With brilliant new livery to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this ground-breaking fantasy series, Alanna the Lioness - the first woman knight - rides again.
Now a knight of Tortall, with her gender no longer a secret, Alanna embarks on her next adventure to the edge of the realm. Captured for the crime of trespassing, Alanna is sentenced to a duel to the death. But the Woman Who Rides Like a Man is not so easy to kill.
Though the duel is won, the battle is just beginning. When Alanna is named the Bazhir people's first female shaman, she is tasked with training her successors. But first, she must overcome their fears of magic, for the sake of all Tortall.
Forty years on from first publication, The Song of the Lioness Quartet retains its warmth, adventure, and steel, affirming this coming-of-age tale as a timeless masterpiece.
| ISBN: | 9780008620387 |
| Publication date: | 29th August 2024 |
| Author: | Tamora Pierce |
| Publisher: | Harper Voyager an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 181 pages |
| Series: | The Song of the Lioness Quartet |
| Genres: |
Historical fantasy Narrative theme: Coming of age Narrative theme: Love and relationships Action Adventure |
With brilliant new livery to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this ground-breaking fantasy series, Alanna the Lioness - the first woman knight - rides again.
Now a knight of Tortall, with her gender no longer a secret, Alanna embarks on her next adventure to the edge of the realm. Captured for the crime of trespassing, Alanna is sentenced to a duel to the death. But the Woman Who Rides Like a Man is not so easy to kill.
Though the duel is won, the battle is just beginning. When Alanna is named the Bazhir people's first female shaman, she is tasked with training her successors. But first, she must overcome their fears of magic, for the sake of all Tortall.
Forty years on from first publication, The Song of the Lioness Quartet retains its warmth, adventure, and steel, affirming this coming-of-age tale as a timeless masterpiece.
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man features in the following genres: Historical fantasy, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Action Adventure
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man is available in Paperback, Book
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man was written by Tamora Pierce and published by Harper Voyager an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man has 181 pages
Yes it is part of The Song of the Lioness Quartet series
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