Tamora Pierce

Tamora Pierce is an American author of fictional stories for teens and young adults, usually involving female heroines and their quests. She is also co-author of Marvel's White Tiger comic.

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 Pierce

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 Biography

In 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

• 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 | 'Young Warriors: Stories of Strength

• 2006: Terrier

• 2007: Melting Stones

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