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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This NEW must-read fantasy from an author who is legend herself--TAMORA PIERCE--is one Bustle calls "the perfect book for die-hard Pierce fans and newcomers alike."
"Tamora Pierce's books shaped me not only as a young writer but also as a young woman. She is a pillar, an icon, and an inspiration."
--SARAH J. MAAS , #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Tamora Pierce didn't just blaze a trail. Her heroines cut a swath through the fantasy world with wit, strength, and savvy. Her stories still lead the vanguard today. Pierce is the real lioness, and we're all just running to keep pace."
--LEIGH BARDUGO , #1 New York Times bestselling author
Discover the origin story of one of the realm's most powerful mages in the first book in the Numair Chronicles.
Arram Draper is on the path to becoming one of the realm's most powerful mages. The youngest student in his class at the Imperial University of Carthak, he has a Gift with unlimited potential for greatness--and for attracting trouble. At his side are his two best friends: Varice, a clever girl with an often-overlooked talent, and Ozorne, the "leftover prince" with secret ambitions. Together, these three friends forge a bond that will one day shape kingdoms. And as Ozorne gets closer to the throne and Varice gets closer to Arram's heart, Arram realizes that one day --soon --he will have to decide where his loyalties truly lie.
In the Numair Chronicles, readers will be rewarded with the never-before-told story of how Numair Salmal n came to Tortall. Newcomers will discover an unforgettable fantasy adventure where a kingdom's future rests on the shoulders of a talented young man with a knack for making vicious enemies.
"I take more comfort from and as great a pleasure in Tamora Pierce's Tortall novels as I do from Game of Thrones."
-- The Washington Post
Author Notes
Author Tamora Pierce was born in South Connellsville, Pennsylvania on December 13, 1954. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Her first book, Alanna: The First Adventure, was published in 1983 and she became a full-time author in 1992. She writes fantasy books, mainly involving young heroines, for young adults. She is the author of numerous series including Song of the Lioness; The Immortals; Circle of Magic; Protector of the Small; The Circle Opens; Daughter of the Lioness; The Circle Reforged; Beka Cooper; and The Numair Chronicles. Her novel Battle Magic was a New York Times bestseller.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 9 Up-Small in size and often the youngest in his classes, 10-year-old Arram Draper surprises his magical instructors-and himself-with the strength of his powers. His talents put him in advanced classes, where he makes friends with his teenage roommate Ozorne and the clever and independent Varice. The beginning chapters see the trio develop their gifts, deal with spells gone wrong, and dabble in discussions of puberty and class distinctions. The final third of the story delves deeper into Arram's healing ability and his stomach-churning apprenticeship patching up gladiators, whose brutal fights are seen as sport. Pierce sets the tale in her Tortall universe, and some readers will recognize Arram as the younger Numair Salmalín from her "Immortals" series. Narrator Ariadne Meyers finds distinctive voices for Arram, Ozorne, and Varice and adds dimension to their teachers, compassionate gladiator Musenda, a powerful crocodile god, and a troublesome bird named Preet. -VERDICT Pierce devotees will revel in the adventure, occasional humor, and promise of romance in this new series opener. The story stands alone and would fit well in any YA fantasy collection.-Maggie Knapp, Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, TX © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Guardian Review
Its not hard to work out why Peter F Hamiltons books are bestsellers: he writes long, complex, absorbing novels crammed with cutting-edge ideas and multiple storylines and utilises a number of popular sub-genres to great effect. What we have in Salvation (Macmillan, £20), the first in a new series, is an investigation into a crashed alien starship, corporate and political intrigue, espionage, murder mystery and a far-future war story. When the ship is discovered at the edge of human space, the authorities send an undercover team to investigate the vessel and its mysterious contents. What follows is the revelation of what they find, the complicated backstories of the principal investigators and their tangled personal and political motivations, and a superbly atmospheric series of flash-forwards to a war between an army of genetically modified humans and an implacable alien race bent on the annihilation of humankind. Salvation Lost is due out next year. Tamora Pierces Immortals quartet introduced readers to the world of Tortall, torn by rebellion, war and murderous scheming, and to the trio of Numair Salmalín, a black robe mage and the empires leading expert on wild magic; intellectually gifted culinary artiste Varice Kingsford; and Ozorne Tasikhe, the charismatic and mercurial Emperor Mage of Carthak. Book one of the Numair Chronicles, Tempests and Slaughter (HarperVoyager, £12.99), is a prequel to the quartet; it relates the trios childhoods, their burgeoning friendship, and how they assumed their future positions of influence. At the Imperial University of Carthak, a school for mages, 10-year-old Numair here known as Arram Draper is a talented pupil prone to mishaps, whose powerful magic marks him out as special. Together with fellow pupils Varice and Ozorne, he undergoes an enlightening rite of passage, engages with wrathful masters and powerful gods, and comes to understand that something is rotten at the core of Carthak. Rich in world-building detail, Tempests and Slaughter is a slow-burner that illuminates the personal and political intrigues at the heart of the Immortals quartet. Catherynne M Valentes latest novel is the over-the-top, absurdist extravaganza Space Opera (Corsair, £16.99). In the aftermath of the Sentience Wars, which almost annihilated intelligent life in the galaxy, the Metagalactic Grand Prix was instituted with a double-pronged motive: to bring together alien races in a spirit of cooperation, and to continue the war in a more manageable fashion (think the Eurovision Song Contest writ very large). When Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeroes, a jaded British glamrock outfit, are selected to represent Earth, they learn that their homeworld will be destroyed if they finish last. Its a conceit that allows Valente to spin a frantic narrative think The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy or Monty Python with in-jokes, pop-culture references and some pertinent observations about diversity and gender politics. Fans of Jasper Ffordes unique blend of comic dystopia and quirky British cosiness will not be disappointed with his first novel in six years, Early Riser (Hodder & Stoughton, £20). The setting is an alternative-reality Wales beset by terrible winters that force the population to hibernate in vast Dormitoriums. Charlie Worthing, a likable lad but something of a ninny, has landed himself a job as a novice Winter Consul, working to ensure the safety of the sleepers, who are prey to dangers such as ice-hermits, nightwalkers and flesh-eating slime. Charlie finds himself in Sector Twelve, where dreams are going viral and killing sleepers, and sleepers who take the drug Morphenox run the risk of waking up as zombies. Early Riser is a zany send-up of all things British and an often hilarious account of Charlies stumbling, hare-brained attempts to work out the secret of the authoritarian HiberTech company. In Martin Millars Supercute Futures (Piatkus, £8.99), the world has been devastated by nuclear war and much of the planet is a radioactive wasteland. Precocious teens Mox and Mitsu launched Supercute Futures as a YouTube channel beamed from their London bedroom, peddling a Japanese-inspired pabulum of soft toys and all things cute and pink. It has since grown into a vast business incorporating armaments firms and desalination plants, but when the business is taken over by a ruthless competitor, they find themselves out on the mean streets and running for their lives. With the help of a 13-year-old Nigerian superfan, a gin-sodden former detective and a mad Japanese scientist, Mox and Mitsu travel the radioactive sewers of London in a bid to wrest back their empire. This satire aimed at the obvious targets of capitalistic excess and crass materialism is even more silly than it sounds, though Millar does propel the narrative with some verve. - Eric Brown.