Duke Roger of Conté is back from the dead and trying to destroy Tortall. But even after she brings the Dominion Jewel home there is still danger for Tortall. On her way she meets the Shang Dragon Liam Ironarm as well as the Sarain Princess Thayet jian Wilima, who both return back to Tortall with her after her quest is complete. Summary Lioness Rampant: On trying to save an old friend of Halef Seif’s, Alanna retrieved a map promising the Dominion Jewel which could help Tortall to prosper. There Alanna has to deal with the Bazhir’s customs while teaching three young people the way of a Bazhir shaman. To get away from all the gossip and to find herself again, Alanna and her manservant Coram Smythesson left Corus and traveled through the Great Southern Desert, where they encounter the Bazhir tribe of the Bloody Hawk. But the revelation that “Squire Alan” is now indeed “Sir Alanna” isn’t accepted easily by the court.
Summary The Woman Who Rides Like a Man: Finally Alanna has become a knight and removed a great threat to the Tortallan Crown from the land. But she also has to face another problem: Tusaine is declaring war on Tortall. From her she learns that she has to face her three greatest fears: the fear of the Chamber of the Ordeal, that of Duke Roger of Conté and the fear of love. Summary In the Hand of the Goddess: Alanna, the squire of the Crown Prince Jonathan IV of Conté and still disguised as a boy, meets the Great Mother Goddess. Even though she is only a page, Alanna already has to fight the Sweating Sickness and the powerful Ysandir. She also learns most of the things she needs to know as a knight. The book describes how she switches places with her brother and first comes to the palace-disguised as the boy “Alan”–, finds friends and makes enemies. Summary Alanna the First Adventure: The first volume tells the story of Alanna’s page years.
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