Daine is alone without anything or anyone after losing her family in an incident that she feels she can't share, but she's soon taken on as an assistant horsemaster because of her peculiar way with animals. She's given a chance to learn to control her unusual powers and save the day if she can learn to trust herself and others.

I didn't expect to like Wild Magic as much as I liked the Alanna books at all, but I had fun reading this. I don't like the character Daine as much as Alanna, and this book kind of spoiled some things for me as I haven't been able to get my hands on the 4th Alanna book, but it was still very enjoyable with fun characters and great action. Tamora Pierce is quickly becoming one of my favorites.