I could also tell that there was a definite age gap. Even if the characters are a little younger, the books are very fun but still have interesting and kind of intense moments so that i do not want to put it down.
So When Daja is trapped with the traders in a circle of fire, I thought she was going to die... well except not really because there can't be one last book (which there is) without h...more
So When Daja is trapped with the traders in a circle of fire, I thought she was going to die... well except not really because there can't be one last book (which there is) without h...more
I think it used to be that Sandry's and Tris's were my favorites and Daja's and Briar's were my less favorites, but when it comes to Daja's I have no idea why, because it is so great! I'm running out of things to say about these books, but the point is, I love them.
P.S. Did I mention the racial diversity in these books yet? Because I should have, because it is so there and it is handled SO WELL. Aka not "handled" at all; people come from different places and in different colors and this affects...more
P.S. Did I mention the racial diversity in these books yet? Because I should have, because it is so there and it is handled SO WELL. Aka not "handled" at all; people come from different places and in different colors and this affects...more
Only a third of the way through, or so, but have been increasingly annoyed by lapses of the author in consistency of characters and environment. The author created a drought in the world, but in the previous two books, there was lots of rain and occasional flooding, and some mentions of that in the territory that Pierce, in this book, claims has had a several-year drought. The writing style is changed drastically from the previous two, now including bizarre page-long descriptions that sometimes...more
I wrote more about this series in general for book 1, so if you want to know what I think about that as compared to Tamora Pierce's other stories, please check there. :)
This book was obviously focusing mostly on Daja and how she still yearns to be a Trader (though not without really wanting to give up her newfound magic and crafting abilities), but there is also a lot of exploration with the evolving magic of each of the four children and how they need to discover what they can do and figure out...more
This book was obviously focusing mostly on Daja and how she still yearns to be a Trader (though not without really wanting to give up her newfound magic and crafting abilities), but there is also a lot of exploration with the evolving magic of each of the four children and how they need to discover what they can do and figure out...more
When the four young mages travel with their Winding Circle masters to Gold Ridge Valley to help fight a drought, Daja has an opportunity to gain new knowledge of her blacksmith craft as her powers seem to grow with a surprising symbiosis with her three friends. The changes occurring in their magic surprises their masters who watch but don’t interfere with this new development and they are able to use this new amalgamated magic to help solve a number of problems that have perplexed the people at...more
IMHO this is the best book in the series. Real life issues were faced by the four mage students - Daja, Briar, Sandry and Tris - and overcome. Ostricism, personal handicaps, drought, famine, forest fires and even an arrogant (know-it-all) magician. All of these issues were handles morally and done extremely well. This is a really good "Christian-feeling" novel without preaching religion. It clearly shows the proper thing to do in each situation and how to do it without being arrogant about your...more
Our great mages and their 4 apprentices are travelling with the Duke to assess the needs of the outer regions. Daja's, Briar's, Sandry's and Tris's magic has all bled together in very strange ways, causing Daja to have much longed for contact with other Trader folk. Forest fires are raging throughout the region, drought has lasted for 3 years, crops are failing and the copper mine is running dry. Things look very bad for the Gold Ridge Valley, but the 4 manage to put things almost back to rights...more
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Much of this book was only mildly interesting that I chose to give it a GoodReads rating of three stars. The ending, however, was very touching, and ultimately caused me to unofficially bump it up to a 3.5 star rating. Still, I wasn't that into this book that much.
Daja and the rest of the Winding Circle gang (Sandry, Briar, and Tris) travel with their teachers and the Duke in order to assist with persistent fires plaguing the land. During their travels, the kids discover their...more
Much of this book was only mildly interesting that I chose to give it a GoodReads rating of three stars. The ending, however, was very touching, and ultimately caused me to unofficially bump it up to a 3.5 star rating. Still, I wasn't that into this book that much.
Daja and the rest of the Winding Circle gang (Sandry, Briar, and Tris) travel with their teachers and the Duke in order to assist with persistent fires plaguing the land. During their travels, the kids discover their...more
Daja used to be a Trader, but when her family’s ship went down leaving Daja as the sole survivor, she was considered “Trangshi,” or bad luck, and cast out from among the Traders. Now, Daja has finally settled into her new life at Winding Circle. She has a new family and is learning to control and work with her magic. In combination with the magic of her friends, Daja has created a living metal vine. When Traders pass through the area, they desire the vine so much they agree to go through the ard...more
On the horizon the landscape's burnin' red...
On the heels of the earthquake and the ensuant pirate attack, the Duke is taking a tour of Northern districts and is, of course, taking along our four kids and their teachers as part of his retinue. There's been a severe drought going on for three years and grass fires are becoming more frequent as a result. A mage hasn't allowed a forest fires for decades, to the point where mast lays thick under the dry canopies of the trees. He scoffs at the living...more
On the heels of the earthquake and the ensuant pirate attack, the Duke is taking a tour of Northern districts and is, of course, taking along our four kids and their teachers as part of his retinue. There's been a severe drought going on for three years and grass fires are becoming more frequent as a result. A mage hasn't allowed a forest fires for decades, to the point where mast lays thick under the dry canopies of the trees. He scoffs at the living...more
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Though the other stories have dimmed in my mind a bit over the years, this story's great feat always stayed with me. There's just something about fire and bending it to your will that fascinates me. It mirrors life without having any. From working to tame a wildfire, or even simply stoking a fire in the hearth, you have to work with the fire instead of against it. I'm awed by its strength and simultaneous weakness.
But enough of my pyromania, back to the story. The jacket summary...more
Though the other stories have dimmed in my mind a bit over the years, this story's great feat always stayed with me. There's just something about fire and bending it to your will that fascinates me. It mirrors life without having any. From working to tame a wildfire, or even simply stoking a fire in the hearth, you have to work with the fire instead of against it. I'm awed by its strength and simultaneous weakness.
But enough of my pyromania, back to the story. The jacket summary...more
Daja, the third member of the Circle of Magic, was born into the Trader culture; nomadic merchants who live according to their own rules and customs. At the beginning of the series, ten-year-old Daja was the only survivor of a shipwreck which killed her entire family. Because of this, the Traders labeled her trangshi -- bad luck -- and exiled her from their culture. Because of her magic with fire and metal, Daja was brought to Winding Circle Temple, where she made new friends and began a new lif...more
Sep 06, 2007
Bonnie Gayle
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
fans of the rest of the series, and the author's other writing.
I liked this book a lot. You could really see a change for the better in the author's writing, and the story was a really good one. This book was really about Daja, more than the first 2 were about whoever the book was named after.
Back in the very beginning of the series, Daja's family's boat sank, and she was the only survivor. Her tribe considers a lone survivor bad luck, so she was banished completely. This story begins with the 4 students and their teachers, who have travelled up north, wher...more
Back in the very beginning of the series, Daja's family's boat sank, and she was the only survivor. Her tribe considers a lone survivor bad luck, so she was banished completely. This story begins with the 4 students and their teachers, who have travelled up north, wher...more
Daja is the character among the four young mages that I feel has the most culturally diverse background, and I really enjoyed how it was explored in "her" book.
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This book is like a comfy blanket. The characters are so familiar, it's easy to fall right back in to the story. Full Cast Audio uses the same narrators, so even the voices are the same.
Daja's Book had more emphasis on Daja, then Sandry's Book or Tris's book did on their characters. Daja has to come to grips with her status as outcast, with help from her friends and mentors.
Briar's book is next, and I have some guesses to where it might go. I'll find out soon!
Daja's Book had more emphasis on Daja, then Sandry's Book or Tris's book did on their characters. Daja has to come to grips with her status as outcast, with help from her friends and mentors.
Briar's book is next, and I have some guesses to where it might go. I'll find out soon!
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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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“Rosethorn had gone to her room the moment Niko started to cough. Now she returned with her syrup and a firm look in her eye. "I thought you were having trouble last night. Drink this." She poured some into a cup and held it out to him.
Niko looked at it as if she offered him rotten fish. "I am fine. I am per-" He couldn't even finish the sentence for coughing.
"It's not bad," said Tris, crossing her fingers behind her back. "Really, tastes like-like mangoes."
Niko looked at her, then took the cup and downed its contents. The four watched with interest as his cheeks turned pale, then scarlet. "That's terrible (exclamation point)" he cried, his voice a thin squeak.
"Maybe I was thinking of some other syrup," Tris remarked with a straight face.”
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Niko looked at it as if she offered him rotten fish. "I am fine. I am per-" He couldn't even finish the sentence for coughing.
"It's not bad," said Tris, crossing her fingers behind her back. "Really, tastes like-like mangoes."
Niko looked at her, then took the cup and downed its contents. The four watched with interest as his cheeks turned pale, then scarlet. "That's terrible (exclamation point)" he cried, his voice a thin squeak.
"Maybe I was thinking of some other syrup," Tris remarked with a straight face.”
“Tris: "What if I don't want to cut up aloe leaves?"
Rosethorn: "Ask me if I care what you want.”
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