While the list of upcoming books to be published is indeed located on Tamora Pierce's website, it's fun to spread the word and excitement about future series any and every where. Publishing dates are U.S.-based unless otherwise states.



2008:

* Oct 1st, 2008 ~ Melting Stones hardcover print publication.

This Circle universe book, set in the months after Street Magic, in which Briar, Rosethorn, and Evvy continue their journey eastward to distant Yanjing, where they discover a danger that threatens the home temple of the Living Circle religion.

Melting Stones made publishing history last year...

Perhaps you're new to Tamora Pierce's books, or you have read a few but out of order and you want to know the correct sequence of her series. To help each group, and anyone else interested, here is a list of Tamora Pierce's books and what order to read them in.

So to clarify, Tamora Pierce has two very separate series. Series #1 takes place in the Tortall world and is headlined by several specific female protagonists: Alanna, Daine, Kel, Aly, & Beka.

* Alanna's series, collectively referred to as "The Song of the Lioness" (4 books)

1. Alanna: The First Adventure

2. In the Hand of...

Multiple items.

Item 1: Everyone who is in this club is probably either a nerd or a geek. In a good way. I mean I'm a nerd, and I'm perfectly awesome. In fact, if you're not a nerd/geek, I probably don't like you. Well, maybe I do, but I've strong doubts. Well, if anyone reading this is not a nerd/geek, speak out. I'm just wondering.

Item 2: How old are you people? If you're older than 10th grade, tell me. Just curioius.

Item 3: Twilight is getting too much attention. Unfortounately, I doubt a Tamora Pierce movie would be profitable, what with the medieval-ish setting and all, but if a Tamora...

Review by S. Katz

Tamora Pierce's Tortall and Other Lands Anthology of short stories is a really good read. Several good reads in fact. Now, usually, I don't like short, stories, but these I did because they had all of the elements of a novel which I usually like - well developed characters, interesting plot, more than 10 pages - and were just shorter. For a lot of them, it felt like a beginning to a story, or a full story but shorter, which I suppose is exactly what a short story is supposed to be. Tamora Pierce does these stories fabulously. There are 11 short stories.

The Dragon's Tale: Daine's...