The Song of the Lioness is a young adult series of fantasy novels published in the 1980s by Tamora Pierce. The series consists of four books: Alanna: The First Adventure (1983), In the Hand of the Goddess (1984), The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (1986) and Lioness Rampant (1988). The Song of the Lioness is the first quartet of fantasy books by Tamora Pierce. The books were first published between 1983 and 1988 as hardcover editions by Atheneum. The Song of the Lioness tells the story of young Alanna of Trebond, a girl of noble birth, who doesn't want to lead a noble
Part of the Tortall universe. Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1), In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2), The Woman Who As the first female shaman, Alanna must fight to change the ancient traditions of the stubborn desert tribes — for their own sake and for the sake of all Tortall. This third book in the Song of the Lioness quartet continues Alanna's saga as she strikes out alone and discovers herself anew.
After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, I wrote the book that became The Song of the Lioness fantasy quartet. I sold some articles and 2 short stories and wrote reviews for a martial arts movie magazine. Beloved author Tamora Pierce has written a great number of books, including the Song of the Lioness quartet, The Immortals quartet, the Circle of Magic quartet, the Protector of the Small quartet, The Circle Opens quartet, the Trickster series, The Will ofthe Empress, Melting Stones, the Beka Cooper series, and The Numair Chronicles.
With Alanna: The First Adventure, veteran fantasy author Tamora Pierce has created a lively, engaging heroine who will charm middle-school readers with her tomboyish bravado and have them eagerly searching for the next book in the Song of the Lioness series. Her Song of the Lioness and The Protector of the Small quartets garnered her a Margaret A. Edwards Award, honoring significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. She lives in upstate New York with various cats, other four-legged animals, and birds who feed in her yard, and can be e-visited at .
Song of the Lioness is the first series set in the Tortall Universe and stars Alanna of Trebond, a young girl who disguises herself as a boy to become a knight. The books follow her from the beginning of her training to adulthood as she struggles. Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4) by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author) (shelved 1 time as song-of-the-lioness-series) avg rating 4.28 — 92,499 ratings — published 1988 Want to Read Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Song of the Lioness book series by Tamora Pierce includes books Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, and several more. See the complete Song of the Lioness series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Read Song of the Lioness series, with a free trial. Written by Tamora Pierce. Join Everand and read this and millions of other ebooks and audiobooks on your device.
