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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
Copyright © Tamora Pierce 1994
Map copyright © Isidre Mones 2017
Jacket design © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2018
Tamora Pierce asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Source ISBN: 9780008304102
Ebook Edition © August 2018 ISBN: 9780008304119
Version: 2018-09-11
‘Tamora Pierce didn’t just blaze a trail. Her heroines cut a swathe through the fantasy world with wit, strength, and savvy. Pierce is the real lioness, and we’re all just running to keep pace.’
LEIGH BARDUGO, #1 New York Times bestselling author
‘Tamora Pierce creates epic worlds populated by girls and women of bravery, heart, and strength. Her work inspired a generation of writers and continues to inspire us.’
HOLLY BLACK, #1 New York Times bestselling author
‘Tamora Pierce’s books shaped me not only as a young writer but also as a young woman. Her complex, unforgettable heroines and vibrant, intricate worlds blazed a trail for young adult fantasy – and I get to write what I love today because of the path she forged throughout her career. She is a pillar, an icon, and an inspiration.’
SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author
‘I take more comfort from and as great pleasure in Tamora Pierce’s Tortall novels as I do from Game of Thrones’
Washington Post
‘Tamora Pierce and her brilliant heroines didn’t just break down barriers; they smashed them with magical fire.’
KATHERINE ARDEN, author of The Bear and the Nightingale
To Raquel Wolf-Sister, once again,
To Thomas, who has taught and still teaches me to keep my mind flexible and my creativity from stiffening up,
And to Tim, always, each and every book, whether I say so or not.
Contents
Copyright
Praise for Tamora Pierce
Dedication
Map
Chapter 2: The Valley of the Long Lake
Chapter 10: The Fall of Tristan and Yolane
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The wolves of the Long Lake Pack, gorged on a careless mountain sheep, slept as they digested their meal. Only Brokefang, their chieftain, was awake to see the moon rise. He sat on a stone outcrop, thinking – an odd pastime for a wolf. In the last full moon of summer, on the advice of Old White, the wolf god, he had sent his best travellers, Fleetfoot and Russet, in search of a two-legger who once belonged to his pack. Their orders were to bring her to him, to speak to the local humans on his behalf. The sight of that night’s full