Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna A Graphic Novel Adaptation

<B>The first book in #1 <I>New York Times</I> bestselling author Tamora Pierce’s award-winning Song of the Lioness quartet, adapted into a gorgeous, full-color graphic novel </B><BR/><BR/> Filled with magic and mayhem, adventure and action, swords and spells, book one in the <I>Song of the Lioness</I> quartet is the ultimate introduction to Alanna and Tamora Pierce’s legendary Tortall universe.<BR/><BR/> In <I>Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna</I>, the first of four volumes adapting #1 <I>New York Times </I>bestseller Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness quartet, we meet Alanna of Trebond, a young noblewoman from the kingdom of Tortall.<BR/><BR/> Alanna isn’t like other girls from noble families—what she really wants is to become a knight and earn her shield, something women <I>definitely </I>aren’t allowed to do.<BR/><BR/> But Alanna will not be deterred, and she arrives in the capital disguised as a boy to begin training as a page, the first step toward becoming a knight. Despite the tough conditions and grueling work, Alanna’s skills and stubbornness win her friends amongst the nobility <I>and</I> the denizens of the lower city. But not everyone wishes her well . . .