Tricksters Choice, Tamora Pierce
Tricksters Choice, Tamora Pierce
8 Rating(s)
List: $15.00 | Sale: $10.50
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Trickster's Choice

Author: Tamora Pierce

Narrator: Trini Alvarado

Unabridged: 11 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/23/2003


Synopsis

Tamora Pierce brings readers another Tortall adventure! Alianne is the teenage daughter of the famed Alanna, the first lady knight in Tortall. Young Aly follows in the quieter footsteps of her father, however, delighting in the art of spying. When she is captured and sold as a slave to an exiled royal family in the faraway Copper Islands, it is this skill that makes a difference in a world filled with political intrigue, murderous conspiracy, and warring gods. This is the first of two books featuring Alianne.

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 Meg on April 17, 2009

This was a good book in some ways, but messed up enough that I probably won't look for more in this series. The writing style was fine - easy to read, nothing detracting from the story, etc. The plot was interesting and moved at a good pace (even if it was clearly part of a series and didn't really......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on May 11, 2019

$1.99 Kindle sale, May 11, 2019. If you like YA fantasy, I highly recommend this book and its sequel, Trickster's Queen! And if you like Tamora Pierce's brand of YA fantasy, several of her other books are also on $1.99 Kindle sales right now (go to [URL not allowed]-dbs/ent...). But thes......more

Goodreads review by Bridget on May 06, 2013

There's so much to like about this book, but there's a couple of glaring problems with it that I have to cover first. 1. This is the first time Tamora Pierce has given us a series that takes place almost exclusively outside of Tortall, but it still has a white protagonist. Don't get me wrong, I like......more

Goodreads review by Allison on May 15, 2018

Okay, so...this book is...well it was sure written. It contains many words. And, if we go with the premise that we're all individuals treated individually, rather than part of great patterns and tides of culture, there were lots of great characters. The thing is that's not true. We ARE consumed by pa......more

Goodreads review by Kim on January 03, 2009

Okay, I did like this. But, the fact that it took me over a month to read it knocked off a star in my overall review. I've heard so much about Tamora Pierce on this site, that I figured this would be a no brainer... maybe it's me. Yeah, it's probably me. But, first of all, I found out that this is th......more


Quotes

“Aly arrives fully formed, a snarky, talented uber-heroine. Cameos of old favorites complement a rich cast of new characters. Aly’s difficulty with the complexity of colonialism adds surprising, welcome depth.”—Kirkus Reviews


Awards

  • ALA Best Books for Young Adults
  • Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award
  • Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List