{"product_id":"9780008620295","title":"Alanna: The First Adventure : Book 1","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Tamora Pierce\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 13 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29 August 2024 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperVoyager) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Song of the Lioness' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 128 x 11 | 140g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith brilliant new livery to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this ground-breaking fantasy series, Alanna the Lioness – the first woman knight – rides again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Alanna of Trebond may be a girl of noble birth, but she will not be sentenced to the life of a well-mannered young lady. Alanna dreams of becoming a knight of the realm of Tortall, and neither her gender nor her father’s orders will stop her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Though Alanna’s father is preparing her twin brother, Thom, for the path to knighthood, he dreams of studying sorcery. To forge their own destinies, the two hatch a cunning plan: Alanna will disguise herself as a boy and take Thom’s place while he learns the art of magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But the path to knighthood is never easy and, on her first adventure, Alanna will find friends and enemies, sickness and sorcery, and discover the magic within her…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Forty years on from first publication, The Song of the Lioness Quartet retains its warmth, adventure, and steel, affirming this coming-of-age tale as a timeless masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47816699248899,"sku":"9780008620295","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780008620295.jpg?v=1772625012","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9780008620295","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}