Tamora Pierce

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  • Bibliography:
    42 Books (11 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1983
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Circle of Magic

1 - Sandry's Book (Sep-1997)
2 - Tris's Book (Apr-1998)
3 - Daja's Book (Oct-1998)
4 - Briar's Book (Apr-1999)

The Circle Opens

1 - Magic Steps (Mar-2000)
2 - Street Magic (Apr-2001)
3 - Cold Fire (Apr-2002)
4 - Shatterglass (Mar-2003)

Circle Reforged

1 - Will of the Empress (Nov-2005)
2 - Melting Stones (Oct-2008)
3 - Battle Magic (Sep-2013)

The Circle Universe

1 - Sandry's Book (Sep-1997)
2 - Tris's Book (Apr-1998)
3 - Daja's Book (Oct-1998)
4 - Briar's Book (Apr-1999)
5 - Magic Steps (Mar-2000)
6 - Street Magic (Apr-2001)
7 - Cold Fire (Apr-2002)
8 - Shatterglass (Mar-2003)
9 - Will of the Empress (Nov-2005)
10 - Melting Stones (Oct-2008)
11 - Battle Magic (Sep-2013)

Daughter of the Lioness

1 - Trickster's Choice (Oct-2003)
2 - Trickster's Queen (Oct-2004)

The Immortals

1 - Wild Magic (1992)
2 - Wolf-Speaker (1994)
3 - Emperor Mage (1995)
4 - The Realms of the Gods (1996)
5 - Tortall and Other Lands (Mar-2011)

The Legend of Beka Cooper

1 - Terrier (Nov-2006)
2 - Bloodhound (Apr-2009)
3 - Mastiff (Oct-2011)

The Numair Chronicles

1 - Tempests and Slaughter (Feb-2018)
2 - Tempests and Slaughter 2 (Aug-2024)

Protector of the Small

1 - First Test (Jun-1999)
2 - Page (May-2000)
3 - Squire (May-2001)
4 - Lady Knight (Aug-2002)

Protector of the Small: Graphic Novels

1 - First Test: A Graphic Novel (Jul-2024)

Song of the Lioness

1 - Alanna: The First Adventure (1983)
2 - In the Hand of the Goddess (1984)
3 - The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (1986)
4 - Lioness Rampant (1988)

Book List in Order: 42 titles

  • Alanna: The First Adventure

    Song of the Lioness - 1

    NIGHT VISION Alanna of Trebond is no ordinary girl--her dream is to become a knight, so she disguises herself as a boy and begins training at the palace of King Roald. Manna quickly finds out that the road to knighthood is not an easy one, hut her...

  • In the Hand of the Goddess

    Song of the Lioness - 2

    FATE AWAITS Disguised as a boy, Alanna of Trebonj becomes a squire--to none other than the prince of the realm. But Prince Jonathan is much more to Alanna; he is her ally, her best friend, and one of the few who knows that she's really a girl. Now...

  • The Woman Who Rides Like a Man

    Song of the Lioness - 3

    ALANNA ALONE A knight at last, Alanna of Trebond heads out to seek adventure in the desert of Tortall. Captured by desert tribesmen, she is forced to prove herself in a magical duel to the death. But her real challenge doesn't come until after she...

  • Lioness Rampant

    Song of the Lioness - 4

    KNIGHT TIME At last, Alanna of Trebond has become the first female knight errant in Tortall. She sets out on an impossible quest to find the Dominion Jewel, a legendary gem that, in the right hands, has limitless power for good. But while she sear...

  • Wild Magic

    The Immortals - 1

    Animal Instinct Young Daine's knack with horses gets her a job helping the royal horsemistress drive a herd of ponies to Tortall. It soon becomes clear that Daine's talent, despite her struggles to hide it, is downright magical. Horses and other a...

  • Wolf-Speaker

    The Immortals - 2

    Wild Child When humans start cutting down trees and digging holes in peaceful Dunlath Valley, the wolves know that something is wrong. They send a messenger to the only human who will listen--Daine, a fourteen-year-old girl with the unpredictable ...

  • Emperor Mage

    The Immortals - 3

    Enemy Powers Daine sails to Carthak as part of a peace treaty delegation from Tortall. There, she is amazed by strange and wondrous sights, including rooms filled with dinosaur bones and the Emperor Mage's zoo. But she also senses a darkness benea...

  • The Realms of the Gods

    The Immortals - 4

    The final battle Daine and the mage Numair are faced with certain death when they are suddenly swept into the mystical realms of the gods, where Maine learns the secrets of her past. But she and Numair are both needed in the mortal world to help f...

  • Sandry's Book

    Circle of Magic - 1
    The Circle Universe - 1

    With her gift of weaving silk thread and creating light, Sandry is brought to the Winding Circle community. There she meets Briar, a former thief who has a way with plants; Daja, an outcast gifted at metalcraft; and Tris, whose connection with the we...



  • Tris's Book

    Circle of Magic - 2
    The Circle Universe - 2

    Part of the 8-book Tamora Pierce reissue for Fall 2006, this title in the Circle of Magic quartet features spellbinding new cover art. Coincides with the release of WILL OF THE EMPRESS in trade pb.Four elements of power, four mages-in-training learni...

  • Daja's Book

    Circle of Magic - 3
    The Circle Universe - 3

    NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Tamora Pierce takes readers to a world filled with adventure and magic.In Book 3 of the Circle of Magic Quartet, outcast Trader Daja and her friends journey from Winding Circle to the Gold Ridge Mountains, where drou...

  • Briar's Book

    Circle of Magic - 4
    The Circle Universe - 4

    The fourth book in the Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce....

  • First Test

    Protector of the Small - 1

    "This girl would get any warriors who served with her killed on some dark night." -- Lord Wyldon, Training Master of Pages and Squires In the medieval and fantastic realm of Tortall, Keladry of Mindelan (known as Kel) is the first girl to take a...

  • Magic Steps

    The Circle Opens - 1
    The Circle Universe - 5

    Lady Sandrilene fa Toren knows all about unusual magic -- she herself spins and weaves it like thread. But when she witnesses a boy dancing a spell, even she is confounded. To her dismay, Sandry learns that as the mage who discovered the power of the...

  • Page

    Protector of the Small - 2

    "Ladies have no place bearing arms..." ...so say many in the kingdom of Tortall. Of course, that hasn't stopped Keladry of Mindelan from pursuing her dream of becoming a knight. In this second book of the Protector of the Small quartet, Kel's hardsh...

  • Street Magic

    The Circle Opens - 2
    The Circle Universe - 6

    It's been four years since Briar Moss began his training as a plant mage, but he still hasn't put his past behind him. Wandering through a Chammuri market, Briar comes across a street girl using powerful magic to polish stories for a merchant. He res...

  • Squire

    Protector of the Small - 3

    "My lord only took you because he felt sorry for you." When Keladry of Mindelan is chosen by the legendary Lord Raoul to be his squire, the conservatives of the realm hardly think she's up to the job. But Kel quickly proves her mettle as a jouster...

  • Cold Fire

    The Circle Opens - 3
    The Circle Universe - 7

    NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Tamora Pierce takes readers to a world filled with adventure and magic.Daja and Frostpine expect to have a peaceful winter's visit with old friends in Kugisko, a port in the vast empire of Namon. But there is no peac...

  • Lady Knight

    Protector of the Small - 4

    "You know the enemy. When he comes, we will fight, not for some glorious cause, but to survive..." -- Keladry of Mindelan, Lady Knight Keladry of Mindelan has finally achieved her lifelong dream of being a knight -- though it's not turning out ...



  • Shatterglass

    The Circle Opens - 4
    The Circle Universe - 8

    NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Tamora Pierce takes readers to a world filled with adventure and magic.Kethlun Warder was a gifted glassmaker until his world was shattered in a freak accident. Now his remaining glass magic is mixed with lightning, ...

  • Trickster's Choice

    Daughter of the Lioness - 1

    When you gamble with kingdoms, all bets are off. Legends are born in this thrilling and New York Times bestselling spy saga from the fantasy author who is legend herself: Tamora Pierce.Aly is from a family known for great deeds. She is the ...

  • Trickster's Queen

    Daughter of the Lioness - 2

    The stage is set for revolution. Legends will rise in this dramatic New York Times and USA Today bestselling conclusion to Trickster’s Choice, the spy adventure from the fantasy author who is legend herself: Tamora Pie...

  • Young Warriors

    WHAT MAKES A warrior?This gutsy collection of 15 original short stories compiled by bestselling author Tamora Pierce and anthologist-author Josepha Sherman answers this question with thought, heart, a lot of variety, and an occasional wink.Contributo...

  • Will of the Empress

    Circle Reforged - 1
    The Circle Universe - 9

    A searing reunion -- the Four mages are together again! For years the Empress of Namorn has pressed her young cousin, Lady Sandrilene fa Toren, to visit her vast lands within the Empire's borders. Sandry has avoided the in' tion for as long as it wa...

  • Terrier

    The Legend of Beka Cooper - 1

    BEKA COOPER IS a rookie with the Provost's Guard, and she's been assigned to the Lower City. It's a tough beat, but Beka can hear the voices of the dead on the wings of pigeons, and Beka's birds clue her in to two major murderers on the loose. The r...

  • Dreams and Visions

    Let your imagination soar and take flight with these fourteen original tales of fantasy and science fiction by a distinguished line-up of award-winning children's and young adult authors. Joan Bauer gives us Chloe, a fantasy writer trying to tell...

  • White Tiger: A Hero's Compulsion

  • Melting Stones

    Circle Reforged - 2
    The Circle Universe - 10

    An apprentice mage. A dying land. An impending disaster. Four years have passed since Evvy left the streets of Chammur to begin her training as a stone mage. At fourteen, she's unhappy to be on a new journey with her mentor, prickly green mage Roset...

  • Bloodhound

    The Legend of Beka Cooper - 2

    Beka Cooper is finally a Dog--a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, dedicated to keeping peace in Corus's streets. But there's unrest in Tortall's capital. Counterfeit coins are turning up in shops all over the city, and merchants are raising...



  • Tortall and Other Lands

    The Immortals - 5

    Collected here for the first time are all of the tales from the land of Tortall, featuring both previously unknown characters as well as old friends. Filling some gaps of time and interest, these stories, some of which have been published before, wil...

  • Mastiff

    The Legend of Beka Cooper - 3

    The Legend of Beka Cooper gives Tamora Pierce's fans exactly what they want -- a smart and savvy heroine making a name for herself on the mean streets of Tortall's Lower City -- while offering plenty of appeal for new readers as well....

  • Battle Magic

    Circle Reforged - 3
    The Circle Universe - 11

    NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Tamora Pierce returns to the magical world of Winding Circle. On their way to the first Circle temple in Gyongxi, mages Briar, Rosethorn, and Evvy pay a visit to the emperor's summer palace. Although treated like ...

  • The Song of the Lioness

    "From now on I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight."

    Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. So one day they decide to switch place...

  • Tortall: A Spy's Guide

    The must-have guide for any fan of #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy author TAMORA PIERCE! Enter the world of Tortall in this full-color, behind-the-scenes collectible guide, brought to you by the author who Sarah J. Maas says “shaped [her] not...

  • Tempests and Slaughter

    The Numair Chronicles - 1

    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 Imperi...

  • The Fire in the Forging

  • The Healing in the Vine

  • The Magic in the Weaving

  • The Power in the Storm



  • First Test: A Graphic Novel

    Protector of the Small: Graphic Novels - 1

    This eagerly awaited graphic novel adaptation of the iconic fantasy novel First Test reimagines the classic knight's tale, but with a twist. In a world not quite ready for her ambition, a determined girl seeks knighthood and finds herself on a missio...

  • Tempests and Slaughter 2

    The Numair Chronicles - 2

  • Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

    The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce’s award-winning Song of the Lioness quartet, adapted into a gorgeous, full-color graphic novel In Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna, the first of four volumes adapting #1 New Yo...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Tamora Pierce has published 42 books.

The next book by Tamora Pierce, Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Tamora Pierce, Alanna: The First Adventure, was published in January 1983.

Yes. Tamora Pierce has 11 series.
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