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    Tempests and Slaughter

    Written by Tamora Pierce

    Narrated by Sarah Ovens

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    About this audiobook

    In Tempests and Slaughter, fans of Tamora Pierce will be rewarded with the never-before-told story of how Numair Salmalín came to Tortall. Newcomers will discover an unforgettable fantasy adventure where a kingdom's future rests on the shoulders of a young man with unimaginable gifts and a talent for making vicious enemies.

    The legend begins.

    In the ancient halls of the Imperial University of Carthak, a young man has begun his journey to becoming one of most powerful mages the realm has ever known. Arram Draper is the youngest student in his class and has the Gift of unlimited potential for greatness . . . and of attracting danger.

    At his side are his two best friends: clever Varice, a girl too often-overlooked, and Ozorne, the ‘leftover prince’ with secret ambitions. Together, these three forge a bond that will one day shape kingdoms.

    But as Ozorne inches closer to the throne and Varice grows closer to Arram's heart, Arram realizes that one day – soon – he will have to decide where his loyalties truly lie.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateSep 20, 2018
    ISBN9780008304348
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    Tempests and Slaughter
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    Tamora Pierce

    Beloved author Tamora Pierce has written a great number of books, including the Song of the Lioness quartet, The Immortals quartet, the Circle of Magic quartet, the Protector of the Small quartet, The Circle Opens quartet, the Trickster series, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, the Beka Cooper series, and The Numair Chronicles. She lives in upstate New York with various cats, other four-legged animals, and birds who feed in her yard, and can be e-visited at Tamora-Pierce.net.

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    • 5/5
      TEMPESTS AND SLAUGHTER tells the story of a young Arram Draper who is a student at the School for Mages at the Imperial University of Carthak. He is the youngest student there. He was born in Tyra in a family of people who work with cloth but his magical abilities gained him acceptance at the School for Mages. Arram has a bit of a hard time when he is first there because he is so much younger than the other students and so very talented. Once he meets Ozorne, who is an Imperial Prince but not very close to the throne, and Varice who is another young talent things get better. The three form a firm friendship.Arram's abilities lead him being taught by Masters in the various disciplines and they also lead him to being noticed by the gods - which is a mixed blessing. One such happening is when Enzi the Crocodile God asks him to take custody of a Sunbird from the Divine Realms until he can come up with a gift grand enough to appease Mithos who really hates it when someone steals one of his Sunbirds. Thus, the Sunbird Preet becomes one of Arram's companions. This story follows Arram through a number of years of his schooling. It also sees him becoming more aware of the world around him and less able to tolerate the idea of the slavery that exists in the Empire and the cruelty of the gladiator games in the Arena. He befriends a gladiator who rescues him when he falls into the Arena and the two keep crossing paths. First when Arram is taken by his teacher to work with victims of the Plague and then when he is taken to the Arena to care for gladiators during one of the Arena games. Happening outside the school but impacting Arram, is that Ozorne is coming closer and closer to the throne as his fellow heirs die in a variety of accidents. He is also watching Ozorne change from a boy who wants to be a mage with a small household and his friends to a young man who is beginning to cast his eye on the position of Emperor. Arram's vast curiosity about magic and the world also grows and he begins to realize that he doesn't want either of the lives Ozorne imagines him living. Arram wants to leave Carthak to explore and get away from a place with slavery.This story was well-written and engaging. It provides background for a character who appears in a number of other books by Pierce. It also begins a series which I can't wait to read.
    • 5/5
      This was the first book I've read by Tamora Pierce, but I'm sure it won't be the last. As a newcomer, I didn't realise this was a prequel about the early days of some already much loved characters, but as a completely standalone book, I thought it worked well - although it is well aware there will be a sequel and more to come from these people. I would read it, and I will probably also look up the adult life books featuring the main character. He is Arram Draper, and he is studying magic at a school for mages. Yes, he has a close male friend and a close female friend, and a pet bird, and the headteacher takes a special interest in him, and there's a mean teacher who doesn't like him much...hmm. I'm sure I've heard that synopsis before... However! This didn't really make me think of Harry Potter while reading it. It's very clearly set in a fantasy world, which shaped the whole thing to me - HP is so very British and 'normal' and that's great, but this was magic being taught in a world full of Kings and Princes (um, okay, but exciting fantasy princes, not good old Charlie and his sons) and gods that chat to (some) people and, i dunno, just more magic somehow and I'm not explaining myself well. Either way, it felt plenty different enough for me. I loved the gladiator fights and the elephant, and the underwater magics, and a lot of the scenes and world building were very good. The school parts were fine (although the erection / wet dream stuff was a bit cringy) and I enjoyed the characters. They were reasonably realistic and three dimensional and definitely entertaining. The undertones of secrets and shadowy background stuff going on in the kingdom was really well done and I look forward to seeing what comes of that in the future books, and all in all I just really enjoyed this one, had a blast reading it, and was sad when it ended. Pretty obviously I'd recommend it to anyone - if even non-fantasy fans can read Harry Potter, that's definitely the way to pitch this one to them - and I'm very grateful to Netgalley for giving tme the opportunity to read and review it. Even if I now have to go out and buy a whole load more books, hmmph!
    • 4/5
      Oh thank goodness, Tamora Pierce has more stories to tell. She is another of my all time favorites, and finally we get to hear the backstory of what happened to Numair in Carthak. It's a bit of a heavy burden, that, given that I read it knowing that there will be inevitable betrayals. Knowing that Arram's innocent friendships will lead him to places where that innocence is lost. It's quite the beginning, though, this book, and I am breathless with wanting to read the next installment.
    • 5/5
      It has been ages since I have read any books that are a part of Tamora Pierce's Tortall universe. Jfc, she is...so good. Her writing brings you along on believable, character-developing arcs, and just...mmm.

      I particularly enjoy the depictions and names of the Gods and Goddesses. The Graveyard Hag has never been one to cross, and boy oh boyyy....I just love it when mortals think they can modify the gods/goddesses portrayals...tickles me pink.
      I'm on a tangent.
      This is the story of one of the lesser characters in the main set of Pierce's Tortall books, but I am so grateful she has waited to give it the love and care it needs to live up to the standards of the character she is writing for.
    • 5/5
      Ok - so - to start - I HIGHLY enjoy Tamora Pierce. Her Alanna series is sitting on my bookshelf and I have read a good amount of her other books. That being said I have NOT read the series that this book is a prequel for, so that’s going on my reading list next. Any way...

      What I liked

      I’m the kind of person who enjoys a book that is dedicated to world/character building and I really enjoyed getting to know the characters and the world that they live in (which is what i kind of imagine Ancient Egypt would be like)
      Arram was and adorable little muffin child (why is he a muffin child? i couldn’t tell you - it’s honestly the first thing that just popped into my head...)
      I really appreciate how this book tackles big issues like slavery, treating people with respect no matter their station in life and the things that can happen when you view people as something “other” - i think those are really important things that people in the world need to see right now.

      What I didn’t like

      It had STRONG Harry Potter vibes. It’s not a terrible thing, but it is a little in your face even if (as i’m sure it was) it’s unintentional
      Sigh - this isn’t a HUGE thing but it bothered me all the same. Ozorne - I spent the whole book calling him Ozone....

      All in all this is def worth the read especially if you are already familiar with Tamora Pierce’s style of writing and have read a few of her other books (if you haven’t I would recommend the Song of the Lioness Series). If you aren’t already a fan but enjoy a book that is just world and character building and won’t be bored by a book that seems to not really have much of a plot I would say go for it. If you HATE books like that - this is not the book for you.

      Happy Reading! <3 artdamnit
    • 5/5
      A thoroughly enjoyable addition to the world of Tortall. Seeing the world through Arram's eyes gave a more detailed glimpse at the technical intricacies of the Gift (aka magical ability) while also sharing delightful childish curiosity for knowledge and Arram's daily studies. Also it's fun to read Pierce's take on the male adolescence, something which we haven't seen before.

      I can't really say how I would feel if this were my first time reading a Tamora Pierce book. As it is, I think this addition made our dear Numair more human and relatable, which makes me excited to reread the Immortals.
    • 4/5
      This was fantastic, I didn't realize how much I had missed Numair until I read this, and I can't wait for the next book!
    • 4/5
      Very much a first book of a YA fantasy series, a perfectly good one, with it's own take on a magical education and boarding school bonding, with the nice guy talented but not privileged protagonist. But having read enough of these, this one doesn't stand out for characters, magic, plot, setting, or well anything.
    • 4/5
      A little long

      Great book but a bit too long. I love this series about Tortall and the immortals. Makes me want to go back and re-read the series!!!
    • 4/5
      4½ starsI did not want the book to stop. There some some neat cameos and forshadowing of events in the later books, but I don't think one would notice, if one had not read any other book. I can very much be read by it self. I really enjoyed the book and it really makes me want to read the next book set in the country - that would be the last of the Immortals series.It is quite a cozy read - in that way many magical boarding school books are. The students faces challenges, but not world shattering ones. We got a lot of everyday school scenes as well as the big drama scenes. This is very much a book that take a long hard look at slavery - without being graphic - the protagonist struggles morally with living in a slave society. It is also a book that deals frankly with the love life of teenagers - they are all allowed to have a number of romantic partners - there is no drama and no judgement in it. Also the boys have a pretty frank talk about morning wood and changing bodies - which is the first I have ever read seen from a boy's perspective. Hmm I might be talking my self into giving it an extra star and not punishing it for me reading it too late at night and being really sleepy a lot of the time I was reading. I am pretty sure it will work very well at the inevitable reread.
    • 4/5
      The first of the long-promised books about Numair Salmalin -- Arram Draper -- follows him through his early years at the Imperial University in Carthak. I had been very unenthusiastic about the prospect of a Numair prequel. There are other Pierce characters I’d rather see more of, and what I already knew about Numair -- a general outline of his past, plus a lot about where he ends up -- meant there was going to be a lot less opportunity for guessing what would happen. Prequels offer a different reading experience.However, I found this quietly-but-consistently interesting! Mostly because it’s about a magic university. As a ten year old, Arram is already younger than his classmates, and when his abilities get him into trouble, the masters respond by developing a schedule of classes for him which better meets Arram’s educational and social needs. (I liked that the book includes his schedule each time it changes.) It’s also such a Tamora Pierce book. Arram deals with the changes of moving from childhood to adolescence; he navigates the highs and lows of being unusually gifted, and forms ideas about how he wants to use his Gift; he makes friends and cares for animals; he builds relationships with teachers he can respect and trust, and learns who he should be wary of; he becomes more aware of the injustice in his world. The book opens with his first visit to see the gladiators at the Imperial Coliseum, and his thoughts and feelings about this practice -- and about practice of slavery in general -- is one of the threads running throughout. Another thread is Arram’s friendship with the prince Ozorne and the changes they face as Ozorne gets closer to the throne.I was expecting a more dramatic climax from Pierce -- I was expecting a more dramatic climax from a book with this title! But the effect wasn’t as anti-climatic as it might have been, because this isn’t a dramatic book. Instead it’s one which dwells on the details of Arram’s life at university. I suspect that, when everything eventually and inevitably goes wrong, the emotional impact will be all the greater for the story having spent so much time showing just how much this place -- and these people -- matter to Arram.
    • 4/5
      Fascinating! It's a good YA, in and of itself - the youngest student in a mage academy, dealing with the academy's culture and that in which it's embedded; making friends, and enemies; and learning a great many new concepts (including talking to gods, walking underwater, infusing old medicinal herbs with new strength...). In addition, if you've read the Wild Magic series, there are a lot of pre-echoes of things that happened there. Oh, that's who Tristan was (want to reread Wolf-Speaker)! Ouch, there's some of why Orzone reacted to Numair the way he did (want to reread Emperor Mage)! And I swear there was a Sarge either in the Queen's Riders or in Keladry's books...if so, yay. A great deal of richness added in both directions, to this book and to the earlier series(es). I love it. Also, I hadn't previously noticed the echoes of the themes between the Circle of Magic books and the Tortall ones - the herb infusion, for one, but also questions of authority (in this and Emperor Mage, and The Will of the Empress - and Battle Magic, for that matter) and its limits, friendship and its limits...I loved it, can't wait for the next book. And I hated parts of it - can't wait for the next book!
    • 5/5
      This is everything I ever wanted from the Numair book: heartfelt and kind, with the kind of casual diversity Pierce has always been so good at, brilliant characterization and a cracking pace. I thought I was burned out on magic-school stories after years of Harry Potter, but this was an absolute delight. I can't wait for the next one.
    • 5/5
      Another Tortall gift!So wonderful to be back in Tortall environments. This time in the neighboring empire of Carthak. Numair Salmalín's story is just beginning and already I'm deeply involved in the hints of plots and harsh realities to come. We knew Numair as a powerful Mage, and now we come to know him as the young student, Arram Draper attending the Imperial University of Carthak. Arram would have been a lonely, reclusive student but for his two close friends, Varice, a young, highly talented girl often dismissed, and Ozorne, a young mage-in-training prince who before our very eyes comes closer to the throne as accidents and tragedies befall those before him.Not only does Arram attract trouble, he also attracts the attention if the gods--not a happy state of being. As Arram comes to understand the workings of the kingdom there are injustices that trouble his spirit. All this sets the stage for future unfoldings.Another 'can't put down' and 'please can the next in the series happen soon!' wonderful yarn spun by the indomitable Tamora Pierce.I have started to re-read 'The Immortals" series to reacquaint myself more fully with Numair's actions post this time. It's fascinating to see the back story to some of the characters we meet in 'Tempests and Slaughters', and Pierce's writing (if it's possible) seems stronger.A NetGalley ARC
    • 5/5
      TEMPESTS AND SLAUGHTER (Book One in The Numair Chronicles) by Tamora PiercePierce is one of my favorite authors for young adult fantasy and this outing is one of her best. She has created a world that is fully populated and nuanced with peoples, animals, gods and Gods, as well as climate, flora, and laws of both nature and man. Her main character this time is male, unusual for Pierce who is a creator of strong females. Arram is an eleven year old mage student when the book opens, and is joined by Ozorne, a Prince of the Realm, and Varice, a female kitchenwitch, both also mage students. There are plenty of fully realized supporting characters including teachers, gods and Gods, gladiators and other students. This first book in the new series covers the lower and upper years of The Imperial University of Carthak (The School for Mages) and sets up the themes for the following books. Themes indicated are friendship, use of power, loyalty, the role of government, slavery and gladiators, justice and revenge, and kindness.One item that shows Pierce’s attention to detail is the use of Arram’s class schedules to introduce each new season. Each schedule shows us the progress of Arram’s studies, introduces faculty members and details the breadth of Arram’s Gift. Each also reinforces the sense of reality Pierce creates in her Tortall World.Several interweaving plots carry the reader quickly through the more than 400 pages. A glossary at the end is helpful for newcomers to the Tortall World. You will be sorry this book has ended and be anxious for the next to be published.5 of 5 stars
    • 4/5
      Numair will be one of the greatest mages of the age, but for now, he is just a boy named Arram Draper, a student at the Imperial Mage Academy in Carthak. His curiousity tends to get him in trouble, as does his occasional difficulty in controlling his talent.Despite the title, this is a fairly low-key book, with the great events mostly happening offstage. It is primarily a school story, as Arram learns magic and spends time with his good friends, including the last imperial heir, Ozorne.Very enjoyable, and a good entry point to Pierce's major world.