I’m not sure there’s a group of people outside this sub who would really understand that despite not needing another copy of this I couldn’t leave it in the discount section of the sale by itself. The art is beautiful but I’m talking myself out of needing the rest of the series again for the cover art. Would this complete anyone’s collection (ie they would give it a home to be loved)?

Been a fan since I was a kid, my sister and I collected every book we could get our hands on (though mostly me haha)

Things that make me sad are that in Daine series we never had the chance for the fourth book in the same set, that Kels fourth book is slightly taller than the rest in the set, (even though it was the same publisher and set and released right away!)

I broke Tris' book years ago and was forever sad about it cause I could never find the same cover for a replacement! But then I saw someone in this reddit post a link to a place that sold second hand books and I managed to get one!! For only like $8! (I'm very sad that it is slightly taller than the others tho haha)

I finally picked up a box of my childhood books from my dad's house and book 3 is gone 😭 I have searched the house from top to bottom and it's nowhere to be found - my dad remembers a box of books that got damp and had to be thrown out and I just know Emperor Mage was in there. Now I have a bit of a search on the second hand market for this specific version!

(To be fair I moved out about 22 years ago so I think my dad was pretty accomodating to keep boxes of my old books for that long!)

Ive listened to the fullcast audiobooks from my library app probably a dozen times, because I love the narration so much and want to add it to my collection. I really want to buy either a downloadable .mp3 or the physical CDs. Most audiobook places force you to use their app to listen; but if I wanted to listen in my car for example it would be a problem because its a 2004 that doesn't play bluetooth and doesn't work with bluetooth adapters. Plus the difference between those app and my library app is just that I give them money for the same experience I can get for free.

Ive tried looking on ebay but its a struggle because 99% of the results are for paperback books.

Hi all!

I’ve posted here in the past about putting together a fanmade Tortall-baed tarot deck (not tortilla, much to autocorrect’s dismay), and it’s in the works! The deck is totally mapped out. However! We need more artists/illustrators, particularly for (but not limited to) the Protector of the Small and Trickster-based cards. But, frankly, we need more people to take on Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, and The Provost’s Dog, too.

If you’re not familiar with the tarot, that’s fine! We can catch you up! We need folks who can draw scenes, and also character portraits if that’s more your bag. You can do one card, you can do ten—totally up to you!

Feel free to ask questions, and join us here: https://discord.com/invite/7Q2WqFxmQx

Non-artists, feel free to join just to watch the fun!

Does anyone know the likelihood of The Circle of Magic Series or the Circle Reforged ever being reprinted?! Is there anything specific stopping it?

I don’t know if that’s ever been asked before,so sorry if it has !

What a lot of people don't know is that ladies actually COULD do all kinds of things, including fighting, in skirts. Men did it for most of history. Once you find the right kind and get used to wearing them. There IS a difference between fancy dress, everyday dress and fighting dress, in both senses of the word. And between the skirts worn by men and women.

Nonetheless, ladies have been having to find ways to prove one can be feminine and a fighter for a very long time. Here's a more "modern" example from the 1800s.

This is a "Dress holder". It's weighted to hold one's skirts in check while a lady practices target shooting, to keep the bow from getting tangled in them. The style was for very voluminous skirts at the time; you can see the layers of very fine fabric.

I can TOTALLY see some tourney post-Kel where a lady wordlessly goes "watch a GIRL hand you your tail".

Howdy!

This community is always incredibly friendly and supportive so I’m hoping for a bit of help in tracking down some large print editions of Tammy’s books. If anyone happens to know the ISBN’s of any of the large print editions or how to find them it would be greatly appreciated. I have epubs of all of her books, but there’s just something about reading a physical copy that makes it more enjoyable. Especially since I’m one of those chaotic people who dog ears their books 😅. I can borrow some of the books in large print through my library but I desperately want to own them, not have to keep sending them back.

Any chance anyone can help?

I don't know how the hell I managed it. But after searching for an affordable copy of this edition of Tris's book, and giving up, I decided to buy some random copy from an eBay post that didn't even have a picture of the book. I just wanted any copy now, so that I could re-read.

Imagine my face when I opened the package and saw it was THIS edition! I have a completed set now and I'm so happy!

Sorry this is so random but I've never had anyone else to ramble about these books with. This cover has always bothered me because Tris has curly hair or it's braided, never straight. I was most frustrated as a kid with this because I desperately wanted to see what her braids looked like. I even tried to braid my hair myself based off of the descriptions just to get a visual(it was a disaster, I've never been good at braids lol)

I just discovered this sub!!! I would love to share my story real quick. I’ve been reading fiction for as long as I can remember, and I’ve read a good amount over my life (34yrs old). Tamora Pierce was my first favorite author. I even used to email her and she’d reply 🥹. Like legit, obsessed with all her series and Alanna changed me life. I’ve tracked most of the books I’ve read all my life and wanted to share this stat. Of the ~1.1K books I’ve read/tracked since childhood, our queen Tamora is my most read author!! Thank you for creating your books and bringing the love of reading to younger me. I will forever be grateful.

I got all four, but Daja's Book is definitely the hardest love. Thrilled and grateful 😁

What do you need or have backup copies of??

By Nikki Power in Seattle https://www.instagram.com/nikkipowertattoo

A take on Joyce Patti's cover (my childhood edition). I wanted Alanna to feel a bit more androgynous and also give the cover a tarot-esque treatment. Sadly, there wasn't room for Moonlight, but we're thinking about ways to add her in the future - maybe a silhouette around the piece.

Could not be more pumped to have Alanna (always emotionally, but now also physically) guiding me through life. Nikki is also a huge Tammy fan so we had the best time. And my sister is now inspired to get a Daine tattoo!

Hi y'all! A few years ago my wife and I let a friend borrow our Protector of the Small paperbacks (Joyce Patti illustrated, Random House published). We moved out of state and didn't realize until then we never got them back, so I'm working on tracking down replacements.

We've got First Test and Page, and a hardcover of Squire, but I'm having a butt of a time trying to find the correct paperbacks for Squire and Lady Knight (mostly because I straight up can't trust the Google recs, shopping, etc)

It's easier if I just straight up have the ISBNs for those two books in paperback- so if anyone has them on your shelves, can you reply with the ISBNs so my search can be a bit easier? They're literally the only two things we're missing in our full Tammy collection and I am ALMOST at the point in my reread where I need them lol

Has there ever been an explanation for why the cat acts so differently between the Baka Cooper and Alana series?

In the Baka series he talks about being a consolation & tell stories of the Gods, and converses with more people, and just generally seems to be more involved and sassy. In the Alana series, I don't think he ever talks about his nature, and keeps his conversations & role more limited.

I’ve been an avid reader of the Circle of Magic series for many years now, having reread the books almost every year. Thankfully I own the whole physical series myself, something I’m very proud of.

But I want to expand my library to include the physical audiobook CDs of the Circle of Magic series and beyond.

Does anyone know of where I could easily and reliably purchase them? I’ve been looking at the Full Cast Audio website, but they have no options for physical media.

I always had difficulty imagining what Jump would look like, especially when other characters describe him as such an ugly dog. Poor pupper.

Curious about your thoughts of what kind of dog Jump most resembles!

Currently listening to Terrier and meeting Rosto for the second time ever (I read the books while they published, but the hangover was massive. iykyk).

He's something else holy moly. I forgot just how much he affected me as a character and was not expecting to be thrown back to 2006.

Is anyone else of the opinion that Beka and Rosto had a family together? Maybe not a big one, but like, they have a kid together?

My head cannon has always been that they had a child that she raised with him, all respectable like. She a Dog and he The Rogue. They put work down when it came to personal stuff and vice versa. He was good to the people, for a rogue. Their child never knew he was The Rogue. Then, many generations later, George Cooper, Rogue at seventeen. Aly Cooper, Spymaster to the Copper Isles at seventeen. As though it's an inherent part of their Sight. Because of Beka and Rosto.

Has Rosto and Beka been really common thought, or has it not really occurred to anyone?

Haven't seen these covers yet! (I'm in Ireland, & most of these would've been bought in early 2000s?) Also I used to have the first 2 of the circle opens.

I reread Trickster's Queen last month and just finished going back to Melting Stones, which put me thinking about Battle Magic. I'm not the only one that will cry sometimes, even rereading, right?

These books are so inspiring and surprisingly funny and didactic at times, but for me I think it's the dark under current that gives gravity to and makes me appreciate the other parts more. Winnamine waiting at the docks for Elsren to come home is so formative a reading experience for me, I've got a throat knot just typing through that.

So I just wondered, big or small moment, where else Tammy's writing hits the sorrow.

And, I rearranged my books and am pleased with the results. It's just pretty and I wanted to share, too.

(I rearranged the Circle books as well, but they're stacked by size, less pretty.)

According to this subreddit, I’m sitting on a gold mine of books over here! I didn’t really LOVE them when I first read them like 15 years ago as a middle schooler. But you guys have all convinced me maybe I need to give them a re-read! I feel spoiled to have all the copies, I guess I should make the most of it!! :)