List of works by Tamora Pierce

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This is a list of works by American fantasy author Tamora Pierce.

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Works

Tortall universe

The Tortall universe is a fictional setting shared by six book series: [The] Song of the Lioness; [The] Immortals, or Wild Magic; Protector of the Small; Daughter of the Lioness, or Tricksters; and Beka Cooper (Provost's Dog); the Numair Chronicles, as well as multiple short stories. [1]

Setting

The Tortall series is named for the country in which the majority of the works are set, Tortall. The capital of Tortall is Corus, located near the western coast on the Emerald Ocean. To the north is Scanra, a wild and somewhat barbaric country. Tortall and Scanra are at war in the last two Protector books and the first Trickster book, Trickster's Choice. To the east are Galla, Tusaine, and Tyra, and past them are Maren and Sarain. Carthak (setting for Emperor Mage) is south of Tortall across the Inland Sea, while to the west lie the Yamani Islands and the Copper Isles. To the east of Maren and Sarain is The Roof of the World, a large mountain range. The Trickster books mostly take place in the Copper Isles, further south than the Yamani islands.

The Hunt Records take place hundreds of years before the other books, and Barzun, a nation between Tortall and the Inland Sea later is occasional mentioned. Barzun was later conquered by Tortall.

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. 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.

The Song of the Lioness

The Song of The Lioness was originally written as one single book for adults, but Pierce's literary agent suggested that she rewrite it into four books aimed at a young adult audience. [2] Pierce literally cut up the manuscript [2] and used the pieces to form four new books for teenagers.

The Immortals

Protector of the Small

  • First Test (1999)
  • Page (2000)
  • Squire (2001)
  • Lady Knight (2002)
  • The omnibus edition is Protector of the Small (SFBC, 2004). [1]
  • "Bone's Day Out" (2014) – a Tortall short story only found in the 2014 reissue of the Protector of the Small omnibus

Tricksters

Also called Daughter of the Lioness from the Song of the Lioness four-book series. This duology is the same length as the earlier quartets, because the books are about twice the length of the earlier works. Pierce explains that the success of the Harry Potter books finally showed publishers that young readers will read long books.

Beka Cooper: The Hunt Records

This trilogy is also called Provost's Dog. [1] It is set 200 years before Alanna: The First Adventure. It was a finalist for the 2012 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature.

The Numair Chronicles

The Numair Chronicles will be a three-book series about the childhood of Arram Draper, who will grow up to be the Great Mage, Numair Salmalín.

  • Tempests And Slaughter (2018)

Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales

  • Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales (2010) contains multiple short stories set in the Tortall Universe. It is a collection of all Tamora Pierce's short stories and contains all of those written as of its publication in 2010, with the exception of Slippery in the Stairwell, 1965 (2009) For a complete listing see the Short Stories section.

A Spy's Guide to Tortall: From the Desk of George Cooper

  • A Spy's Guide to Tortall: From the Desk of George Cooper (2017). By Julie Holderman, Tamora Pierce, Megan Messinger, Timothy Liebe, and Cara Coville: A collection of documents from within the realms of Tortall. There will be an array of new information about the country and characters, immortals never seen in the books, and everything from a breakdown of the Tortallan military to personal correspondence. Features everything from Queen's Riders recruitment material, to a detailed account of the sealing of the Divine Realms, to correspondence about the minor adventures of major characters. It will also include the story of Aly's first mission – and the reason her parents refused to let her go on any others – along with illustrations of characters and "personnel files" kept by the Whisper Man himself [3] [4]

Chronological order of all Tortall books and short stories

As some series and short stories are prequels, the chronologic order differs from publication order. Books that were published later frequently mention characters from books that were published earlier. However, each quartet or series can be read independently of the others.

  1. Terrier (2006) – Beka Cooper: The Hunt Records #1, Tortall #15
  2. ''Bloodhound'' (2009) – Beka Cooper: The Hunt Records #2, Tortall #16
  3. Mastiff (2011) – Beka Cooper: The Hunt Records #3, Tortall #17
  4. Student of Ostriches (2005) – Tortallan Novelette (2005 in Young Warriors: Stories of Strength; 2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  5. Tempests and Slaughter (2018) - The Numair Chronicles #1, Tortall #19
  6. The Exile's Gift (Forthcoming) – Exile±
  7. Exile 3 (Forthcoming) – Exile±
  8. Alanna: The First Adventure (1983) – Song of the Lioness #1, Tortall #1
  9. In the Hand of the Goddess (1984) – Song of the Lioness #2, Tortall #2
  10. The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (1986) – Song of the Lioness #3, Tortall #3
  11. Lioness Rampant (1988) – Song of the Lioness #4, Tortall #4
  12. Wild Magic (1992) – The Immortals #1, Tortall #5
  13. Wolf-Speaker (1994) – The Immortals #2, Tortall #6
  14. Elder Brother (2001) – Tortallan Novelette (2001 in Half Human; 2001 in Books One and Two: Water and Fire; 2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  15. Hidden Girl (2006) – Tortallan Novelette (2006 in Dreams and Visions; 2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  16. Emperor Mage (1995) – The Immortals #3, Tortall #7
  17. The Realms of the Gods (1996) – The Immortals #4, Tortall #8
  18. First Test (1999) – Protector of the Small #1, Tortall #9
  19. Page (2000) – Protector of the Small #2, Tortall #10
  20. Squire (2001) – Protector of the Small #3, Tortall #11
  21. Lady Knight (2002) – Protector of the Small #4, Tortall #12
  22. Bone's Day Out (2014) -Short Story (2014 in Protector of the Small omnibus)±
  23. A Spy's Guide to Tortall: From the Desk of George Cooper (2017) Tortall #18 ±
  24. Trickster's Choice (2003) – Tricksters: Daughter of the Lioness #1, Tortall #13
  25. Trickster's Queen (2004) – Tricksters: Daughter of the Lioness #2, Tortall #14
  26. Nawat (2010) – Tortallan Novella (2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  27. Lost (2010) – Tortallan Novelette (2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)±
  28. The Dragon's Tale (2009) – Tortallan Novelette (2009 in The Dragon Book; 2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)

± Location in timeline uncertain

Circle universe

Setting The Circle of Magic quartet is set in the land of Emelan; the Circle Opens quartet and the Circle Reforged quartet are set in Emelan and various neighbouring countries. Neighboring countries include Sotat (east of Emelan; birthplace of Briar Moss), Qalai (north-east of Emelan), Lairan (north of Emelan), Gansar (north-west of Emelan), and Anderann (west of Emelan, birthplace of Dedicate Rosethorn). Other countries in the Circle universe include Chammur (setting of Street Magic), Thairos (setting of Shatterglass), Namorn (far north, setting of Cold Fire and The Will of the Empress), Gyongxe (setting of Battle Magic), Yanjing (birthplace of Evumeimei Dingzai) Capchen (birthplace of Trisana Chandler), the Battle Islands (setting of Melting Stones), Hatar Island in the Pebbled Sea, Olart (north of the Pebbled Sea), and Mbau (south of the Pebbled Sea).

In the Circle universe, magic is common and regularly used, but individuals need to be born with the ability to use it. There are two forms of magic. Academic magic is directly linked to the energy within the user and may require incantations or physical catalysts. Ambient magic is less common, is associated with a certain craft (such as carpentry) or item of nature (such as lightning), and involves power from the surroundings flowing through the user. Most cultures in the Circle universe are polytheistic, but unlike the Tortall universe, gods less frequently try to affect mortal events.

Circle of Magic

Plot The series tells the stories of four 10-year-old children: Sandrilene fa Toren, Trisana Chandler, Daja Kisubo and Briar Moss, known as Sandry, Tris, Daja, and Briar, respectively. They are discovered in various troubled circumstances and brought together by Niklaren Goldeye (referred to as Niko), a powerful mage, who tells them that they are "ambient mages," which means that they use magic derived from the environment. The four youths do not fit in with the other children of the monastic Winding Circle community to which Niko brings them and are put together in a separate cottage, called Discipline. Here they each learn of their hidden talents: Sandry with thread, Tris with weather, Daja with fire and metal, and Briar with plants. Lark, a gentle woman especially attentive to Sandry since she also has thread magic, and Rosethorn, a sharp woman who shares Briar's ability with plants, live with and instruct the children in their magical and personal growth. Also teaching and guiding them is Niko, technically Tris's teacher, but available to all four. Daja is taught by Dedicate Initiate Frostpine, a smith mage. At first it seems that a merchant, a street rat, a noblewoman, and a Trader (a trading race that is often hated by others) will never get along, but an extraordinary circumstance brings them together. Through an earthquake, they realize their full potential and are bound closely together forever. As children skilled in uncommon magics, they struggle to earn the respect of the adults they encounter and to fully understand and control their magical powers. Nominated for the 2000 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature

Compilations

  • Water & Fire (2001): Circle of Magic # 1-2, and short story Elder Brother (Tortall)
  • Air & Earth (2003): Circle of Magic # 3-4
  • The Omnibus edition is Circle of Magic Quartet
  • Chapters from Sandry's Book are also found in Tamora Pierce: Enter the Circle, a Scholastic books promotional sampler.

The Circle Opens

The young mages, now 14 years old, are officially certified by Winding Circle and become teachers. In this quartet, each of the four protagonists travels with their mentor, taking on a new student and combating problems abroad.

  • Magic Steps (2000)
  • Street Magic (2001)
  • Cold Fire (2002)
  • Shatterglass (2003)
  • The omnibus edition is The Circle Opens
  • Chapters from Magic Steps are also found in Tamora Pierce: Enter the Circle, a Scholastic books promotional sampler.

The Circle Reforged

  • The Will of the Empress (2005)

The initial working title for this book was The Circle Reforged. [5] It is the first book in "The Circle Reforged" series. [6]

  • Melting Stones (2008)

This story was first released as a full-cast audiobook to be followed by paper versions. This is the first full-length novel written expressly for audio. The recording date had been postponed, and the audiobook was finally released in fall 2007.

  • Battle Magic (2013)

This story follows Briar, Rosethorn, and Evvy as they travel to the far east, through the sacred lands of Gyongxe and on to Yanjing. While visiting with the God-King in Gyongxe, the traveling mages are summoned to the Yanjing emperor's summer palace.

Forthcoming

  • Tamora Pierce currently has one Circle book in the works. The forthcoming Circle book is set after the events of Empress, and will follow Tris as she enrolls "at the mages' university in Lightsbridge under an assumed name, in an attempt to become an ordinary mage practicing normal academic magic (spells, charms, potions) with no one knowing her real name or power." She does so after realizing that her prospective employers only want to use her weather craft as war magic. [4] [7] [8]

Chronological order of all Circle Universe books

  1. Sandry's Book (1997) – Circle of Magic #1, Emelan #1
  2. Tris's Book (1998) – Circle of Magic #2, Emelan #2
  3. Daja's Book (1998) – Circle of Magic #3, Emelan #3
  4. Briar's Book (1999) – Circle of Magic #4, Emelan #4
  5. Magic Steps (2000) – The Circle Opens #1, Emelan #5
  6. Street Magic (2001) – The Circle Opens #2, Emelan #6
  7. Cold Fire (2002) – The Circle Opens #3, Emelan #7
  8. Shatterglass (2003) – The Circle Opens #4, Emelan #8
  9. Battle Magic (2013) – The Circle Reforged #3, Emelan #11
  10. The Will of the Empress (2005) – The Circle Reforged #1, Emelan #9
  11. Melting Stones (2008) – The Circle Reforged #2, Emelan #10
  12. Untitled Tris Book (Forthcoming) – The Circle Reforged #4, Emelan #12

Short stories

Complete list

  • Plain Magic (1986) – A fantasy short story. (1986 in Planetfall; 1999 in Flights of Fantasy; 2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  • Testing (2000) – A contemporary novelette based on events that happened to the author while she was the housemother in a group home for teenage girls. (2000 in Lost and Found: Award-Winning Authors Sharing Real-Life Experiences Through Fiction; 2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  • Elder Brother (2001) – A Tortall novelette (2001 in Half Human; 2001 in a two-in-one Circle of Magic book titled Books One and Two: Water and Fire; 2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  • Student of Ostriches (2005) – A Tortall novelette about Kylaia al Jmaa (the future Shang Unicorn) from Lioness Rampant. (2005 in Young Warriors: Stories of Strength; in 2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  • Huntress (2006) – A contemporary fantasy novelette (2006 in Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy; 2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  • Hidden Girl (2006) – A Tortall novelette set in the same country as "Elder Brother". (2006 in Dreams and Visions: Fourteen Flights of Fantasy; 2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  • Time of Proving (2006) – A medieval fantasy short story, about the coming of age of a young girl. (2006 in Cricket ; 2010 in Tortall and Other Lands; 2011 The Realm of Imagination: Favorite Stories from Cricket Magazine)
  • The Dragon's Tale (2009) – A Tortall short story about Kitten (Skysong), Daine's dragon (2009 in The Dragon Book: Magic Tales from the Master of Modern Fantasy; 2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  • Slippery in the Stairwell, 1965 (2009) – A contemporary, real-life short story in an anthology of first period stories. (2009 in My Little Red Book) [9]
  • Lost (2010) – A Tortall novelette about a girl from Tusaine and a darking. (2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  • Mimic (2010) – A fantasy novelette about a girl named Ri and the animals she saves. (2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  • Nawat (2010) – A Tortall novella which takes place after the Trickster series. (2010 in Tortall and Other Lands)
  • Bone's Day Out (2014) – a Tortall short story which is part of the Protector of the Small quartet (2014 in Protector of the Small omnibus)

Not collected in Tortall and Other Lands

  • Slippery in the Stairwell, 1965 (2009) – A contemporary, real-life short story in an anthology of first period stories. (2009 in My Little Red Book)
  • Bone's Day Out (2014) – a Tortall short story which is part of the Protector of the Small quartet (2014 in Protector of the Small omnibus)

Collections

Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales (2010)

Contents:

  • Student of Ostriches
  • Elder Brother
  • The Hidden Girl
  • Nawat
  • The Dragon's Tale
  • Lost
  • Time of Proving
  • Plain Magic
  • Mimic
  • Huntress
  • Comments on the Short Story "Testing"
  • Testing
  • ± Mastiff (promotional extract)
  • ± Acknowledgements (Tortall and Other Lands)

Anthologies

  • Young Warriors, Stories of Strength (2006) was compiled and edited by Tamora Pierce and Josepha Sherman

Contents:

  • Introduction by Tamora Pierce
  • The Gift of Rain Mountain by Bruce Holland Rogers
  • The Magestone by S. M. and Jan Stirling
  • Eli and the Dybbuk by Janis Ian
  • Heartless by Holly Black
  • Lioness by Pamela F. Service
  • Thunderbolt by Esther Friesner
  • Devil Wind by India Edghilll
  • The Boy Who Cried "Dragon!" by Mike Resnick
  • Student of Ostriches by Tamora Pierce
  • Serpent's Rock by Laura Anne Gilman
  • Hidden Warriors by Margaret Mahy
  • Emerging Legacy by Doran Durgin
  • An Axe for Men by Rosemary Edghilll
  • Acts of Faith by Lesley McBain
  • Swords that Talk by Brent Hartinger
  • Afterword by Josepha Sherman

Comics

At the 2006 New York Comicon, Marvel Comics announced that Pierce and her husband Tim Liebe would write a new series, starring former FBI agent Angela Del Toro as the new White Tiger . White Tiger launched as a six-issue series drawn by French artist Phil Briones in November 2006. [10] [11]

Essays

Interviews

Others' compilations she has contributed to

Early works

Tamora Pierce was the "head writer for a company that did original radio comedy and drama in the 1980s, a part-time editor for two magazines, and the writer of various fiction and nonfiction for magazines". [12] The first short story Tamora sold was to a women's romance magazine, titled "What We Did Was Sin". [13]

Complete bibliography in publication order

Selected works about Tamora Pierce

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Tamora Pierce

Tamora Pierce is an American writer of fantasy fiction for teenagers, known best for stories featuring young heroines. She made a name for herself with her first book series, The Song of the Lioness (1983–1988), which followed the main character Alanna through the trials and triumphs of training as a knight.

Briar Moss, once known as 'Roach', is a fictional character from Tamora Pierce's quartets Circle of Magic and The Circle Opens as well as the stand-alone The Will of the Empress.

<i>The Song of the Lioness</i>

The Song of the Lioness is a young adult series of fantasy novels published in the 1980s by Tamora Pierce. The series consists of four books: Alanna: The First Adventure (1983), In the Hand of the Goddess (1984), The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (1986) and Lioness Rampant (1988).

Lady Sandrilene fa Toren, or Sandry, is a fictional character from Tamora Pierce's quartets The Circle of Magic and The Circle Opens as well as the stand-alone The Will of the Empress. She is described as having light brown hair prone to sun-streaks, bright corn-flower blue eyes and an unusually small button nose. She is described as very pretty in Magic Steps by Pasco Acalon, her student, and in The Will of the Empress by her suitors Fin and Jak.

Daja Kisubo is a character in the Circle of Magic and The Circle Opens quartets and the standalone novel The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce. She has ambient magic with metal and fire.

Circle of Magic is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to control their extraordinary and strong powers and put them to use. It is followed by another quartet, The Circle Opens, which takes place four years later, and the standalone book The Will of the Empress, which takes place several years after that.

<i>Sandrys Book</i>

Sandry's Book, by Tamora Pierce is a fantasy novel set mainly in Emelan. It is the first in a quartet of books: The Circle of Magic, starring four young mages as they discover their magic.

<i>Triss Book</i>

Tris's Book, a fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, tells the story of four young mages as they battle pirates and become closer than ever.

The Circle Opens is a quartet of novels written by Tamora Pierce and set in a pseudo-medieval/renaissance era. It mainly revolves around four teenage mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they find that they are forced to deal with mages whose powers are similarly unusual to their own. The series consists of the books Magic Steps (2000), Street Magic (2001), Cold Fire (2002), and Shatterglass (2003). The Circle Opens Quartet is the sequel quartet to The Circle Of Magic Quartet, and is followed by "Battle Magic" and The Will of the Empress.

Emelan is a fictional realm that provides the main setting of the Circle of Magic quartet by Tamora Pierce, primarily in the capital city of Summersea and the nearby temple of Winding Circle. Of the follow-up books, only Magic Steps of the quartet The Circle Opens and the opening sequence of the standalone book The Will of the Empress take place in Emelan.

<i>The Will of the Empress</i>

The Will of the Empress, previously titled The Circle Reforged, is a standalone fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, a continuation of the story of the quartets Circle of Magic and The Circle Opens.

<i>Briars Book</i>

Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce, is a fantasy novel set in the fictional duchy of Emelan. It is the fourth and final book in the Circle of Magic quartet, starring the four young mages Sandry, Tris, Daja and Briar as they learn to handle powerful magic, form intense bonds of friendship and stand up against destructive forces of nature.

<i>Street Magic</i> Book by Tamora Pierce

Street Magic is the second book in the quartet The Circle Opens by fantasy author Tamora Pierce. It describes the further adventures of child-mage Briar Moss in his travels with his teacher, the Dedicate Initiate Rosethorn.

<i>Squire</i> (novel)

Squire is the third book in the series Protector of the Small by fantasy author Tamora Pierce. It details Keladry of Mindelan's (Kel's) continuing quest for knighthood.

<i>Magic Steps</i>

Magic Steps is the opening book of The Circle Opens quartet of young adult fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce. It is preceded by the Circle of Magic quartet, taking place four years after the conclusion of Briar's Book. It portrays the adventures of Sandrilene fa Toren, the noble thread mage and her first experience as a teacher of magic.

<i>Lady Knight</i>

Lady Knight is the fourth book in the Protector of the Small quartet by Tamora Pierce. This book is Kel's first appearance as a Knight of the Realm.

Niklaren "Niko" Goldeye is a character of Tamora Pierce's creation, who appears in The Circle of Magic quartet and in Shatterglass of The Circle Opens quartet, although he is mentioned in all four books of both quartets.

<i>Battle Magic</i> (novel)

Battle Magic, a fantasy novel by young adult author Tamora Pierce, was released by Scholastic on September 24, 2013.

<i>Tortall and Other Lands</i>

Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales is a collection of short stories by young adult fantasy author Tamora Pierce. The anthology includes stories set in Tortall, a fantasy kingdom appearing in many of Pierce's works, as well as stories set in the real world. In addition, besides gathering together Pierce's seven previously published short stories, Tortall and Other Lands includes three original stories written specifically for this collection.

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  2. 1 2 Pierce, Tamora. "Tamora Pierce Biography" . Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  3. ↑ "Tortall". Goodreads.
  4. 1 2 "Miscellaneous FAQ – Tamora Pierce".
  5. ↑ Pierce, Tamora (January 12, 2005). "The Circle Reforged". SheroesCentral. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Will of the Empress (Circle Reforged, book 1) by Tamora Pierce". Fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  7. ↑ Pierce, Tamora. "Tamora Pierce's official website". Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  8. ↑ "Untitled Circle (Tris) Book". Goodreads.
  9. ↑ tammypierce (20 July 2009). "I should have told you about this book earlier".
  10. ↑ "Tiger Tiger Burning Bright: Pierce Talks "White Tiger"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  11. ↑ tammypierce (29 August 2017). "Sep. 28th, 2007".
  12. ↑ "I'm Tamora Pierce, Author of the Tortall and CIRCLE Books – Ask Me Anything! :) • r/books". reddit.
  13. ↑ "Login on Twitter". twitter.com.
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