Title: Tempests and SlaughterAuthor: Tamora Pierce
Genre: YA Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: The first novel in a series chronicling the life of Numair Salmalin, the beloved mage readers first met in Wild Magic
, part of the Immortals series. In this novel, Numair is still Arram Draper, a young boy learning to control his immense Gift of magic at the University of Carthak. He meets two other young mages who have talent that has them ahead of many students older than them, Prince Ozorne and Varice. Ozorne, Varice, and Arram become inseparable and they spend meals and their little free time between classes together. Things start to change when Ozorne becomes closer to the throne than ever imagined as the deaths of his cousins continue to mysteriously occur. Arram has to decide if he wants to spend his life working for Ozorne in Carthak or if he has another calling. After seeing the horrors of slaves forced to fight as gladiators and having to heal them behind the scenes, his choice becomes more difficult.
My Thoughts
I first began reading Tamora Pierce's Tortall Novels in middle school. I loved the unlikely female heroes and the historic setting of knights and magic. I gobbled them up, Alanna (Song of the Lioness Quartet), Daine (The Immortals Quartet), and Kel (Protector Of The Small Quartet
). Then I (not so) patiently waited for Aly (Trickster's Duet
) by this time, I was in high school. Two more years brought Beka (Beka Copper Trilogy ) a series that released its last book in 2011, my senior year in college. Seventeen books set in Tortall, I read and loved them all. Now in 2018 Pierce writes a book with a boy protagonist for the first time in a Tortall novel, the first one released in seven years. I obviously had to have it.
It did not disappoint. There was plenty of information about Arram’s childhood and how he became friends with Varice and Ozorne as well as a few other characters we knew from reading about his adulthood. There is some action in a few places, especially toward end. The characters are relatable and well developed and the story flows easily and quickly. I like that each chapter starts with Arram’s new class schedule, it is a cute way to show the passing of time.
This book could definitely stand on its own, but it helps to have read at least the Immortals Quartet because this book explains a lot about why Numair behaves the way he does and his relationships to several characters from that series as well. It was fun to see the young versions of these characters.
I can’t wait for the next book in the series!
Comment below if you have read this book or have suggestions for others like it!
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I first began reading Tamora Pierce's Tortall Novels in middle school. I loved the unlikely female heroes and the historic setting of knights and magic. I gobbled them up, Alanna (Song of the Lioness Quartet), Daine (The Immortals Quartet), and Kel (Protector Of The Small Quartet
). Then I (not so) patiently waited for Aly (Trickster's Duet
) by this time, I was in high school. Two more years brought Beka (Beka Copper Trilogy ) a series that released its last book in 2011, my senior year in college. Seventeen books set in Tortall, I read and loved them all. Now in 2018 Pierce writes a book with a boy protagonist for the first time in a Tortall novel, the first one released in seven years. I obviously had to have it. It did not disappoint. There was plenty of information about Arram’s childhood and how he became friends with Varice and Ozorne as well as a few other characters we knew from reading about his adulthood. There is some action in a few places, especially toward end. The characters are relatable and well developed and the story flows easily and quickly. I like that each chapter starts with Arram’s new class schedule, it is a cute way to show the passing of time.
This book could definitely stand on its own, but it helps to have read at least the Immortals Quartet because this book explains a lot about why Numair behaves the way he does and his relationships to several characters from that series as well. It was fun to see the young versions of these characters.
I can’t wait for the next book in the series!
Comment below if you have read this book or have suggestions for others like it!
To buy this book from Amazon now, click on the image at the top of the post.
To see more from the author, visit the website linked above
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