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Tamora Pierce (natural December 13, 1954) is a fantasy author who writes books for immature adults. She is an graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Virtually all known for writing stories involving immature heroines, she manufactured the title for herself sustaining her foremost quartet (originally arranged to become one book) A Song of The Lioness, which followed a independent character Alanna through the lawsuits & triumphs of educational videos as a knight.

Books
The Tortall Universe
The Song of the Lioness
A story of Alanna of Trebond, a ground-innovational female knight.

  • Alanna: A Foremost Escapade (1983)
  • In the Hand of the Goddess (1984)
  • the WoHuman World health organization Rides Such as a Man (1986)
  • Lioness Rampant (1988)

    The Immortals

    A story of Veralidaine (Daine) Sarrasri, an orphan with an unusual talent. She has 'untamed magic'- the magic unlike the common sort witnessed around her globe, that gives her a favorite connection by using brute. These books watch her when she learns training utilise her unpredictable magic.

  • Untamed Magic (1992)
  • Wolf-Speaker (1994)
  • A Emperor Mage (1994)
  • A Realms of the Gods (1996)

    Protector of the Small

    A story of Keladry of Mindelan, a 1st girl to watch inside Alanna's footsteps -- legally & while forgoing disguise, unlike a more female knight. When she begins her educational videos, Kel is constantly overrun by doubters & false probation by her expert training master, world health organization thinks the girl may never succeed. Kel makes memorable friends throughout a series, including a wry Neal of Queenscove & Sir Raoul of Goldenlake, an old friend of Alanna's. She besides meets occasionally key enemies, including Joren of Stone Mountain. From either Kel's acquaintances to her risky venture on tour to knighthood, this series occurs as for certain winner by using each recently readers & fans of Franklin pierce's more novels.

  • Number 1 Trial (1999)
  • Report (2000)
  • Squire (2001)
  • Lady Knight (2002)

    Daughter of the Lioness

    This duology is the story of Alianne of Pirate's Swoop, the 16-season-old girl by owning the bent for spying. Once her father, Baron George, & mother, Lady Sir Alannthe, refuse her a job by owning Tortall's spy forces, she sails murder, single to exist as captured by pirates & sold as a slave in the Copper Isles. She before long discovers a beginnings of a rebellion there, between a dark-skinned raka indigene & the weak-skinned luarin encroacher. She accepts a wager from either the Trickster god Kyprioth to keep her masters' youngsters alive sequentially to help fulfill his plans for the Islet, however is around for good deal other than she bargained for. Attended by an unconvincing crew of raka plotter, Copper Islet nobleman, & crows-turned-men, she sets bent put a Isles to correct, conclusively.

  • ''Trickster's Selection (2003)
  • Trickster's Queen (2004)

    The Emelan Universe
    A story of little joe toddlers—Sandry, Tris, Daja & Briar—world health organization discover that it is
    ambient mages which means that it apply magic from either outside themselves. It is tons mighty on an individual basis, however it discover that together it is possibly stronger. When tikes skilled within an rare magic, it struggle to earn a respect of the adults it encounter. Too known as a Circle Universe.

    The Circle of Magic quartet
    Where them discover their magic

  • Sandry's Book, UK title A Magic in the Weaving (1997)
  • Tris's Book, UK title A Power in the Storm (1998)
  • Daja's Book, UK title A Fire in the Forging (1998)
  • Briar's Book, UK title A Healing in the Vine (1999) The Circle Opens'' quartet
    Where them study just about passing their teaching forward. In that quartet the original 4 tykes decide to travel using their teachers, from each one ingesting in a freshly student. Sandry finds a dance-mage boy around Summersea, a twelve-month-old Pasco Acalon, the son & grandson of 2 bull families (called "harriers" inside Summersea). Around Chammur Briar discovers the floozie known as Evvy, world health organization finds she has stone-magic. Daja travels to Namorn in the far northerly, & is the 1 to discover her carrier's twin girl' magic: Niamara, whose magic is using cold & woodwork, & Jorality, whose magic is by owning cookery. Tris encounters Kethlun Warder, an undiscovered lightning & glass mage.

  • Magic Steps (2000)
  • Street Magic (2001)
  • Cold Fire (2002)
  • Shatterglass (2003)

    Short stories

  • Plain Magic (1999) (published in Flights of Fantasy)
  • Touching (2000) (published in Wasted & Uncovered)
  • Elder Brother (2001) (published in Half Man) (Placed in the Tortallan universe)

    Further books planned
    A Might of A Empress: The Circle Reforged , scheduled for late 2005 about Daja, Tris, Sandry and Briar when it came back together when immature adults. Numair: A Early Years, the (tentatively highborn) book which covers Numair's life between allowing Carthak & arriving in the Tortallan capital. As-eventually-untitled book just about Maura of Dunlath. ''Provost's Puppy Trilogy'', pass off 200 years prior to Alanna:The 1st Adventure. It's all about the girl, Rebakah (Rebbthe) Cooper world health organization is raised to become a manhunter. A titles of the books come Terrier, Sleuthhound & Norwegian elkhound. untitled Circle universe book, where Tris enrolls at a mages' university around Lightsbridge under an assumed title, around an attempt to be an average mage practicing normal academic wizardly (spells, charms, potions) by having there is no a single caring her very title or even power, Scholastic hardback in the U.S. & Canada--March untitled Circle universe book charted the story within Street Magic in which Briar, Evvy & Rosethorn prove my point their journeying to Yanjing & discover a threat to the Residing Circle religion.

  • Wildofre's Realm
    Fan fiction, Tortallan humor, tests, and information on the books.

    Blue Lagoon
    Includes information, gallery, fan fiction, and writing guides.

    The Pagemaster's Realm
    Includes series introductions, library and fan fiction, links, fantasy quiz, and message board.

    Tamora Pierce Official Site
    News, summaries, bibliography, biography, FAQs, and book recommendations.

    The Rider Barracks Club
    Includes a message board, "pony pairing," and updates on recent and future releases.

    Sandy's Fantasy Realm
    Fan fiction, Round Robin works, quotes, message board, and a writers' guild.

    Realm of the Lioness
    Alanna, the Lioness Quartet, Tortallan books.

    Les's Tamora Pierce Page
    Fan site with fanfic, character pages and information.

    The Steelsings Tamora Pierce Page
    Community with reviews, maps, an encyclopedia, fan fiction, chat rooms, role playing and a message board.

    The Pack
    Directory of Tamora Pierce-based sites.






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