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This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Emelanese Books, Tortallan Books, Daughter of the Lioness, the Will of the Empress, Protector of the Small, Lioness Rampant, Alanna: the First Adventure, the Immortals, Tris's Book, Sandry's Book, Provost's Dog, in the Hand of the Goddess, Terrier, Bloodhound, Melting Stones, Briar's Book, Emperor Mage, Squire, the Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Shatterglass, Wolf-Speaker, Lady Knight, Circle of Magic, the Realms of the Gods, the Circle Opens, Daja's Book, Wild Magic, Page, Magic Steps, Cold Fire, Street Magic, First Test, Dedicate Lark, the Song of the Lioness. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Daughter of the Lioness series (also known as the Tricksters series) by Tamora Pierce is a duology set in the Tortall universe. It is centered on Alianne of Pirate's Swoop, the sixteen-year old daughter of Tortall's legendary lady knight, Alanna the Lioness, who was the subject of the The Song of the Lioness quartet. The duology takes place approximately 24 years after the last book in the quartet, Lioness Rampant. The books in the duology are: In a Time of Fear, the One Who I Promised will come to the raka, bearing glory in her train and justice in her hand. She will restore the god to his proper temple and his children to her right hand. She will be twice royal, wise and beloved, a living emblem of truth to her people. She will be attended by a wise one, the cunning one, the strong one, the warrior, and the crows. She will give a home to all, and the Kudarung will fly in her honor.-From the Kyprish Prophecy, written in the year 200 H.E. The Copper Isles, the country where most of the series is set, are a group of islands roughly west of Tortall, in the Tortall Universe. They were once ruled over by the native raka, whose i...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3129202 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Tamora Pierce, Marc Benioff, Chris Lambert, Susan Illston, Maureen Naylor, Bill Amend, Ella Logan, Charles S. Howard, Percy Gray, William H. Crocker, Ben Eastman, Terry Whitfield, Nick Gaetano, Steve Crenshaw, Mike Begovich. Excerpt:Olympic medal record Benjamin "Ben" Bangs Eastman (July 19, 1911 October 6, 2002), alias "Blazin' Ben", was an American middle distance runner. He was born in Burlingame, California . He competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles , United States in the 400 metres where he won the silver medal. He was the U.S. national 800 metres champion in 1934. Eastman, one of three Americans to hold the world record in both the 400 and 800 meters, was voted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2006. He died in Hotchkiss, Colorado , aged 91. Websites (URLs online) Records A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Bill Amend Bill Amend (pronounced / e m nd/ ; born September 20, 1962 in Northampton , Massachusetts ) is an American cartoonist , best known for his comic strip FoxTrot . Born as William J. C. Amend III , Amend attended high school in Burlingame , California where he was a cartoonist on his school newspaper . Amend is an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America . He attended Amherst College , where he drew comics for the college paper. He majored in physics and graduated in 1984. In 1982 Amend took first place among sophomores in a mathematics prize examination at Amherst. After a short time in the animation business, Amend decided to pursue a cartooning career and signed on with Universal Press Syndicate . FoxTrot first appeared on April 10, 1988. Amend currently lives in Kansas City with his wife and two children. On May 21, 1999, Amherst College awarded him an honorary degree as Doctor of Humane Letters. Amen... ... Read more

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Chapters: Emelanese Characters, Tortallan Characters, List of Minor the Circle Opens Characters, Veralidaine Sarrasri, Conté Royal Family, List of Minor Circle of Magic Characters, List of Minor the Will of the Empress Characters, Alanna of Trebond, Sandrilene Fa Toren, Kethlun Warder, Daja Kisubo, Trisana Chandler, Briar Moss, Keladry of Mindelan, Numair Salmalín, Nealan of Queenscove, Stormwing, Darking, Niklaren Goldeye, Dedicate Lark, Berenene Dor Ocmore, George Cooper, Skysong, Evumeimei Dingzai, Zekoi, Hurrok. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 92. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This is a list of minor characters who appear in The Circle Opens quartet by Tamora Pierce: Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire and Shatterglass. Other characters in the Emelan universe do not appear in these books, but appear in the Circle of Magic quartet or in The Will of the Empress. Abbas Qais is Pascos maternal grandfather, a harrier (officer of Summersea law-enforcement). Edoar Acalon is Pascos paternal grandfather, a harrier. He is involved with training the Acalon family children to become harriers themselves. Haidaycie (Haiday) and Rehana are Pascos cousin (parentage and surnames unknown). Through an accidental magical working, Pasco causes them to become trapped three feet in the air, and has to run and fetch Sandry to fix his mistake, despite having previously refused her offer to become his teacher. Halmaedy (Halmy) Acalon is Pascos elder sister, a harrier. Captain Isman Qais is Pascos maternal uncle. He is the harrier who first discovers and reports the murder of Jamar Rokat, and also the officer who interviews Sandry after Wulfric Snaptrap's death. Maccarin Acalon is Pasco's father, a harrier. Vanido (Vani) is one of Pascos older male cousins, who beats him up during baton practice wh...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7032955 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from New Moon, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2006. The length of the article is 978 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Get real with a favorite fantasy writer: New Moon asks Tamora some piercing questions.(Tamora Pierce)(Interview)
Author: Anna Schmitz
Publication: New Moon (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 13Issue: 4Page: 24(3)

Article Type: Interview

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Tamora Pierce, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 1636 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Tove Jansson, Rumiko Takahashi, Patricia Highsmith, Tamora Pierce, Alison Bechdel, Lynn Johnston, Nancy A. Collins, Ai Yazawa, List of Female Comics Creators, Rachel Pollack, Diane Duane, Rosario Dawson, Gail Simone, Joyce Brabner, Marjane Satrapi, Amber Benson, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Lynda Barry, Ann Nocenti, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Cecil Castellucci, Colleen Doran, Louise Simonson, Julie Doucet, Nina Paley, Dame Darcy, Jenette Kahn, Jill Thompson, Gabrielle Bell, Colleen Coover, Valerie D'orazio, Jo Chen, Rose O'neill, Holly Black, Marguerite Abouet, Jodi Picoult, Lynn Johnston Bibliography, Jessica Abel, Izumi Aso, Diane Dimassa, Alex de Campi, Devin K. Grayson, Year 24 Group, Leah Moore, Phoebe Gloeckner, Metaphrog, Trina Robbins, Wendy and Richard Pini, Yuu Watase, Karine Haaland, Ariel Schrag, Edwina Dumm, Jackie Ormes, Dori Seda, Roberta Gregory, G. Willow Wilson, Dorothy Woolfolk, Maggie Thompson, Becky Cloonan, Denise Mina, Barbara Kesel, Melinda Gebbie, Chynna Clugston, Jo Duffy, Claire Bretécher, Kaoru Tada, Tina Anderson, Karen Berger, Lee Marrs, Raina Telgemeier, Charlotte Fullerton, Shary Flenniken, Natsumi Itsuki, Reiko Shimizu, Abby Denson, Shaenon K. Garrity, Toshie Kihara, Mindy Newell, Sue Coe, Jennifer Diane Reitz, Kiriko Nananan, Bisco Hatori, Elaine Lee, Sara Ryan, Christina Weir, Megan Rose Gedris, Wataru Yoshizumi, Carla Speed Mcneil, Yellow Tanabe, Cathy Guisewite, Hideko Mizuno, Sarah Dyer, Suzue Miuchi, Kate Worley, Tarpe Mills, Terry Ryan, Tania Del Rio, Donna Barr, Fiona Avery, Akimi Yoshida, Emma Rendel, Samm Barnes, Sophie Crumb, Megan Kelso, Yasuko Aoike, Kanoko Sakurakoji, Kiyoko Arai, Alicia Patterson, Risa Itō, Kotomi Aoki, Akiko Higashimura, Jan Eliot, Angela and Luciana Giussani, Momoko Sakura, Ryo Ikuemi, Miriam Engelberg, Rhoda Shipman, Se...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3811515 ... Read more

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Chapters: Tamora Pierce, Paul K. Van Riper, Esther Hunt, Henry Miller Shreve, Edwin Stanton Porter, John Martin, William A. Clark, Chad Salisbury, Jacob B. Sweitzer, John Woodruff, Bob Shrum, Daniel French, Alfred Hunt, Joseph A. Hardy III, Bob Bailor, William Carr Lane, John Hoge Ewing, Alfred L. Wilson, Johnny Lujack, Robert Baird, Ed Roebuck, John Littleton Dawson, Matt McHugh, Benjamin W. Arnett, John Woods, John Smilie, Thomas Smith, Frank Ribar, Amos Townsend, Mickey Conroy, Bert Rechichar, William Kennon, Sr., Bruce Foster Sterling, Max Kielbasa, Justin Deas, Abraham Lincoln Keister, Norman Park Ramsey, Allen Foster Cooper, Dixie Walker, Gary L. Lancaster, Jim Cunningham, Robert Freeman Hopwood, Joshua Mathiot, James B. Goudie Jr., Bo Scott, Bob Galasso, Harold Betters, Frank Wydo, Ethelbert Patterson Oliphant,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 158. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 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, or give preference to women. Pierce was born in South Connellsville, Pennsylvania in Fayette County, on December 13, 1954. Her mother wanted to name her "Tamara" but the nurse who filled out her birth certificate misspelled it as "Tamora". When she was five her sister Kimberly (whom she based Alanna on) was born and a year later her second sister, Melanie, was born. From the time she was five until she was eight, she lived in Dunbar. In June 1963 she and her family moved to California. They fir...http://booksllc.net/?id=61267 ... Read more

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The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora PierceALANNA ALONEA knight at last, Alanna of Trebond heads out to seek adventure in the desert of Tortall. Captured by desert tribesmen, she is forced to prove herself in a magical duel to the death. But her real challenge doesn't come until after she wins. As the first female shaman, Alanna must fight to change the ancient traditions of the stubborn desert tribes--for their own sake and the sake of all Tortall.This third book in the Song of the Lioness quartet continues Alanna's saga as she strikes out alone and discovers herself anew. ... Read more

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""De ahora en más, soy Alan de Trebond, el mellizo menor. Seré un caballero"". De este modo, la joven Alanna de Trebond emprende su travesía hacia la caballería. A pesar de ser una niña, Alanna siempre anheló vivir las aventuras y hazañas que sólo se permitían a los varones. Su hermano mellizo, Thom, quiere aprender el arte de la magia. Así que un día, deciden hacerse pasar por el otro. Disfrazado de niña, Thom se dirige al convento para aprender magia; Alanna, haciéndose pasar por un varón, marcha rumbo al castillo del rey Roald para comenzar su formación como paje. / Call it fate, call it intuition, or just call it common sense, but somehow young Alanna knows she isn't meant to become some proper lady cloistered in a convent. Instead, she wants to be a great warrior maiden--a female knight. But in the land of Tortall, women aren't allowed to train as warriors. So Alanna finds a way to switch places with her twin, Thom, and take his place as a knight in training at the palace of King Roald. ... Read more