List Of Books In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness #2)
| Title | : | In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness #2) |
| Author | : | Tamora Pierce |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 264 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2005 by Simon Pulse (first published September 1st 1984) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Magic. Adventure. Young Adult Fantasy. Romance |
Tamora Pierce
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 264 pages Rating: 4.24 | 83701 Users | 1882 Reviews
Commentary During Books In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness #2)
Disguised as a boy, Alanna of Trebond becomes a squire, to none other than the prince of the realm. But Prince Jonathan is much more to Alanna; he is her ally, her best friend, and one of the few who knows that she's really a girl. Now it will take all of Alanna's awesome skill, strength, and growing magical powers to protect him from the mysterious evil sorcerer who is bent on his destruction, and hers!Here continues the story of Alanna, a young woman bound for glory who is willing to fight against enormous odds for what she believes in.
Present Books As In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness #2)
| Original Title: | In the Hand of the Goddess |
| ISBN: | 0689878567 (ISBN13: 9780689878565) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Song of the Lioness #2, Tortall, Tortall (chronological order) #5 , more |
| Characters: | Alanna of Trebond, Thom of Trebond, Coram Smythesson, George Cooper, Jonathan of Conte, Raoul of Goldenlake, Gareth of Naxen the Second (Gary), Alex of Tirrigan, Duke Roger of Conte, Dain of Melor |
| Setting: | Tortall |
Rating Of Books In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness #2)
Ratings: 4.24 From 83701 Users | 1882 ReviewsWrite Up Of Books In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness #2)
Chosen Ones, Mary Sues and magical pets? Count me in! I liked the narrative style better than the previous book. Simple, positive and entertaining.How do I love this book? Let me count the ways.1) Alanna has sex and it's treated like, well, normal! She's not slut-shamed! She's just happy! Dude!2) George is in love with Alanna and... tells her, says he won't bring it up again, and goes right back to being her friend! Because he loves her, and likes being around her, and wants to be around her and doesn't just value her as a romantic partner! Dude!3) Roger's a nuanced and clever villain! Dude!4) Alanna's interest in girly, pretty things in
What happened??I've read several of Tamora Pierce's books, but had not read the Song of the Lioness quartet and thought it time I start. I enjoyed the first book, Alanna: The First Adventure. I liked Alan, nee Alanna, in her single-minded determinedness and her unawareness of self and the effect she had on others. I liked the supporting characters. It was light, pleasant, and fun so I was eager to read this second book. I expected Alan to grow up and have to deal with identity issues, romantic
I think this is the book I forgot the most of. In fact, I remembered almost none of it, with the exception of Faithful. I remembered Faithful. It would also explain how I managed to conflate books one and two. I remembered next to nothing about book 2, except Alanna getting a cat, starting to wear women's clothing sometimes, and (view spoiler)[sleeping with Jonathan (hide spoiler)]. The first two, I thought happened in book one, the third in book three.This is a good book, and I like it as part
I lost my bus stop because I was so much into the last battle that I didn't realize I was way beyond my stop. And when I realized, I felt it was worthy because I had gone through the whole scene. I really liked this book about a woman in disguise trying to become a knight in a kingdom full of magic and threatens and all kind of great dangers.
I was looking at the cover of my library copy of this book before I started it, and saw that on my edition, Alanna is pictured with a black cat on her shoulder. Remembering how delightfully full of wish fulfillment the first book was, I thought to myself, "Oh, she gets a cat in this one. I bet it's a magic cat. I bet it talks." I was joking. But I was totally right. Alanna not only acquires a talking cat (who also has purple eyes, natch), a deity swoops down to personally give Alanna a magic
[SPOILERS AHEAD]"I don't want to fall in love. I just want to be a warrior maiden."HAHAHAH YEAH RIGHT,GREAT JOKE ALANNA Sooo...this book was basically like a sketch of Alanna's teenage years. In on chapter she's 13,in the next one she's 15; (view spoiler)[in one chapter she's all like: "I am powerful woman ready to take my place in this world" and in the next one she's like: "omfg Jon,I know you're sleeping around and stuff but I want to be the one you sleep with too!!!". (hide spoiler)]Alanna
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