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Release date
May 27, 2006 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780739344590
- File size: 342683 KB
- Duration: 11:53:55
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 5.8
- Lexile® Measure: 790
- Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
- Text Difficulty: 3-4
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Reviews
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Tamora Pierce provides an adventure-packed ride with a spunky new heroine in the continuation of her Tortall series. Sixteen-year-old Aly is having a hard time "being the daughter of a legend." (Her mother is the first woman knight in Tortall.) After an argument with her parents, Aly impulsively sails off to cool down. Trini Alvarado's pleasing voice adds youthful energy to Aly's escapades. Whether Aly is captured by pirates, sold into slavery, or making deals with trickster gods, Alvarado makes her sound competent and resourceful. Her characterizations are at once winsome and whimsical, neither cloying nor overly sentimental. Alvarado's performance is memorable, as, with wit and wile, Aly learns the language of crows, unravels political intrigues, and discovers her personal power. Pierce's many fans won't be disappointed. S.J.H. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine -
September 15, 2003
Pierce fans will flock to welcome back the star of her first novel, Alanna: The First Adventure, this time in a supporting role—the main focus here is her daughter, 16-year-old slacker Aly (short for Alianne). While Alanna fights a bitter war with Scanra in the North, Aly stays at home, trying to figure out what to do with her life, and how to emerge from her mother's shadow. Impulsively, she takes a boat ride, and is snatched by slave traders ignorant of her identity. Aly ends up in the household of a family that has fallen out of favor with the vicious King Oron, who sends them into exile while demanding most of their wealth. Meanwhile, Aly is approached by a "local sea god, among other things," as Kyprioth (the trickster of the title) introduces himself. He sets her a wager: keep the family's children safe for the next three months, and she will be returned home—plus Kyprioth will convince her father to let her become a spy (an idea to which both her parents are vehemently opposed). If she fails, she must act as Kyprioth's servant for one year. Pierce luxuriates in her setting, moving the action along at a pace that might seem sluggish to some, but will be just right to her legion of devotees. As with her other books, this one is densely political, rife with cultural background and sprawling character trees. The climax is worth the wait, and ably sets up a framework for future adventures of this very likable new heroine. Ages 10-13. -
October 4, 2004
This launch novel in a new series stars the 16-year-old daughter of Pierce's first novel, Alanna
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, "The climax is worth the wait, and ably sets up a framework for future adventures of this very likable new heroine." Ages 12-up.
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