Tamora Pierce

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: Tamora Pierce
2. Official Blog: Random Thoughts
3. Wikipedia: Tamora Pierce
4. SciFan: Tamora Pierce Bibliography
5. Random House: Spotlight On Tamora Pierce
6. Publisher's Weekly: Children's Bookshelf Talks with Tamora Pierce (October 26, 2006)
7. YouTube: Video: Tamora Pierce on Terrier (Time: 6:25)

Tamora Pierce News and Articles

• CBR News: Pierce Talks "White Tiger" (March 6, 2006)
• Teenreads.com: Tamora Pierce Interview (November 8, 2005)
• Powells.com: Philip Pullman, Tamora Pierce, and Christopher Paolini Talk... (July 31, 2003)
• Locus Online: Tamora Pierce: Girls Who Kick Butt May 2002 (May, 2002)
• The Bulletin: Rising Star:Tamora Pierce (June 1, 2000)
• Google News Search: Tamora Pierce

Tamora Pierce Biographies and Profiles

• Random Thoughts: Tamora Pierce Live Journal Profile
• TamoraPierce.com: Tamora Pierce FAQs
• Pennsylvania Center for the Book: Tamora Pierce Biography
• BookRags: Tamora Pierce Biography
• SFBookcase: Tamora Pierce Bio and Reader Comments
• Piercings: Tamora Pierce Books

Tamora Pierce Study Guides and Literary Criticism

• New York Times: Children's Books: Woman Warrior
• LitPlans: Lesson Plans and Teacher's Guides for Tamora Pierce
• enotes.com: Trickster's Choice Summary and Study Guide
• enotes.com: The Woman Who Rides Like A Man Summary and Study Guide
• Common Sense Media: Terrier: Beka Cooper, Book 1

Tamora Pierce Quotations and Trivia

• Wikiquote: Tamora Pierce Quotations
• BookRags: Tamora Pierce Quotations
• Goodreads: Tamora Pierce Trivia Questions

Tamora Pierce Books and Merchandise

• Amazon.com: Tamora Pierce Books
• CafePress.com: Tamora Pierce's Merchandise
• Google Products: Tamora Pierce Merchandise

Tamora Pierce Photos

• TamoraPierce.com: Tamora Pierce Cover Art Gallary
• Google Images: Tamora Pierce Images
• Yahoo! Images: Tamora Pierce Images

Tamora Pierce Videos

• YouTube: Tamora Pierce Videos
• YouTube Video: YouTube: Tamora Pierce Readings Part 2 (Time: 2:33) | Part 3 (Time: 1:04)
• YouTube Video: YouTube: Advice from Tamora Pierce (Time: 1:00)

Tamora Pierce Fan Sites, Blogs

• Book Stacks: Tamora Pierce’s Wild Magic (March 14, 2008)
• UCL Staff Book Reviews:Beka Cooper: Terrier by Tamora Pierce (August 10, 2007)
• SFFWorld.com: Book Review: Protector of the Small (June 7, 2007)
• Dreaded Spouse-Creature of Tamora Pierce: ...Books of Wonder Signing (October 27, 2006)

Reader Reviews

• Monsters and Critics: Book Review: Young Warriors (October 20, 2005)
• Reviewcentre: The Song of the Lioness Quartet Reader Reviews
• Shvoong: Review: The Realms of the Gods  

Tamora Pierce Forums

• Yuku: Realm Of Fantasy Forum
• Chronicals Network: Young Adult Science Fiction Forum
• FanFiction.net: Tamora Pierce Forum
• SFBookcase.com: Tamora Pierce The Steelsings Roleplay Game
• SFBookcase.com: Tamora Pierce

Tamora Pierce Personal Timeline

• 1954: Born on December 13, in South Connellsville, PA
• 1963: Moves moves to California with parents and sisters
• 1969: Parents divorce; moves back to Fayette County with mother and sisters
• 1972: Begins studies at the University of Pennsylvania on a full scholarship
• 1976: Graduates and moves to New York
• 1983: First book published by Atheneum Books
• 1992: Ends secretarial career to become full time writer
• 2000: Goes to England on first publisher-sponsored tour

Tamora Pierce Publications Timeline

• 1983: Alanna: The First Adventure
• 1984: In the Hand of the Goddess
• 1986: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
• 1988: Lioness Rampant
• 1992: Wild Magic
• 1994: Emperor Mage | Wolf-Speaker
• 1996: Realms of the Gods
• 1997: Sandry's Book
• 1998: Daja's Book | Tris's Book
• 1999: Briar's Book | First Test
• 2000: Magic Steps | Page
• 2001: Squire | Street Magic
• 2002: Cold Fire | Lady Knight
• 2003: The Immortals | Shatterglass | Trickster's Choice
• 2004: Trickster's Queen
• 2005: The Will of The Empress | 'Young Warriors: Stories of Strength
• 2006: Terrier
• 2007: Melting Stones