Tempest and Slaughter
by Tamora Pierce is the start to her latest Tortall series – one of the best
fantasy worlds ever created in young adult fiction. If you have not read Tamora
Pierce, get started today!
In the land across the Inland Sea from Tortall, Arram Draper
is in magic school at the Imperial University of Carthak. As a foreigner and
younger than his classmates, he does not have many friends. But when his magic
gets out of control, showing the masters that his gift is strong, he is moved
up to the higher classes. Here he is even younger, but meets Varice and Prince
Ozorne, who quickly become his best friends and protectors.
Varice is a strong witch who is interested in practical
applications for music. She spends much time in the kitchen learning cooking
magic, even though it is thought of as a lower form of magic. Ozorne, seventh
in line for the throne of Carthak, is focused on battle magic and types that
will help him in the world of politics – even though as the seventh prince
there is little chance he will see the throne.
Arram Draper is an especially strong mage whose focus will
include water magic, healing arts and an ability to speak to gods – which fans
of Tamora Pierce know is not necessarily a good thing!
This new series in the Tortall cannon, is as wonderful as
fans would expect. Pierce is a master of story-telling. READ the Tortall books!
Buy some today! Do not wait, you are missing out if you have not started yet!
Pierce, Tamora. (2018). Tempests
and Slaughter. New York: Random House.
