![]() She also has a magical cat named Faithful. Happily she grows out of it in the series. I get that it limits her options in her society but it got to be a little too much. I wasn’t a fan of Alanna’s constant harping on how much she hates being female. She considers how to deal with menstruation and physical maturity. Why does that always work? At least Pierce gives more thought to the practicalities of it. So one day they decide to switch places: Thom heads for the convent to learn magic Alanna, pretending to be a boy, is on her way to the castle of King Roald to begin her training as a page.”Īh, the old girl pretending to be a boy trope. Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. I’ll be a knight.Īnd so young Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. “From now on I’m Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. ![]() The Cooper series is also written for a much older audience and then Alanna is middle grade.Īlanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce ![]() Pierce is a much better writer when writing that series than when she wrote her first books. ![]() I started with the Beka Cooper series and now we jump forward 400 years to the first books that were written in the series. I have been working my way through Tamora Pierce’s Tortall books on audio in chronological order. ![]()
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