She lives in upstate New York with various cats, other four-legged animals, and birds who feed in her yard, and can be e-visited at. About the Author Beloved author Tamora Pierce has written a great number of books, including the Song of the Lioness quartet, The Immortals quartet, the Circle of Magic quartet, the Protector of the Small quartet, The Circle Opens quartet, the Trickster series, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, the Beka Cooper series, and The Numair Chronicles. Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alannas first adventure begins-one that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and make her a legend in the land. Alanna must master weapons, combat, and magic, as well as polite behavior, her temper, and even her own heart. But the road to knighthood, as she discovers, is not an easy one. Disguised as a boy, Alanna begins her training as a page at the palace of King Roald. From Tamora Pierce, the first book in the Song of the Lioness Quartet. So she finds a way to switch places with her twin brother, Thom. Read Alanna The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce available from Rakuten Kobo. In a time when girls are forbidden to be warriors, Alanna of Trebond wants nothing more than to be a knight of the realm of Tortall. From now on Im Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. Book Synopsis From Tamora Pierce, the first book in the Song of the Lioness Quartet, honored with the Margaret A.
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