I’m sorry I’m on so much of a paladin kick lately – white knight, templar, knight in shining armor, whatever you want to call them. This is just what’s occupying my headspace lately, so it seemed natural to bring this…
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Tortall by Chapter // In the Hand of the Goddess – Chapter 4: A Cry of War
This is a fairly brief chapter, and mainly centers on one thing: a declaration of war and the preparations that follow. However there are also some great moments with George, ones that always stick out in my memory of this…
Tortall by Chapter // Alanna: The First Adventure – Chapter 7: The Black City
Here it is, the last chapter of the book! The climactic action, what it’s all been building to (except for the stuff that’s building to other books). Alanna and the squires travel with their teachers to the Great Southern Desert,…
Tortall by Chapter // Alanna: The First Adventure – Chapter 6: Womanhood
Well, I bet you can guess from the title of this chapter what it’s about. That’s right: periods. I mean, it’s a thing that happens in this chapter. It’s the longest chapter in the book, and a lot happens in…
Tortall by Chapter // Alanna: The First Adventure – Chapter 5: The Second Year
The major theme of this chapter… is friendship. And also magic. But not friendship as magic, which disappoints only slightly. But really, the four main parts of this chapter show the development of Alanna’s friendships, specifically with Raoul, with Gary,…
Tortall by Chapter // Alanna: The First Adventure – Chapter 4: Death in the Palace
This chapter serves as a big turning point for Alanna in this book. Dire circumstances rock her world and force her to accept a part of herself that she’d previously rejected. It’s a pretty classic escalation, and this one introduces…
Tortall by Chapter // Alanna: The First Adventure – Chapter 1: Twins
So, I’ve been wanting to do this forever, where I reread a series of books I know really well and post chapter-by-chapter reviews of them, going in-depth where I normally have to skim for length. There’s a lot of series…
Gender-Bend Wednesday – Tortallan Heroines
I’ve covered the heroines of Tamora Pierce’s Tortall books previously on Sorting Hat Sunday, and I’ve gender-bent the lead characters of her Circle of Magic books, but I’m beginning to think that I’m long overdue to gender-bend the Tortallan protagonists.…
Gender-Bend Wednesday – Circle of Magic
So, I’ve talked about Tamora Pierce’s works a lot here on this blog, but most of my attention has been focused on her Tortall universe works. But when I first discovered her writing, I actually read her Circle of Magic books long…
Fantasy Counterpart Cultures – Racism in Fantasy
You know when you’re reading a fantasy or sci-fi book and there’s a fictional, made-up culture that… doesn’t seem quite so made-up? Like it’s based on a real-world culture, maybe just a little too closely? Yes, you do, because it’s…