There's more to come, including a companion book to the Tortall `verse.Kel will not allow this first test to be her last. As of 2011, I have 27 novels in print, one short story collection, one comic book arc ('White Tiger: A Hero's Compulsion') co-written with Tim, and a short story anthology co-editing credit. In 2006 we moved to Syracuse, New York, where we live now with assorted cats, a number of squirrels, birds, raccoons, skunks, opossums, and woodchucks visiting our very small yard. Tim Liebe, who became my Spouse-Creature, and I lived in New York City with assorted cats and two parakeets from 1982 - 2006. At last the first book of the quartet, Alanna: The First Adventure was published by Atheneum Books in 1983. I sold some articles and 2 short stories and wrote reviews for a martial arts movie magazine. There I went to Albert Gallatin Senior High for 2 years and Uniontown Area Senior High School for my senior year.Īfter graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, I wrote the book that became The Song of the Lioness fantasy quartet. After my parents divorced, my mother took my sisters and me back to Pennsylvania in 1969. Tolkien and so I started to write the kind of books that I was reading. My interest in fantasy and science fiction began when I was introduced to ‘The Lord of the Rings’ by J. When I was 8 my family moved to California, where we lived for 6 years on both sides of the San Francisco peninsula. My mother wanted to name me 'Tamara' but the nurse who filled out my birth certificate misspelled it as 'Tamora'.

Obviously, I've read a lot of books in 54 years! It's a very evil way to use up time when I should be doing other things. When I get bored, I go through the different lists and rediscover books I've read in the past. I'm not snooty-I'm just up to my eyeballs in work and appearances!Īlso, don't be alarmed by the number of books I've read. I just don't have the time to take part, so please don't be offended if I don't join your group or accept an invitation.

Though I would love to join groups, I'm going to turn them all down.

I return to my regularly scheduled profile: So before you go getting all hacked off at me for trashing your favorites, know that I've written GoodReads to find out what's going on. How do I know I haven't? Because I haven't read those books at all. Hey, folks! I just discovered that apparently I have given some very popular books single-star ratings-except I haven't.

First Test by Tamora Pierce