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- Born: December 13, 1954 TamoraPierce.com: Tamora Pierce Biography
- Birth place: South Connellsville, PATamoraPierce.com: Tamora Pierce Biography
- Resides: Syracuse, New YorkRandom Thoughts: Tamora Pierce Live Journal Profile
- Literary genres: Fantasy and Science-Fiction
- Alma Mater: University of PennsylvaniaTamoraPierce.com:Tamora Pierce Biography
- Spouse: Tim LiebeTamoraPierce.com:Tamora Pierce Biography
- Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
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Career
After completing college, Pierce moved to New York where she earned a living reading manuscripts for Silhouette Romances and doing freelance editing. In 1983, Atheneum Books released Alanna: The First Adventure, the first book in her quartet, The Song of the Lioness. Through the late 1990s and early 2000s she toured the United States, England and Canada, while continuing to write and publish several more books. Her 2006 release, Terrier, has been nominated for both the 2009 Garden State Teen Book AwardsNew Jersey Library Association: Garden State Book Awards and the Evergreen Young Adult Book AwardKing County Library System: The Evergreen Young Adult Book Award. Her new novel, Bloodhound, is scheduled for publication in 2009.SciFan: Bloodhound, by Tamora PiercePersonal
Ms. Pierce, daughter of Wayne and Jacqueline Pierce, was exposed to books at an early age.BookRags:Tamora Pierce Biography In her biography, she says, "We always had plenty of books. My uncle gave us a set of World Book encyclopedias, and a special treat for me was looking through them, even before I could read."TamoraPierce.com:Tamora Pierce BiographyIn 1963 her father moved the family to California. Later, after her parents' divorce, her mother moved her and her sisters back to Pennsylvania where she had lived during her younger years.
She and husband Tim Liebe, whom she refers to as "much-loved spouse-creature," currently live in Manhattan. Though the couple has remained childless, they enjoy spending time with nieces, nephews and other family members, as well as their cats and parakeets.TamoraPierce.com:Tamora Pierce Biography
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Tamora Pierce on Amazon
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Bloodhound (The Legend of Beka Cooper, Book 2) - $18.99
Beka Cooper is finally a Dog—a full-fledged member of the Provost’s Guard, dedicated to keeping peace in Corus’s streets. But there’s unrest in Tortall’s capital. Counterfeit coins...Amazon
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Wild Magic (The Immortals) - $6.99
Thirteen-year-old DaIne has always had a knack with animals, but it's not until she's forced to leave home that she realizes it's more than a knack -- it's magic. With this wild ma...Amazon
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The Realms of the Gods (The Immortals) - $6.99
During a dire battle against the fearsome Skinners, Daine and her mage teacher Numair are swept into the Divine Realms. Though happy to be alive, they are not where they wan...Amazon
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Terrier: The Legend of Beka Cooper #1 - $9.99
BEKA COOPER IS a rookie with the Provost's Guard, and she's been assigned to the Lower City. It's a tough beat, but Beka can hear the voices of the dead on the wings of pigeons, a...Amazon
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Page: Book 2 of the Protector of the Small Quartet - $8.95
Keladry of Mindalen, the first girl to train as a knight since Alanna, is officially a page now, but she's got three more years before she'll be a squire. And those three years are...Amazon
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Tamora Pierce Questions
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Ear Piercing Please Help!?!?!?!?!? 2 AnswersA normal lobe piercing takes about 6 weeks to heal, if not a little longer. A cartilage piercing takes longer sometimes. As for piercings on boys...theres nothi... read more -
Probably a question for the girls more than the boys. At what age did your parents allow you to have your ears pierced? Or didnt they? 3 AnswersAt 16? Really? Why did it take that long? Do your family or ethnicity have other beliefs? I had my ears pierce when I was still a baby. That's practically anoth... read more -
My 15-year-old son wants to get one of his ears pierced. Should I let him? 14 AnswersSure, it even sounds like he's treating himself to something he wants for doing well at school with you..... They do say you should choose what you are willing ... read more
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Tamora Pierce Publications Timeline
- 1983: Alanna: The First Adventure
- 1984: In the Hand of the Goddess
- 1986: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
- 1988: Lioness Rampant
- 1992: Wild Magic
- 1994: Emperor Mage | Wolf-Speaker
- 1996: Realms of the Gods
- 1997: Sandry's Book
- 1998: Daja's Book | Tris's Book
- 1999: Briar's Book | First Test
- 2000: Magic Steps | Page
- 2001: Squire | Street Magic
- 2002: Cold Fire | Lady Knight
- 2003: The Immortals | Shatterglass | Trickster's Choice
- 2004: Trickster's Queen
- 2005: The Will of The Empress | ' Stories of Strength
- 2006: Terrier
- 2007: Melting Stones
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