In the Hand of the Goddess: Book 2 (Song of the Lioness S.) - Hardcover

Pierce, Tamora

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689310544 ISBN 13: 9780689310546

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1984

Synopsis

Pursuing her desire to be a knight, Alanna learns many things in her role as squire to Prince Jonathan, but fears Duke Roger, an ambitious sorcerer with whom she knows she will one day have to deal.

About this title

About the Author:

Beloved author Tamora Pierce has written a great number of books, including The Song of the Lioness quartet, The Immortals quartet, The Circle of Magic quartet, The Protector of the Small quartet, The Circle Opens quartet, the Trickster series, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, and the Beka Cooper series. She lives in New York and can be visited at TamoraPierce.com.

From the Inside Flap:

a boy, Alanna of Trebond becomes a squire -- to none other than the prince of the realm. But Prince Jonathan is much more to Alanna; he is her ally, her best friend, and one of the few who knows that she's really a girl. Now it will take all of Alanna's awesome skill, strength, and growing magical powers to protect him from the mysterious evil sorcerer who is bent on his destruction--and hers!

Here continues the story of Alanna, a young woman bound for glory who is willing to fight against enormous odds for what she believes in.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0689310544
• ISBN 13: 9780689310546
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 232