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Loading... Wolf-Speakerby Tamora Pierce
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0439968070, Paperback)"Besides, who needs humans? All they do is slow me down and screech when they see my friends." A threatened pack of wolves summon the only human they know who can understand their messages of impending danger -- orphaned Daine. Something is not right in the once-peaceful Dunlath Valley. Humans are cutting down trees and driving away the animals. Daine and the great mage Numair believe the wolves' message of peril, but the danger and intrigue brewing in Dunlath Valley are far beyond anything they imagined. Once again, Daine must organize and lead her animal friends to fight for their land and their lives, but this time she must expand her wild magic to a frightening new dimension. Daine must master the power to enter the minds of her animal friends and accompany them on their desperate journey to save Dunlath Valley.
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 1416903445, Mass Market Paperback)When Daine is summoned by the wolf pack that saved her life a year earlier, she knows she has to go. She and Numair travel to Dunlath Valley to answer the call. But when they arrive, Daine realizes with a shock that it's not just the animals whose lives are threatened; people are in danger too. Dunlath's rulers have discovered black opals in their valley and are dead set on mining the magic these stones embody. Daine learns that Dunlath's lord and lady plan to use this power to overthrow King Jonathan -- even if it means irreversibly damaging the land and killing their workers.On a mission to save both her animal friends and her human ones, Daine has to master her wild magic in order to fight for the kingdom and triumph over the would-be usurpers. Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0679882898, Mass Market Paperback)When humans start cutting down trees and digging holes in peaceful Dunlath Valley, the wolves know that something is wrong. They send a messenger to the only human who will listen -- Daine, a fourteen-year-old girl with the unpredictable power of wild magic. Daine and her closest companions heed the wolves' cry for help. But the challenge they are about to face in the valley is greater than they can possibly imagine...Set in Tortall during the reign of King Jonathan III and Queen Thayet, Wolf-Speaker is the second book in The Immortals series, which chronicles the time when the world is invaded by immortal creatures and a girl is born with a magical gift that could restore the very balance of nature. (retrieved from Amazon Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:58:13 -0500) |
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