The writing and characters are still fairly simple as far as fantasy goes. While the books do hold up to the test of time, I think that the idea that the reader-base grows with Alanna is somewhat true but I still think the book highly skews towards middle grade. I enjoyed being with Alanna on her journey – but I think the hyping up of the series must have at least been in some small part due to nostalgia. So I finally come to the conclusion of The Song of the Lioness and it isn’t really quite what I expected. "You turned into a hero when I wasn't watching." Tortall is in terrible danger from all directions, with enemies great and small plotting to destroy everyone and everything Alanna loves. She must recover the Dominion Jewel, a legendary gem with enormous power for good-but only in the right hands. Perhaps being a knight errant is not all that Alanna needs…but Alanna must push her uncertainty aside when she is challenged with the impossible. She has triumphed in countless bloody battles, and her adventures are already legendary. Having achieved her dream of becoming the first female knight errant, Alanna of Trebond is not sure what to do next. Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers on December 8, 2009Īlso in this series: Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, The Woman Who Rides Like a ManĪlso by this author: Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, The Woman Who Rides Like a Manįrom Tamora Pierce, the final book in the Song of the Lioness Quartet, honored with the Margaret A.
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