Copyright Date:
2015
Edition Date:
2015
Release Date:
09/29/15
Pages:
324 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 1-481-44024-1 Perma-Bound: 0-605-90611-4
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-1-481-44024-0 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-90611-2
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2014043346
Dimensions:
21 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
In this sequel to Wild Magic (1992), the pack of wolves that helped 14-year-old Daine avenge her family's death call her back from her mage training at King Jonathan's court. Humans (two-leggers) are ruining Dunlath Valley. Daine, who speaks the language of animals and is learning to enter animals' minds and shape-change, works to help the two-leggers and the animals move beyond species prejudice to prevent an ecological disaster and the overthrow of the beneficent King Jonathan. Suspense is stronger than characterization here, but the exploration of diverse animal personalities will intrigue readers. (Reviewed Mar. 15, 1994)
Horn Book
Like Pierce's Song of the Lioness series, these offshoots of that series are being reissued and repackaged in handy rack-size hardcovers. These first two titles in this series are well-written, suspenseful fantasy novels. [Review covers these Immortals titles: Wild Magic and Wolf-Speaker.]
Word Count:
65,211
Reading Level:
5.1
Interest Level:
5-9
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 5.1
/ points: 10.0
/ quiz: 18850
/ grade: Upper Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:6.3 /
points:15.0 /
quiz:Q12781
Lexile:
710L
Daine’s magic must save her friends—both wolf and human—in this second book of the Immortals series, featuring an updated cover for longtime fans and fresh converts alike, and including an all-new afterword from Tamora Pierce.
When Daine is summoned to help a pack of wolves—dear friends from her old village—she and Numair travel to Dunlath Valley to answer the call. But when they arrive, Daine is shocked to learn that it’s not only animals whose lives are threatened; people are in danger, too.
Dunlath’s rulers have discovered black opals in their valley. They’re dead set on mining the opals and using the magic contained in the stones to overthrow King Jonathan. Even if it means irreversibly damaging the land—and killing their workers. Daine must master her wild magic in order to save both her animal friends and her human ones.