false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178477267m/798403.jpg 798403 1 Tamora Pierce has a large following of teen and adult readers, who savor her fantasy novels with strong female characters. This volume provides her readers and fans with additional insights into her life and work. The first section provides a biographical chapter and literary heritage. The second and third sections analyze the Tales of Tortall and the Magic Circle Sagas as a whole, providing details into the characters and settings of each. The final section of the book, Perspectives, includes both a section on literary techniques along with an interview of Tamora Pierce herself. Appendices include a section on Power Female Heroes and Fantasy Adventures. NOvels include: *The Song of the Lioness Quartet *The Immortals Quartet *The Protector of the Small Quartet *The Trickster Duology *The Magic Circle Quartet *The Circle Opens Quartet *The Will of the Empress 784368 30 8 2007 Tamora Pierce (Teen Reads: Student Companions to Young Adult Literature) total:2|5:2| 2 10 16 0 0 0 false false Mon Oct 19 12:54:30 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 12:54:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 04 21:28:49 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 21:28:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 13 07:12:15 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 07:12:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 05 19:29:30 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 19:29:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 18 13:54:52 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 13:54:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 18 06:32:11 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 06:32:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon May 04 12:35:09 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 12:35:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 14 21:36:47 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 21:36:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Mar 19 08:56:44 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 08:56:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 06 15:22:49 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 15:22:49 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 02 16:44:19 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 16:44:19 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 07:00:26 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 07:00:29 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 12 12:44:09 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 12:44:09 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jul 07 19:13:59 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 19:13:59 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Mar 06 14:05:12 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 14:05:12 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Feb 02 09:09:52 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 09:09:52 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=798403