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Introduction

Tamora Pierce is an acclaimed American writer, possibly best known for her popular fantasy books led past strong female protagonists.  Amid her works are many ready in the fictional medieval-esque world of Tortall.  The Tortall books were optioned in 2019 for a Tv serial, meaning that Pierce's work has lately seen a resurgence of involvement.  So where should you start reading if you want to acquire all about Pierce'southward fantasy earth?  Publication social club is perhaps the easiest way to make your mode through them all.  Here is a quick guide to the (current) Tortall books, listed in proposed reading order.

Song of the Lioness

Alanna of Trebond dreams of condign a knight, even though girls are not allowed.  To pursue her dream, she switches places with her brother Thom and disguises herself as "Alan" before presenting herself every bit a new page at the purple palace.  The series follows Alanna as she fights to evidence herself as a adult female knight, all while making friends with the king of thieves, catching the eye of the handsome prince, and becoming mortal enemies with a human determined to take the throne for himself–no matter the cost.  This quartet contains the starting time books Pierce wrote set up in Tortall and are an fantabulous introduction to her globe.

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The Immortals

The Immortals quartet takes place some time afterward the events of the Song of the Lioness series.  Information technology follows Daine, a young daughter who possesses Wild Magic that allows her to speak with animals and fifty-fifty take on their forms.  She begins training with the mage Numair, becoming embroiled with the affairs of the gods along the manner.  The quartet can be read on its ain, only readers who have already read Song of the Lioness will exist pleased to come across Alanna make a reappearance.

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Protector of the Minor

Alanna's success has opened the way for girls to train officially to become knights.  Keladry "Kel" of Mindelan is the offset to try.  She faces boosted challenges as the boys in her program harass her and her teachers practice non believe in her.  Over the grade of the series, nevertheless, Kel progresses to knighthood, eventually fighting for her kingdom as an official knight.  The series is set later on the events of the Song of the Lioness and Immortals Quartets.

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Trickster's Duology

Alianne (Aly) of Pirate's Dive is Alanna's daughter, but her parents have prevented her from becoming a spy from Tortall.  She finds herself captured by pirates and sold to the Copper Isles.  At that place the Trickster god recruits her to join an uprising of the native population against their conquerors.

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Beka Cooper

Set 200 years before the Vocal of the Lioness books, this trilogy follows Beka Cooper, a recruit for the Provost's Guard.  The books see her rise through the ranks as she fights to protect her metropolis.  Beka is an ancestor of George Cooper, the king of thieves in the Song of the Lioness quartet.

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Numair Chronicles

The Numair Chronicles is a proposed trilogy that moves back in fourth dimension to follow Daine'southward mentor from the Immortals quartet as he trains to get a mage.  The beginning book starts with him entering the University in Carthak.  Yous may desire to read the Immortals quartet before starting this ongoing serial.

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Miscellaneous

Tortall:  A Spy's Guide

This companion volume contains documents from George Cooper's desk-bound, revealing interesting tidbits well-nigh familiar characters and some more than history of Tortall.  It is non necessary for readers to pick up this volume to understand the others, just it is a nice volume for dice-hard fans who cannot become enough of Tortall. Best read after the Song of the Lioness and Trickster books, for fans who do not wish to exist spoiled.

Tortall and Other Lands:  A Collection of Tales

This is a collection of short stories for fans who have already read the other books fix in Tortall.  Readers will especially want to be familiar with the Immortals quartet and the Trickster duology earlier picking upward this book, if they want to avoid spoilers.