Newly knighted, Alanna of Trebond seeks adventure in the vast desert of Tortall. Captured by fierce desert dwellers, she is forced to prove herself in a duel to the death—either she will be killed or she will be inducted into the tribe. Although she triumphs, dire challenges lie ahead. As her mythic fate would have it, Alanna soon becomes the tribe's first female shaman—despite the desert dwellers' grave fear of the foreign woman warrior. Alanna must fight to change the ancient tribal customs of the desert tribes—for their sake and for the sake of all Tortall.
Trini Alvarado maintains diverse accents and large numbers of characters in this production, the third volume in the Song of theLioness quartet. Alvarado differentiates between the characters, adding stronger emotions as the plot requires without merely relying on a shift in volume. Alanna of Trebond, now a knight, was forced to leave the castle after a duel led to the death of her greatest enemy and the revelation of her gender. Only by joining a Bahzir tribe as its first female warrior and shaman can she work to change the traditions of the tribe and all of Tortall. E.J.F. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
The Horn Book...
"Lively and enjoyable, with a strong, vigorous heroine."
Kirkus...
"Alanna's world is a harsh one, but believable.... This fantasy provides food for introspection as well as flights of imagination in a magical kingdom."
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