Alanna The First Adventure, Tamora Pierce
Alanna The First Adventure, Tamora Pierce
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Alanna: The First Adventure
Song of the Lioness #1

Author: Tamora Pierce

Narrator: Trini Alvarado

Unabridged: 5 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/23/2003

Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Tamora Pierce is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of two dozen books of fantasy for teenagers, about half of which are set in the fantasy realm of Tortall. She lives in New York City with four cats, two parakeets, and her beloved Spouse-Creature, Web designer Tim Liebe. The author lives in New York, NY.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Natalie

In retrospect, this is not a perfect novel, or series of novels, but when I think of who I wanted to be when I was ten years old, my answer was always Alanna. (And I still have a crush on George.)......more

Goodreads review by Kat Kennedy

After reading three paranormal/urban fantasy romances in a row, you can only imagine how happy I was to read, not only something different, but something GOOD! Good is the best description I can give of Alanna. I wouldn't say it was great. It gets pretty close to it, though. Some parts of it seem unr......more

Goodreads review by Wendy Darling

3.5 stars Finally read this (*gasp*!) for our classics discussion Friday, 11/27! Our special guest will be the wonderful author Andrea K. Höst, and I'll post a link when it's live. I enjoyed this very much, but it felt like a first book, with rough transitions and rather unnuanced characterization. Bu......more

Quotes

"A lively, fascinating tale."--Booklist

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