Author: Tamora Pierce

Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Emperor Mage

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Emperor Mageby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Paperback edition that was published by Simon Pulse on June 1, 2005 and has 358 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Choice, Trickster’s Queen, Wolf-Speaker, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja’s Book, Sandry’s Book, Tris’s Book, Briar’s Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterThird in the Immortals fantasy adventure series for children about a young girl with the ability to speak and heal animals. This particular adventure occurs in Carthak. If you’re interested, there is a chronological listing of the Tortall books on my website. My Take All I can say is that I hope King Jon realizes what a treasure […]

Posted January 24, 2012 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews, Middle-Grade readers / 0 Comments

Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Wolf-Speaker

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Wolf-Speakerby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Paperback edition that was published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers on 2003 and has 281 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Choice, Trickster’s Queen, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja’s Book, Sandry’s Book, Tris’s Book, Briar’s Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterSecond in the Immortals fantasy adventure series for middle-grade readers (ninth in the overall Tortall series) and revolving around Daine, a 14-year-old girl Gifted with the ability to speak to animals as well as heal them. If you’re interested, there is a chronological listing of the Tortall books on my website. My Take Oh, this is a […]

Posted January 15, 2012 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews, Middle-Grade readers / 0 Comments

Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Trickster’s Queen

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Trickster’s Queenby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Paperback edition that was published by Random House on October 11, 2005 and has 469 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Choice, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja’s Book, Sandry’s Book, Tris’s Book, Briar’s Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterSecond in the Daughter of the Lioness young adult adventure-fantasy series (seventeenth in the overall Tortall series) about Aly Cooper, 16-year-old spy for the raka rebellion. If you’re interested, there is a chronological listing of the Tortall books on my website. My Take Most of Pierce’s stories are written at a children’s level. This series is geared more […]

Posted December 30, 2011 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews, Young Adult readers / 0 Comments

Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Trickster’s Choice

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Trickster’s Choiceby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Paperback edition that was published by Scholastic on September 17, 2004 and has 453 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Queen, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja’s Book, Sandry’s Book, Tris’s Book, Briar’s Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterFirst in the Daughter of the Lioness series (if you’re OCD like me, you’ll want to start at beginning; there is a chronological listing of the Tortall books on my website, although, it isn’t necessary to read all these before starting this particular series…*grin* My Take Be careful what you wish for…you might get it as Aly finds out. […]

Posted December 30, 2011 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews, Young Adult readers / 0 Comments

Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Wild Magic

The orphaned (and young) Daine has a knack for talking to horses, a gift that gets her a job helping the royal horsemistress drive a herd of ponies to Tortall.

Posted December 30, 2011 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews, Middle-Grade readers / 1 Comment

Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Lioness Rampant

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Lioness Rampantby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Paperback edition that was published by Simon Pulse on January 1, 2005 and has 384 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Choice, Trickster’s Queen, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja’s Book, Sandry’s Book, Tris’s Book, Briar’s Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterFourth in the Song of the Lioness children’s adventure series revolving around the Lady Alanna, a knight in the service of King Roald of Tortall. If you’re interested, there is a chronological listing of the Tortall books on my website. My Take I wasn’t as happy with this particular installment as it seemed a bit condescending in parts. […]

Posted December 5, 2011 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews, Middle-Grade readers / 0 Comments

Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Woman Who Rides Like a Man

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Woman Who Rides Like a Manby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Paperback edition that was published by Simon Pulse on January 6, 2005 and has 284 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, Lioness Rampant, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Choice, Trickster’s Queen, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja’s Book, Sandry’s Book, Tris’s Book, Briar’s Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterThird in the Song of the Lioness fantasy adventure for children and revolving around Alanna of Trebond who has been in disguise as a boy as she attends the school for knights. This particular story takes place in the desert amongst the Bazhir. If you’re interested, there is a chronological listing of the Tortall books on my website. […]

Posted December 5, 2011 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews, Middle-Grade readers, Young Adult readers / 0 Comments

Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s In the Hand of the Goddess

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library In the Hand of the Goddessby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Paperback edition that was published by Simon Pulse on January 1, 2005 and has 264 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Choice, Trickster’s Queen, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja’s Book, Sandry’s Book, Tris’s Book, Briar’s Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterSecond in the Song of the Lioness fantasy series for children. If you’re interested, there is a chronological listing of the Tortall books on my website. My Take I am enjoying this series very much. I suspect partly due to its resemblance to Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar series as it brims over with lessons for children and honor for […]

Posted August 30, 2011 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews, Middle-Grade readers / 0 Comments

Book Review; Tamora Pierce’s Alanna: The First Adventure

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Alanna: The First Adventureby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Paperback edition that was published by Simon Pulse on January 1, 2005 and has 274 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include In the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Choice, Trickster’s Queen, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja’s Book, Sandry’s Book, Tris’s Book, Briar’s Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterFirst in the Song of the Lioness fantasy adventure series for middle-grade readers. The series revolves around Alanna Trebond, a ten-year-old, who passionately wants to become a knight. If you’re interested, there is a chronological listing of the Tortall books on my website. In 2013, Alanna: The First Adventure was nominated for the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s […]

Posted August 30, 2011 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews, Middle-Grade readers / 0 Comments