Circle of Magic

4 primary works

Sandry's Book

by Tamora Pierce

Published 18 September 1998

The first book in a brilliant fantasy quartet. Feisty Sandry has been orphaned by the plague, and sent to a convent suitable for a girl of her noble birth. She hates it. Her strange magical powers are breaking out all over the place, but it takes a great mage to spot that she needs training. And Sandry is not the only child mage around the Circle Sea. Four massively talented misfits are soon gathered at the Winding Circle temple - and together their powers are incredible.

Tris's Book

by Tamora Pierce

Published 19 February 1999

The four young mages are growing in power, and a strong link has been forged between them. But Tris, the weather-witch, is growing too confident. Even the strongest mages can't control the tides, and Tris's attempt leaves her drained and ill. But Tris's power may be what's needed to save the Circle Sea from attack.

Daja's Book

by Tamora Pierce

Published 17 November 1994

Part of the 8-book Tamora Pierce reissue for Fall 2006, this title in the Circle of Magic quartet features spellbinding new cover art. Coincides with the release of WILL OF THE EMPRESS in trade pb.

Four elements of power, four mages-in-training learning to control them. In Book 3 of the Circle of Magic Quartet, outcast Trader Daja and her friends journey from Winding Circle to the Gold Ridge Mountains, where drought threatens widespread famine. There, Daja creates an astonishing object: a living metal vine. A caravan of Traders covets the vine, and Daja's dealing with her former people reawaken a longing for familiar ways. Now Daja must choose--should she return to the Traders or remain with the Winding Circle folk who have become her family?

The Healing of the Vine

by Tamora Pierce

Published 19 November 1999

Summersea faces terrible danger. Plague has struck the city. A blue pox - like nothing the healers have ever seen. It spreads rapidly and its touch is deadly. Time is running out. Forced into quarantine by exposure to the outbreak, Briar and his teacher, dedicate Rosethorn, fight to keep the victims alive. But their magic has limits - it offers comfort, but no cure. The Winding Cicle mages must find the key to countering the disease, and fast, or Summersea will become a city of the dead. "The Healing in the Vine" is the final book in this fantasy quartet.