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  hehe...I love how we all have TP series rankings! At the risk of being repititious, Jossie, you should definitely give the Trickster's Choice/Queen books a go - the circle ones don't compare (in my opinion) and you get to revisit a lot of the well loved characters of the Alanna and Immortals Quartets.
  
  It's funny Deb, how you say the Trickster's Choice/Queen books are more adult. I definitely agree with you and yet, when you compare the amount of "action" that Alanna has in her series with her daughter its rather amusing. We talked about this before, that it is odd that a book that is aimed at younger audiences has that sort of material in it, or at least implied in it. But I think it is made even weirder when you consider that the Trickster's Choice/Queen books would have a lower rating in my opinion but are actually written for a higher level of readers.
   
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  The Trickster books were the first TP books I ever read and I enjoyed them so much I went looking for other stories by her. Now I have all of her books except one of the PotS, Squire I think but I'd have to check. They are just an easy read most with a bit of form to them and I enjoy reading them at least once a year.
  
  I swapped from Tortal to Circle this week as I need to get my hands on the missing book before I can continue Tortal. Hopefully be able to find it somewhere this week. :-/
   
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  Don't worry, Deb, I think Squire is pretty easy to come by. Unless you're after a particular edition - my Lud, there are so many different versions of TP books out there these days that I'd never have a hope of getting all mine to match if I was trying to collect a particular set. I can't stand the recent pseudo-artsy ones, especially - they don't suit the feel of the books at all.
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  Anyway, I agree that one of the things I most like about TP's work is that it's an "easy read". Her books don't insult the intelligence, but they're accessible and simple to race through whenever you feel like something that isn't too challenging. Partially it's because they're aimed at younger audiences, I suppose; but I find many YA books just as - if not more - difficult to get into as some Adult fiction, so I think it's also simply the nature of her writing and stories.
   
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  I have to say, and I'm sorry if I've said this before, but I've always found it weird how she explains what the term "kid" means all the time. Maybe that word isn't as common in America as it is here though.
   
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  Reading all this stuff makes me want to read all these books tonight. But if I stay up too late I get banned from books! I finished the Lioness series the other day, I must say, there is a lot of killing. :"(. But I think that it was a really good series! If only I could read quicker!
   
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  I'm up to Melting Stones which i probably think is the worst of TP, but if I'm going to read the whole lot I have to read the whole lot. :-/
  
  It was actually first test I had missing and it should come in the mail tomorrow so I can read PotS then Trickers then I'm done. ;D
  
  Until next year of course. :P
   
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  Deb, I found the same with Melting Stones. It isn't one of her better books.
  
  I am hoping to get some money for christmas and buy more of her books. Currently I only have First Test and Book 3 from The Cirle of Magic first series. I want to get the whole Lioness series and the whole PotS series, as well as The Immortals eventually.
   
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  Yep, same here. I really didn't enjoy Melting Stones - which is worrying considering its one of her most recent attempts...although has anyone actually listened to it on tape because that is how TP intended it originally - maybe the different voices of the characters add something...? I don't know though...
   
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  I've been reading the first Circle quartet, and have been for quite some time. I don't know why I'm so slow at getting through them, maybe I've been distracted a bit by outdoorsy holiday fun. Anyway, I'm up to The Healing in the Vine, and I remember the first time I read it in primary school I thought it was really thick. By itself and in comparison to the other books in the quartet. Now I look at it and it's positively tiny! I just think it's funny how the perception of something as trivial as the thickness of a book can stick in my mind for so long, then turn out to be completely wrong.
   
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  LOL Kaede, its all reletive isn't it. When you are younger, reading chapter books is really exciting and then you get older and they aren't quite as exciting as they seemed. I noticed that with a few other books I'd read over the years.
  
  I got First Test so I can finish my TP marathon now.
   
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  i like the POTS and CM series but my fav is still the will o the empress
  the character stories all come together hahaha
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  Apologies if this has already been talked about before - I didn't go back through the whole thread to find out ;P
  
  I just finished reading a short story anthology "The Dragon Book" edited by Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois. In it, there's a short story by Tamora, written in first person from Kitten's point of view :D It's set after the Trickster books (Daine and Numair's twins are older than new born, though they are visiting their grandparents when the story takes place :) )
  
  It's a wonderful little story and had me desiring a lot more - it's one of the reasons I don't usually read short story anthologies, because I want to read a story in a novel size so it lasts a bit longer :P
  
  I strongly recommend anyone to get their hands on it, even just for the Tamora Pierce story - all the other stories within it are unique and wonderful in their vividness and originality :)
  
  Actually, I might submit this book to the Bookshelf ;P
  
  Edit: Here you go :) ~Link~
   
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  Wow, nice find Lioness. I will have to look for it.
   
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  Yeah Lioness, I had heard about that anthology and saw it at Borders the other week so I decided to buy one for my little brother for Easter (he is rather dragon obsessed and I am trying to get him to read some of the authors I like) The only problem is now I have to wait until Easter to give it to him and then wait until he has read it :| Serves me right for giving him a present I want :P
   
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  Secretly read it before Easter lol?
   
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  He he! That is not helpful Lioness! My self control is wavering as it is! :P
   
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  Did you give in? ;P
  
  Just finished reading a short story anthology jointly compiled by Tamora ~Link~. As I say in that review, she's included a short story of her own about Kylaia al Jmaa, the Shang Unicorn (briefly mentioned by Liam Ironarm in Lioness Rampant).
  
  The anthology is worth reading and it goes without saying that I had to read Tamora's story in one go lol, but not quite as exciting to read as Kitten's story above, I guess due to that we have never known this character. I get the feeling it could lead to a larger story but... ;D
   
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  Proud to say I didn't! ;D But as I have just finished the book I was reading, I am about to sneak into his room now and steal it for a half hour or so! XP
  
  And I will have to check out this new short story about the Shang Unicorn! Thanks for the heads up Lioness!
  
  EDIT: I read it Lioness! It was quite good! I liked that we found out little details like that Daine's kids stay with the grandparents and that Princess Kalasin became Empress of Carthak! I would have liked for the story to show a little more of Daine and Numair and their dynamic but given that the story was in The Dragon Book it is sort of a given that it would focus on Kitten mostly. I still really enjoyed seeing things from her perspective! And again, Tamora Pierce has introduced another interesting character - Afra. Now I want to know what becomes of her and Uday!
  
   
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  I just read the first book of the immortals, after constant pestering from a friend of mine. She's in love with Tamora Pierce's work, and the book I read was fantastic! She's a great writer.
   
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  You must read the rest of her novels! :D Every one of them is worth reading, and each book enriches the experience of the others in the same world :)
   
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  Mm.. She's a great writer!
  I wish more writers would think of the story lines as great as hers.
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  I've read all of Tamora Pierce's books for kids/young adults.
  But I don't own any of them. :(
   
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  I have to admit that I own all TP's books which is bad because I read them way too often. :P
  
  Fianlly got the two new stories (which I don't own...yet) and loved them. Totally agree with ^^^^^
   
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  I know how you feel Deb. For years she was the only one of my three favourite authors whoes books I would buy (am now working on IC). I have all of her novels (taking up over half the shelf) and have read them so often that I look at them to decide if I want to read them again and just end up reciting the story. |:( I am now doing the same thing with IC'a books, but love reading them all again anyway.
   
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  LOL Bibliophile, you should see my bookshelves. I have a nasty habit of liking to own all the books by any author I like. Unfortuanately not all authors write all good books so I have some pretty bad ones. I also have about 70 odd IC books as I collect them for the different covers. There are still a couple I haven't been able to get my hands on, but one day.
  
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  After reading the two short stories I can't wait for more. So I think I'll just have to have that re-read. :P