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Tamora Pierce
Tamora Pierce begins a new Tortall trilogy introducing Beka Cooper, an amazing young woman who lived 200 years before Pierce's popular Alanna character. For the first time, Pierce employs first-person narration in a novel, bringing readers even closer to a character that they will love for her unusual talents and tough personality. Beka Cooper is a rookie with the law-enforcing Provost's Guard, and she's been assigned to the Lower City. It's a tough beat that's about to get tougher, as Beka's limited ability to communicate with the dead clues her in to an underworld conspiracy. Someone close to Beka is using dark magic to profit from the Lower City's criminal enterprises--and the result is a crime wave the likes of which the Provost's Guard has never seen before.
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Author
Tamora Pierce
Pages
581
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published Date
2006
ISBN
037581468X 9780375814686
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"#youngadult #fantasy #medieval #crime_and_mystery "
Vicki S.
"Pros:<br/><br/>I am so glad that the author brought in Pounce. I feel that having strong animal sidekicks is part of what always made the Tortall books work for me. Raised on Disney and stories like Catwings and Time Cat it just brings me joy.<br/><br/>It is truly odd to see so many elements from Alanna’s stories in the past of her partner’s family. It makes me wonder if she was goddess touched because she was fated to be with him or if he was drawn in because like knows like.<br/><br/>Cons:<br/><br/>After having the previous books written as stories, this as a personal journal did not have the familiar feel of the other stories and took longer to fall into. It is fascinating to see what Tortall was before and to see a lady knight from before Alanna’s time."
Rene Burrows
"Beka Cooper’a trilogy is arguably my favorite Tamora Pierce series"
Courtney McIntyre
"The whole Beka Cooper series is fantastic if you want grounded historical fantasy with a strong female lead"
Amy Olson
"They get better and better. The story continues well and shows the characters maturity. "
Jennifer Holl
