Alanna: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
by Tamora Pierce
If you haven’t read the first two “Alanna books” in the Song of the Lioness series, go back and read them first (reviewed here on The Rag). They aren’t standalones, and I’d hate to give spoilers for the unsuspecting few.
Okay, assuming you’re all caught up now, you can continue reading. Alanna, the rebellious and determined girl who impersonated a boy during her academy training to become a knight, is now grown. She no longer has to hide who she is, and now that her schooling is completed, the world is her oyster.
Naturally, when two men declare their love for her, her response is to run off into the desert. Anyone would do that, right? Well, maybe not, but that’s what makes the novel exciting! By the time you’re cracking open the spine on this book, you’ve already fallen in love with Alanna, so even though you might think she’s making a mistake by avoiding her ardent suitors—I did—you forgive her and follow her into the desert.
Although this book is vastly different from the first two in the series, since it doesn’t take place at the academy, it doesn’t disappoint. Alanna the woman is just as interesting and complex as Alanna the girl and Alanna the child were earlier in the series. This is a truly fantastic set of books. What are you waiting for?
Finished? Head on over to the bookstore and pick up the conclusion: Lioness Rampant (reviewed here on The Rag).
Okay, assuming you’re all caught up now, you can continue reading. Alanna, the rebellious and determined girl who impersonated a boy during her academy training to become a knight, is now grown. She no longer has to hide who she is, and now that her schooling is completed, the world is her oyster.
Naturally, when two men declare their love for her, her response is to run off into the desert. Anyone would do that, right? Well, maybe not, but that’s what makes the novel exciting! By the time you’re cracking open the spine on this book, you’ve already fallen in love with Alanna, so even though you might think she’s making a mistake by avoiding her ardent suitors—I did—you forgive her and follow her into the desert.
Although this book is vastly different from the first two in the series, since it doesn’t take place at the academy, it doesn’t disappoint. Alanna the woman is just as interesting and complex as Alanna the girl and Alanna the child were earlier in the series. This is a truly fantastic set of books. What are you waiting for?
Finished? Head on over to the bookstore and pick up the conclusion: Lioness Rampant (reviewed here on The Rag).