Pierce would state 'a soldier would arrive staggering whilst holding his hand to a slash wound on his abdomen', it rarely gets much more discriptive than that. It's simply there and is simply a side effect of what happens when people fight, both in common brawls, to what happens in war. There is mention of bruises, blood, broken bones but I wouldn't call it descriptive. But then it's not based on Earth either.įighting There is Fighting in these books. There is a whole menagerie of gods in this book, they speak and guide and show themselves to people if and when they wish. ReligionThe universe in these books is Polytheistic. I might attach the page in question because it's pretty much as scandalous as it gets then I'll leave it to you parents to decide. The closest thing to describing sex is actually done by a healing woman giving advice to Alanna when she get's her first period and freaks out because she was never taught to expect it. Kisses are to be had, sex is never described, merely implied such as 'they walk to the bedroom hand in hand and close the door behing them' Next chapter beginning at class the next day or some such.

She lives in upstate New York with various cats, other four-legged animals, and birds who feed in her yard, and can be e-visited at There is romance in this book. About the Author Beloved author Tamora Pierce has written a great number of books, including the Song of the Lioness quartet, The Immortals quartet, the Circle of Magic quartet, the Protector of the Small quartet, The Circle Opens quartet, the Trickster series, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, the Beka Cooper series, and The Numair Chronicles. Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alannas first adventure begins-one that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and make her a legend in the land. Alanna must master weapons, combat, and magic, as well as polite behavior, her temper, and even her own heart. But the road to knighthood, as she discovers, is not an easy one. Disguised as a boy, Alanna begins her training as a page at the palace of King Roald. So she finds a way to switch places with her twin brother, Thom. In a time when girls are forbidden to be warriors, Alanna of Trebond wants nothing more than to be a knight of the realm of Tortall. From now on Im Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. Book Synopsis From Tamora Pierce, the first book in the Song of the Lioness Quartet, honored with the Margaret A.

Alanna by Tamora Pierce