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Pierce absolutely sticks the landing

Shatterglass by Tamora Pierce

December 18, 2021 by Mobius_Walker 8 Comments

So concludes The Circle Opens Series, and a what a way to finish the series! Tris Chandler and her teacher Niko Goldeye are travelling just like the rest of the young yet extraordinarily powerful mages from Winding Circle. They make their way to the South to a Tharios. Tharios is a Greek/Mediterranean inspired town with a horrible and dehumanizing caste system added on. In Tharios, Niko attends a conference on vision magic, and Tris stumbles upon an immigrant glass blower, Keth, who isn’t in control […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: caste system, magic, tamora pierce, the circle of magic, the circle opens, YA

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:74 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: caste system, magic, tamora pierce, the circle of magic, the circle opens, YA ·
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Magic takes a backseat to marvelous worldbuilding

Daja's Book by Tamora Pierce

October 21, 2021 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

BINGO – FREE (Checked out from my local library’s digital audiobook collection) (This is the start of my second BINGO sheet) Daja and her three friends find themselves outside of Winding Circle for the first time since they met. They and their teachers along with the Duke of Emelan travel north to Gold Ridge Valley to assist with a drought. Upon arriving, they learn that there hasn’t been a forest fire in the Valley in years due to the efforts of a mage named Firetamer. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, Series, tamora pierce, the circle of magic

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:59 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, Series, tamora pierce, the circle of magic ·
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