Tamora Pierce brings us tales of dragons and warrior-women, wizards and raven-men as we travel with her to Tortall and the herd lands and deepest Idaho. These short stories take time to tell more about characters mentioned in her earlier books, about background incidents which lead to crisis or crowns, about the ways that mortals and magical creatures are alike and are different.
How will the children of crow-man Nawat and his human bride Aly be born? What happens when mage Numaire changes an apple tree into a man? When dragon Kit thinks her life is boring, how can she change it without angering the humans? What lessons come from observing the ostriches, listening to the fire, feeling the beauty of numbers?
Whether this is your first glimpse of Tortall or you are a fan of Pierce’s many stories of set in that magical world, you’ll enjoy meeting Darkings and wizards, strong Kylaia and Adria, and the wonderful dragons who view things rather differently than we do.
Recommended by: Katy Manck, Librarian-at-Large (retired academic/corporate/school librarian), Gilmer, Texas, USA
