Alanna: The First Adventure
- Published
- 1 January 1983
- Pages
- 241
- ISBN-13
- 9780739371961
- Type
- novel
About this book
Alanna: The First Adventure (1983) opens Song of the Lioness as ten-year-old Alanna disguises herself as a boy, 'Alan,' to train as a royal page in place of her twin brother Thom.
Key facts about Alanna: The First Adventure
Tamora Pierce wrote Alanna: The First Adventure, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1983. The book has 241 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780739371961 to find the main one.
Alanna: The First Adventure is book 1 of 4 in the Song of the Lioness series. The series has 4 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, Tamora Pierce writes The Immortals, Circle of Magic and Protector of the Small, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our fantasy shelf. Meanwhile, Tempests and Slaughter is the latest published Tamora Pierce book on file, from 2018.
About Tamora Pierce
Tamora Pierce is an American fantasy author widely credited with helping establish the modern template for YA fantasy built around capable, unapologetically ambitious female protagonists, beginning with Alanna: The First Adventure in 1983. See every Tamora Pierce book in order.
Its place in Song of the Lioness
Alanna: The First Adventure is book 1 in the Song of the Lioness series. It is followed by In the Hand of the Goddess. See the full Song of the Lioness reading order.
Song of the Lioness begins when ten-year-old Alanna of Trebond swaps places with her twin brother Thom, who wants to study sorcery at a temple instead of training for knighthood, and disguises herself as a boy -- 'Alan' -- to take his place as a royal page in Tortall's capital. Across four books she grows from an undersized, furious child determined to prove herself against boys twice her size into the kingdom's first female knight in centuries, her secret concealed for years even from Prince Jonathan, her fellow…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780739371961