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Trickster's Choice (Aliane) (Hardcover)

by Tamora Pierce (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (Sep 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0375814663
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375814662
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.5 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 648,703 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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To the great joy of her many fans, Tamora Pierce's Trickster's Choice begins a new saga of Tortall to add to The Song of the Lioness Quartet, the Immortals Quartet, and The Protector of the Small Quartet.

At the center of each of these books is always a strong and resourceful young woman who masters the arts of swordplay and knightly warfare in the magical medieval country of Tortall. Alianne, or Aly, daughter of the warrior queen Alanna the Lioness, has all these skills, but also a delicious sense of humour, which serves her well when she is chosen by the trickster god Kyprioth to serve as his secret agent and a slave for a year in the embattled Copper Isles. There the dark-skinned natives, or raka, have been conquered and crushed by the laurin, light-skinned people from the mainland. The burning raka resentment is fuelled by prophecies of a twice royal queen who will free them, aided by the "wise one, the cunning one, the strong one, the warrior, and the crows". Just how each of the colourful characters and Aly herself fit into this prophecy and Kyprioth's tricky plan keeps readers guessing. Aly plots to show her skill at spying as she flirts with the god and is courted by Nawat, a crow transformed into a handsome young man, who is puzzled when she rejects his attempts to mate-feed her with grubs and ants.

The pages of this long but fast-paced adventure zip by, enlivened by intrigue, skirmishes, comedy, romance and lots of dramatic clothes. (Ages 10 to 14) --Patty Campbell, Amazon.com

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant new title from a fabulous author, 27 Sep 2003
By A Customer
Aly, only daughter of Alanna the lioness and Baron George Cooper wants to be a spy like her father and grandfather, but her whole family seem to be against this.
Ms. Pierce's quality is obvious from the first paragraph, as she throws you head long into the action. The book also contains nods to other well loved characters - particularly Daine and Numair's new born, shape changing baby! If you liked Ms Pierce's other Tortall books, you're going to adore Trickster's Choice - I can't wait for the sequel that comes out next May. One word of warning however - be sure to read ALL the other Tortall novels before you read this, as it contains many plot spoilers, and if you don't no the characters, you may quickly become confused as to their significance.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I won't spoil the plot for you, but..., 13 May 2004
By Sarah (Lancaster, England) - See all my reviews
The book was fantastic and hugely enjoyable. At 18 years of age I'm occasionally embarrassed at my continuing enjoyment in fantasy books (especially when displayed in the children's section of book shops) but when I saw a review for this book on the American site by a 13 year old who found this book childish and badly written I felt I must defend Tamora Pierce's honour. I have read all of her books and ordered 'Trickster's Choice' from America after my sister and grandma told me how much they enjoyed the book.

I have to say I couldn't put it down after it arrived and read it at every opportunity, finishing it in the same day. Not only are the characters ones you can identify with but I also loved Alianne's witty sense of humour and the banter between her and Kyprioth, the trickster God. Pierce has not attempted to play happy families and the discord between Aly and her mother makes the book all the more believable; the plot has not been sacrificed for the sake of sentimentality but presents a realistic mother/daughter relationship.

For fans who have read The other Tortall series your curiosity about the other characters will be fulfilled with amusing glimpses into their lives (I loved these, you cant keep the smile off your face) but they don't pull the plot down, Aly is a character who does not need the success of the previous heroines to draw in readers.

Overall I found this book a great read which will always put you in a good mood with its humour and light tone, while tackling issues such as racism and morals. It will suit people of any age (within reason of course), which means the whole family can enjoy. I was disappointed only with the fact that I can't look forward to three more books (Tamora Pierce usually writes quartets) but I'm eagerly awaiting the sequel- if only to find out about Nawat! Go on read it and see what I mean.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent book, 19 Jan 2006
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This review is from: Trickster's Choice (Paperback)
Alianne, daughter of the Lioness, Alanna,is floating through life until Kyprioth, the trickster god of the Copper Isles, interferes. After being captured by pirates and sold as a slave, she makes a wager to look after half raka, half luarin royalty. The skills her father taught her come in useful, as she is sent away from court in exile because the eccentric King suffers from paranoia.

I feel while this book is not as great as some of her others, i still think it is a decent book. The plot is quick to start and the characters are intriguing and somewhat entertaining.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ali, the only woman with a backbone??
Through all of the Tamora Piece's books, there is no other heroine that quite matches to Ali. I am a self confessed Pierce fanatic (or perhaps fan is a less harmful word), and... Read more
Published 21 months ago by A. Venning

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, but can be done without
Try as I might I can't be enthusiastic about any of Pierce's books after the Lioness quartett. Aly is a fairly interesting character, but after a promising beginnning the book... Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2007 by Jane A.

5.0 out of 5 stars Pierce - still got it.
First and foremost may I just write a small response to one of the above reviews (mentioning no names of course and in the nicest way possible) that this is a FANTASY novel. Read more
Published on 10 Jul 2006 by Sara

4.0 out of 5 stars different but good
Having (I think) read all of Tamora Pierce's books to date, I have to admit that this was not my favourite - it simply did not appeal to me as much as those of her earlier... Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2005 by tchinkerybuttons

5.0 out of 5 stars Tammy's done it again!
Follow Aly the spy, daughter of the famed Lioness, as she is captured as a slave and taken into unknown territory. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2004 by Mrs. N. L. Gill

4.0 out of 5 stars Trickster's Choice
Trickster's Choice is still full of the enticing fantasy that is perhaps unique to Pierce, yet, I must say, that it is also not one of her best. Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2004 by njwilkinson

2.0 out of 5 stars A Severe Disappointment
I was really, really looking forward to this book... I am a HUGE Tamora Pierce fan, and everyone had been telling me how good it was.

And then I read it. Read more

Published on 26 May 2004 by Aerin

5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Trickster's Choice... Definately another great Tamora Pierce book. It had me laughing, grinning, and smiling (though it may look a bit stupid to do so). Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2004 by Valerie Freeloadalot

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourites.
In my opinion this the best Tamora Pierce book so far. Aly doesn't do much fighting in this one. Instead she has to use her wits to protect the family she serves from harm and win... Read more
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