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Author Tamora Pierce was born in South Connellsville, Pennsylvania on December 13, 1954. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Her first book, Alanna: The First Adventure, was published in 1983 and she became a full-time author in 1992. She writes fantasy books, mainly involving young heroines, for young adults. She is the author of numerous series including Song of the Lioness; The Immortals; Circle of Magic; Protector of the Small; The Circle Opens; Daughter of the Lioness; The Circle Reforged; Beka Cooper; and The Numair Chronicles. Her novel Battle Magic was a New York Times bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Alanna: The First Adventure… (more)
Alanna: The First Adventure 7,320 copies, 188 reviews
In the Hand of the Goddess 5,541 copies, 63 reviews
Wild Magic (Author; Narrator, some editions) 5,478 copies, 76 reviews
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man 5,280 copies, 58 reviews
Lioness Rampant 5,030 copies, 50 reviews
Trickster's Choice 4,783 copies, 75 reviews
First Test 4,568 copies, 61 reviews
Wolf-Speaker 4,488 copies, 44 reviews
Emperor Mage 4,440 copies, 36 reviews
The Realms of the Gods (Author; Narrator, some editions) 4,318 copies, 33 reviews
Trickster's Queen 4,090 copies, 52 reviews
Terrier 3,899 copies, 112 reviews
Squire 3,884 copies, 39 reviews
Page 3,869 copies, 47 reviews
Lady Knight 3,831 copies, 40 reviews
Sandry’s Book 3,736 copies, 47 reviews
Tris's Book 3,140 copies, 27 reviews
Daja's Book 3,043 copies, 24 reviews
Briar's Book 2,845 copies, 33 reviews
Magic Steps 2,801 copies, 28 reviews
Street Magic 2,620 copies, 25 reviews
The Will of the Empress 2,604 copies, 41 reviews
Bloodhound 2,480 copies, 76 reviews
Cold Fire 2,370 copies, 23 reviews
Shatterglass 2,352 copies, 22 reviews
Mastiff 1,510 copies, 65 reviews
Melting Stones 1,401 copies, 37 reviews
Song of the Lioness 1,073 copies, 19 reviews
Tempests and Slaughter 1,006 copies, 36 reviews
Battle Magic 730 copies, 24 reviews
Young Warriors: Stories of Strength (Editor; Contributor; Introduction) 609 copies, 11 reviews
The Immortals Quartet 558 copies, 7 reviews
Protector of the Small Quartet 379 copies, 7 reviews
Trickster 300 copies, 3 reviews
Tortall: A Spy's Guide 299 copies, 12 reviews
White Tiger: A Hero's Compulsion 148 copies, 12 reviews
Circle of Magic Quartet 41 copies, 2 reviews
Beka Cooper: The Hunt Records 32 copies, 1 review
White Tiger #1 12 copies
Exile 2 copies
Untitled 2 copies
Dragonsong (Introduction, some editions) 6,850 copies, 98 reviews
Enna Burning (Cast member, some editions) 1,812 copies, 52 reviews
Half-human (Contributor) 247 copies, 5 reviews
My Little Red Book (Contributor) 159 copies, 27 reviews
Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey (Contributor) 140 copies, 2 reviews
The Art of Amy Brown II (Introduction) 107 copies, 2 reviews
Legends of Red Sonja (Contributor) 65 copies, 6 reviews
Dreams and Visions: Fourteen Flights of Fantasy (Contributor) 50 copies, 1 review
The Gods in Winter (Afterword, some editions) 32 copies, 2 reviews
Lost and Found (13-in-1) (Contributor) 22 copies
The One Right Thing (Introduction, some editions) 11 copies

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