''Tris's Book'', a fantasy novel by
Tamora Pierce
Tamora Pierce (born December 13, 1954) is an American writer of fantasy fiction for teenagers, known best for stories featuring young heroines. She made a name for herself with her first book series, '' The Song of the Lioness'' (1983–1988), wh ...
, tells the story of four young mages as they battle pirates and become closer than ever.
Plot introduction
Lady
Sandrilene fa Toren
''Circle of Magic'' is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to c ...
,
Trisana Chandler
''Circle of Magic'' is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to ...
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Daja Kisubo, and
Briar Moss
''Circle of Magic'' is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to c ...
have been living in Discipline Cottage at
Winding Circle a Temple in Emelan for some time now. They have survived an earthquake and are now having to defend their only true home from pirates using their magic and the help of their teachers.
Plot summary
As the book begins and progresses, Tris hears voices on the wind telling her seemingly useless bits of information. In an effort to cool herself off in the summer's cruel heat, she and her three "mates"—Sandry, Daja, and Briar—head up to the wall that encloses Winding Circle. On the wall, Tris hears more voices and then suddenly a lighthouse nearby blows up. As Tris and her teacher
Niklaren Goldeye
''Circle of Magic'' is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to c ...
examine the ruins, they realize that the tower was blown up by a new substance they have never heard of. In the ruins, Tris finds a baby starling, which she decides to take care of.
While repairing a magical net protecting Winding Circle with
Dedicate Frostpine
Dedication is the act of consecrating an altar, temple, church, or other sacred building.
Feast of Dedication
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and his apprentice
Kirel, Daja sees a magically hidden boat out of the corner of her eye. While eating a turnover from
Dedicate Gorse's kitchen's, Briar smells the unmistakable scent of cinnamon and poppy, a sure sign of someone invisible. A forgetful novice realizes that there are a lack of bandages, so
Dedicate Lark
''Circle of Magic'' is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to ...
and Sandry are forced to make some more. The Temple is short on medicine, so
Dedicate Rosethorn and Briar are forced to make more. All the signs lead to trouble. When Daja finally tells Frostpine about the ship, he immediately tells
Dedicate Superior Moonstream, who sends word to
Duke Vedris IV, Sandry's uncle and the ruler of Emelan. Pirates are afoot.
Tris's cousin
Aymery Glassfire comes to bring Niko a letter, and is recognized by her. He tries to get Tris to go home, saying her father is ill, but she refuses, saying that if he wanted her, he would send for her. While everyone is talking, a novice comes and tells Niko that every mirror, crystal, and vision bowl has been broken. That leaves Winding Circle blind to the future. Early the next morning, when jumping into a wind magically, Tris realizes that there is a huge invisible magic box coming slowly toward Winding Circle. Later in the morning, Frostpine takes Daja to repair
two chains that protect Winding Circle. During the repairs, the pirates begin their attack.
As the attack goes on, the four start to help. Tris takes one of the pirate's "boomstones"—a hard sphere containing
gunpowder
Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, carbon (in the form of charcoal) and potassium nitrate (saltpeter). ...
—with her winds and sends it away. Briar and Rosethorn take seeds of thorny plants and grow them quickly and thickly along the cove to capture and kill the pirates. When all the adults leave to help defend Winding Circle, Tris practices zapping targets with her lightning and the help of Sandry, Daja, and Tris. Tris tests herself when a boomstone begins a descent on Discipline and blows it up.
When looking through Aymery's belongings, Briar finds that even though he claims he's staying for several weeks, Aymery has only brought a very small wardrobe. In a locked trunk, Briar finds cinnamon oil and poppy, used for invisibility. He also finds a mirror, when all of the mirrors in Winding Circle had broken the night before. When following Aymery out of Discipline at midnight, Tris and Briar confront him, whereupon he reveals that he had been working for Enahar, the pirates' chief mage, for some time. Then Aymery lets in the pirates through a side gate. Sandry, Daja, Lark, and Niko come and deal with the pirates, and Tris takes the dying Aymery's earring that links him to Enahar.
Maddened by helplessness, Tris goes up on the south wall to deal with the pirates herself and get them away from the one place she can call home and Sandry, Daja, and Briar join her and help. They bash through the pirates' barrier by pulling their strength together. Daja finds all the metal in the pirates' fleet like nails and weapons, pulls it out, and drops it in the water. Tris uses her lightning to blast ships. The four start destroying the fleet when they are all caught in mage traps on the ships. They appear to be lost when Niko returns their string of combined magic. With the extra power of the string and their arrived teachers, they destroy the rest of the fleet. Enahar attempts to capture Tris using his link with Aymery's earring, but Sandry, Daja, and Briar realize this and use stray lightning on Tris's hair to destroy the small piece of jewellery.
Because she killed and injured many of the helpless slaves on the pirate ships, Tris decides to help with the wounded pirates and slaves. She gets little thanks. All she cares about is trying to make up for some of the harm she did to so many people with her lightning.
Characters
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Trisana Chandler
''Circle of Magic'' is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to ...
– merchant girl with ambient weather magic
* Lady
Sandrilene fa Toren
''Circle of Magic'' is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to c ...
– noble girl with ambient thread magic
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Daja Kisubo – Trader ''trangshi'' girl with ambient smithing magic
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Briar Moss
''Circle of Magic'' is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to c ...
– former street thief with ambient plant magic
* Dedicate Lark – kind thread mage at Discipline who teaches Sandry
* Niklaren Goldeye – powerful seer mage who found the four and teaches Tris
* Dedicate Rosethorn – sharp plant mage at Discipline who teaches Briar
* Dedicate Frostpine – smith mage who teaches Daja
* Dedicate Gorse – cook mage who is the head of Winding Circle's kitchens
* Dedicate Crane – rival plant mage of Rosethorn's at Winding Circle
* Dedicate Superior Moonstream – head of the mages at Winding Circle
* Dedicate Skyfire – first dedicate of the fire temple and Winding Circle's chief defender
* Aymery Glassfire – Tris's cousin under of the power of the pirates. Briar is the one who first suspects him
* Duke Vedris IV – ruler of Emelan and Sandry's great-uncle
* Kirel – Frostpine's apprentice and the fours' friend
* Little Bear – dog staying at Discipline belonging to the four
* Shriek – orphan starling nestling that Tris takes care of
See also
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Briar Moss
''Circle of Magic'' is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to c ...
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Daja Kisubo
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Sandrilene fa Toren
''Circle of Magic'' is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to c ...
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Sandry's Book
''Sandry's Book'', by Tamora Pierce is a fantasy novel set mainly in Emelan. It is the first in a quartet of books: '' The Circle of Magic'', starring four young mages as they discover their magic.
Plot
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Shatterglass
''Shatterglass'', a novel by Tamora Pierce, is the fourth book in ''The Circle Opens'' series. It takes place four years after the ''Circle of Magic'' series.
Plot introduction
Setting
''Shatterglass'' is set in the city of Tharios. It is o ...
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Tamora Pierce
Tamora Pierce (born December 13, 1954) is an American writer of fantasy fiction for teenagers, known best for stories featuring young heroines. She made a name for herself with her first book series, '' The Song of the Lioness'' (1983–1988), wh ...
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The Circle of Magic
''Circle of Magic'' is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to c ...
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The Circle Opens
''The Circle Opens'' is a quartet of novels written by Tamora Pierce and set in a pseudo-medieval/renaissance era. It mainly revolves around four teenage mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they find that they are forced to ...
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The Will of the Empress
''The Will of the Empress'', previously titled ''The Circle Reforged'', is a standalone fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, a continuation of the story of the quartets '' Circle of Magic'' and ''The Circle Opens''.
Plot summary
Empress Berenene
The ...
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Trisana Chandler
''Circle of Magic'' is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to ...
References
External links
* http://www.tamora-pierce.com
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American fantasy novels
1998 American novels
1998 fantasy novels
Emelanese books