Becoming a legend is not easy, as young Alanna of Trebond discovers when she disguises herself as a boy and begins training to be a knight. Alanna's skills and stubborness help her befriend Prince Jonathan and alienate his evil uncle, Duke Roger. Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, this book is a rousing introduction to the intensely satisfying story of Alanna.
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"I love this book and it saved me while I was in middle school. I really don't think I would have made it though without this book series. In my book, this book is a classic girl power fantasy that any middles schooler with self esteem issues (which is all of them) should read."
— Happycat (5 out of 5 stars)
" Definitely a young adult novel. Not 1/8 as violent and nitty-gritty as something like The Hunger Games, but still entertaining. Great female lead character. Will definitely read the rest in the series for that point alone. "
— Joanna, 2/8/2014" Ultimately the best book I've ever read!!! Which is ironic because back in middle school I must have picked it up a dozen times and put it back down! It wasn't until I met a Tamora Pierce fan did I read the series, and how did I love it!!! "
— ChelseyDawn, 1/13/2014" I read this when I was 12, and I remember it being awesome! Alanna trains to become a knight (or something like that) by disguising herself as her twin brother. The whole series is great! "
— Mary, 1/1/2014" Anything by Tamora Pierce Is my favorite book. he only one of her series I haven't read is "Wild Magic", which I am currently working on. She is pure genius. "
— Acsal, 11/28/2013" I probably actually give this book a 3.5. I think if I had read this book when I was in middle school, I probably would have loved it. "
— Mary, 11/24/2013Tamora Pierce has published more than two dozen novels, including the New York Times bestseller Bloodhound. She has authored eighteen novels set in the fantasy realm of Tortall, winning her much acclaim. Emperor Mage was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She is the winner of the Romantic Times Book Reviews Career Achievement Award, the Skylark Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction, and the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her “significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.”
Trini Alvarado is an American actress best known for her feature film roles in Little Women, The Frighteners, and Paulie, for which she was nominated for an ALMA Award. Her television credits include series such as Finge, Law & Order: SUV, and The Jury as well as TV movies including Bitter Winter and The Last Dance. As a youth, she appeared as Melinda in the Broadway performance of Runaways. She has narrated several audiobooks, earning this praise from AudioFile magazine for her reading of Trickster’s Queen: “Happily, this book gets the narrator it needs in Trini Alvarado, who provides an extensive range of expression for both males and females, human or immortal, friend or foe. Her clear speech and judicious pace guide listeners through multiple intrigues to a satisfying end. A gem.”