معرفی مجموعه ی Song of the Lioness (غرش ماده شیر)

Alanna: The First Adventure Song of the Lioness #1

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Preis der Leseratten des ZDF, NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature Nominee (2013)

From now on I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight.

And so young Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. So one day they decide to switch places: Thom heads for the convent to learn magic; Alanna, pretending to be a boy, is on her way to the castle of King Roald to begin her training as a page. But the road to knighthood is not an easy one. As Alanna masters the skills necessary for battle, she must also learn to control her heart and to discern her enemies from her allies.

Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna's first adventure begins - one that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and the magical destiny that will make her a legend in her land.

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Mass Market Paperback, 274 pages

Published January 1st 2005 by Simon Pulse (first published 1983)

original title

Alanna: The First Adventure

ISBN

0689878559 (ISBN13: 9780689878558)

In the Hand of the Goddess Song of the Lioness #2

"I don't want to fall in love. I just want to be a warrior maiden."

Still disguised as a boy, Alanna becomes a squire to none other than the prince of the realm. Prince Jonathan is not only Alanna's liege lord, he is also her best friend -- and one of the few who knows the secret of her true identity. But when a mysterious sorcerer threatens the prince's life, it will take all of Alanna's skill, strength, and magical power to protect him -- even at the risk of revealing who she really is...

Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna's second adventure continues the saga of a girl who dares to follow her dreams -- and the magical destiny that awaits her.

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Mass Market Paperback, 264 pages

Published January 1st 2005 by Simon Pulse (first published 1984)

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In the Hand of the Goddess

ISBN

0689878567 (ISBN13: 9780689878565)

The Woman Who Rides Like a Man Song of the Lioness #3

"Let her prove herself worthy as a man."

Newly knighted, Alanna of Trebond seeks adventure in the vast desert of Tortall. Captured by fierce desert dwellers, she is forced to prove herself in a duel to the death -- either she will be killed or she will be inducted into the tribe. Although she triumphs, dire challenges lie ahead. As her mythic fate would have it, Alanna soon becomes the tribe's first female shaman -- despite the desert dwellers' grave fear of the foreign woman warrior. Alanna must fight to change the ancient tribal customs of the desert tribes -- for their sake and for the sake of all Tortall.

Alanna's journey continues...

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Mass Market Paperback, 284 pages

Published January 6th 2005 by Simon Pulse (first published 1986)

original title

The Woman Who Rides Like a Man

ISBN

0689878583 (ISBN13: 9780689878589)

Lioness Rampant Song of the Lioness #4

"I'm not sure I want to be a hero anymore."

Having achieved her dream of becoming the first female knight errant, Alanna of Trebond is not sure what to do next. Perhaps being a knight errant is not all that Alanna needs....But Alanna must push her uncertainty aside when a new challenge arises. She must recover the Dominion Jewel, a legendary gem with enormous power for good -- but only in the right hands. And she must work quickly. Tortall is in great danger, and Alanna's archenemy, Duke Roger, is back -- and more powerful than ever. In this final book of the Song of the Lioness quartet, Alanna discovers that she indeed has a future worthy of her mythic past -- both as a warrior and as a woman.

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Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages

Published January 1st 2005 by Simon Pulse (first published 1988)

original title

Lioness Rampant

ISBN

0689878575 (ISBN13: 9780689878572)