The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
Newly knighted, Alanna of Trebond seeks adventure in the vast desert of Tortall. Captured by fierce desert dwellers, she is forced to prove herself in a duel to the death - either she will be killed or she will be inducted into the tribe.
Although she triumphs, dire challenges lie ahead. As her mythic fate would have it, Alanna soon becomes the tribe's first female shaman—despite the desert dwellers' grave fear of the foreign woman warrior.
Alanna must fight to change the ancient tribal customs of the desert tribes—for their sake and for the sake of all Tortall.
About the Song of the Lioness Series
Books in series order
- 1.Alanna(1983)
- 2.In the Hand of the Goddess(1984)
- 3.The Woman Who Rides Like a Man(1986)
- 4.Lioness Rampant(1988)
Reading age: 12+ years
This series should be read in order.
Song of the Lioness is a medieval-inspired fantasy series set in the fictional world of Tortall.
The Song of the Lioness series is the story of one girl's journey to defy social conventions and become a valiant knight, and to save Tortall, her homeland, from conquest. Disguised as the boy 'Alan', Alanna swaps places with her twin brother Thom, to go to the royal palace in the city of Corus to train as a page.
On her journey towards knighthood, this feisty heroine must overcome many obstacles, including reigning in her temper, learning to accept the use of magic, and using her small stature to her advantage.
Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna's adventure begins - one that will lead to the fulfilment of her dreams and the magical destiny that will make her a legend in her land.