Bestselling author Tamora Pierce crafts a richly realised world in the highly anticipated first installment of The Numair Chronicles – a gripping fantasy series for young adults.
THREE STUDENT MAGES, BOUND BY FATE . . . FATED FOR DANGER
Arram Draper is on the path to becoming one of the realm's most powerful mages. The youngest student in his class at the Imperial University of Carthak, he has a Gift with unlimited potential for greatness – and for attracting trouble. At his side are his two best friends: Varice, a clever girl with an often-overlooked talent, and Ozorne, the ‘leftover prince’ with secret ambitions.
Together, these three friends forge a bond that will one day shape kingdoms. But as Ozorne gets closer to the throne and Varice gets closer to Arram's heart, Arram realizes that soon he will have to decide where his loyalties truly lie.
Author Biography
Tamora Pierce is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over eighteen
novels set in the fantasy realm of Tortall. She is the winner of the Romantic
Times Book Reviews Career Achievement Award, the Skylark Edward E. Smith
Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction, and the Margaret A. Edwards Award for
her ‘significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature’.Pierce
lives in Syracuse, New York, with her husband, Tim, and their cats, birds, and
occasional rescued wildlife.
