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Alanna: The First Adventure

by Tamora Pierce · Song of the Lioness series

A girl disguises herself as a boy to train as a knight in a kingdom that forbids her the sword. The first of Tamora Pierce's foundational quartet—sharp, earnest, and unapologetically feminist.

Song of the Lioness in reading order

• 1. Alanna: The First Adventure — Tamora Pierce
• 2. In the Hand of the Goddess — Tamora Pierce
• 3. The Woman Who Rides Like a Man — Tamora Pierce
• 4. Lioness Rampant — Tamora Pierce

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