Tamora Pierce’s
Tortall Series:
Tortall is a
major country in the universe in which the series Song of the Lioness, Immortals,
Protector of the Small, Daughter of the Lioness (sometimes known
as the Trickster books) and the Provost's Dogs Trilogy (sometimes known
as the Beka Cooper books) take place. Its capital is Corus, located near the
western coast on the Emerald Ocean. To the north is Scanra, a wild and somewhat
barbaric country with whom Tortall went to war in the last two books of the
Protector of the Small quartet and the first Trickster book, "Trickster's
Choice."
Tortall is a
place somewhat reminiscent of the European Middle Ages, with its monarchy,
court, nobility, and knights, but is otherwise a completely different world.
Magic is very real and practical to Tortallans, from the common hedgewitch to
the King's court mages. Religious deities are revered and often play a part in
human lives, sometimes choosing humans as champions, sometimes using them to
further their own purposes. Though these deities are shown as powerful beyond
belief, they rely on their human instruments to shape the world.
About the Author:
Tamora
Pierce (born December 13,
1954) is an author of fantasy literature for young adults. She is an alumna of
the University of Pennsylvania. Best known for writing stories involving young
heroines, she made a name for herself with her first quartet The Song of the
Lioness, which followed the main character Alanna through the trials and
triumphs of training as a knight. Many of her books contain feminist themes.
As
taken from Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamora_Pierce.
1 comment:
Alanna, "I will be known as Alan", is a head-strong girl with the desire to just be strong, to protect those that need it, to challenge herself physically, and honor means everything. She sneaks off to become a paige and study in the arts of chivalry and warfare... and is the brunt of everyone's wrath until she grows up just enough, and the tides change. A great coming of age story, where it is alright to be a girl and dream of being anything. I think the biggest inspiration of Tamora Pierce's books is that "with just a little elbow grease, a little determination, and a lot of devotion you can be anything you desire" and that is such a great message for anyone of any age.
I read many of these books with my teen and have plans to read it with my pre-teen... in a year or two. :)
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