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

**The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce’s award-winning Song of the Lioness quartet, adapted into a gorgeous, full-color graphic novel *Filled with magic and mayhem, adventure and action, swords and spells, book one in the Song of the Lioness *quartet is the ultimate introduction to Alanna and Tamora Pierce’s legendary Tortall universe.

In* Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna *, the first of four volumes adapting #1 New York Times bestseller Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness quartet, we meet Alanna of Trebond, a young noblewoman from the kingdom of Tortall.

Alanna isn’t like other girls from noble families—what she really wants is to become a knight and earn her shield, something women definitely aren’t allowed to do.

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 and the denizens of the lower city. But not everyone wishes her well . . .