Introducing Tamora Pierce

Tamora Pierce is one of those authors you grow with – and through. If you’re a girl who doesn’t quite fit in to the girly-mould, or wants to be something different – there’s a Pierce heroine out there for you. (You might have realised that I really like her books!)

If you’re really into fantasy novels – but find most of them feature male leads – then try out Tamora’s books. 

A life-long love of books, words, fantasy and science-fiction culminated in the 1983 publication of Alanna: the first adventure – and Pierce hasn’t looked back since. Although it took until 1992 before she could give up other jobs and write full-time.

You can find out more about her on her official website.

The Tortall books:
The Song of the Lioness quartet:

• Alanna: the first adventure.
• In the hand of the goddess, also available on CD.
• The woman who rides like a man.
• Lioness rampant.

The Immortals quartet:

• Wild magic, also available as a downloadable eAudiobook.
• Wolf-speaker.
• The Emperor mage.
• The realms of the gods.

The Protector of the Small quartet:

• First test.
• Page.
• Squire.
• Lady Knight.

Trickster series:

• Trickster’s choice. 
• Trickster’s queen.
• Available in one volume Trickster.

Beka Cooper series:

• Terrier, also available on CD.
• Bloodhound, also available as a downloadable eAudiobook.
• Mastiff.

Winding Circle:
The Circle of magic quartet:

• Sandry’s book [also published as The magic in the weaving], also available as a downloadable eAudiobook.
• Tris’s book [also published as The power in the storm] also available as a downloadable eAudiobook.
• Daja’s book [also published as The fire in the forging] also available as a downloadable eAudiobook.
• Briar’s book [also published as The healing in the vine] also available as a downloadable eAudiobook.

The Circle opens quartet:

• Magic steps.
• Street magic, also available as a downloadable eAudiobook.
• Cold fire. 
• Shatterglass.

• The will of the Empress, also available as a downloadable eAudiobook, and is available on CD.
• Melting stones, also available on CD. 

She has also had stories published in these anthologies, most of the stories are gathered together in

• Tortall and other lands: a collection of tales. 
• Young warriors: stories of strength.
• The dragon book.
• Firebirds rising.
• Half-human.
• Dreams and visions.
• Lost and found.

There’s an interview with her in The wand in the word.

- Annie