TAMORA PIERCE is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over
eighteen novels set in the fantasy realm of Tortall. She first
captured the imagination of readers with her debut novel, Alanna:
The First Adventure. Since then, her bestselling and award-winning
titles have pushed the boundaries of fantasy and young adult novels
to introduce readers to a rich world populated by strong,
believable heroines. Her books have been translated into many
languages, and some are available on audio from Listening Library
and Full Cast Audio. In 2013, she won the Margaret A. Edwards Award
for her “significant and lasting contribution to young adult
literature.” Pierce lives in Syracuse, New York, with her husband,
Tim, and their cats, birds, and occasional rescued wildlife. Visit
her at TamoraPierce.com and follow her on Twitter at
@TamoraPierce.
JULIE HOLDERMAN writes stuff and loves cats. A once-upon-a-time
graduate of the Alpha Workshop for Young Writers, she returned ten
years later to serve as a staff member. She studied writing and
history at Ithaca College and is eyeing an MA in history, in
pursuit of a PhD. She works full-time as Tamora Pierce’s assistant
while building her writing portfolio.
TIMOTHY LIEBE is the “Dreaded Spouse-Creature” and IT Guy for
fantasy novelist Tamora Pierce, as well as her coauthor on the
Marvel Comics White Tiger miniseries. He has written for National
Public Radio, CNET, USA Network, and Pacifica Network and spent a
decade as a consumer-electronics journalist and editor. An Army
brat, Tim traveled the U.S. Midwest and Germany as a child.
MEGAN MESSINGER’s work has appeared in Cicada, Fantasy Magazine,
and Electric Velocipede, as well as other publications, and
received an honorable mention in Datlow, Link, and Grant’s 2007
Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. Megan discovered the books of
Tamora Pierce, Bruce Coville, and Jane Yolen while home sick with
the chicken pox in second grade—clearly the most fortuitous case of
chicken pox ever. She lives with one foot in Tortall always; these
days, the other foot and most of her vital organs are attending
medical school in California.
“Tamora Pierce didn’t just blaze a trail. Her heroines cut a swath
through the fantasy world with wit, strength, and savvy. Her
stories still lead the vanguard today. Pierce is the real lioness,
and we’re all just running to keep pace.”
—LEIGH BARDUGO, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Tamora Pierce’s books shaped me not only as a young writer but
also as a young woman. Her complex, unforgettable heroines and
vibrant, intricate worlds blazed a trail for young adult
fantasy—and I get to write what I love today because of the path
she forged throughout her career. She is a pillar, an icon, and an
inspiration. Cracking open one of her marvelous novels always feels
like coming home.”
—SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“In the world of YA fantasy, there’s before Tamora Pierce, and then
there’s after her female heroes started kicking down the doors (and
walls, and other barriers)! Having been with Tammy at signings and
listened to the young women who speak from their hearts about how
they were empowered by her books, I know it is impossible to
overstate her impact!”
—BRUCE COVILLE, New York Times bestselling author
“Tamora Pierce is a trailblazer for so many fantasy writers,
hacking through the old tropes with her narrative machete and
showing us that girl-centered adventures are not just possible but
amazing. Many of us might have peered at the impenetrable thicket
of traditional fantasy and given up before we even began, if not
for her.”
—RACHEL HARTMAN, New York Times bestselling author
“Tamora Pierce’s writing is like water from the swiftest, most
refreshingly clear, invigorating, and revitalizing river. I return
to her books time and time again.”
—GARTH NIX, New York Times bestselling author
“It’s impossible to overstate Tamora Pierce’s impact on children’s
literature. Her tough, wise, and wonderful heroines have inspired
generations of readers. Her encouragement of up-and-coming authors
is unparalleled. Thank you, Tammy, for Alanna and Beka and more,
for your generosity of spirit, for your incredible legacy.”
—RAE CARSON, New York Times bestselling author
“Tamora Pierce’s novels gave me a different way of seeing the
world. They were like nothing I’d encountered before. Alanna
stormed her way into my thirteen-year-old heart and told me that I
could write gorgeous, complicated novels about vibrantly real
people in fantastic situations, and, to be honest, she’s never
left.”
—ALAYA DAWN JOHNSON, award-winning author of Love Is the Drug
“Tamora Pierce is the queen of YA fantasy, and we are all happy
subjects in her court.”
—JESSICA CLUESS, author of A Shadow Bright and Burning
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