Part of the 8-book Tamora Pierce reissue for Fall 2006, this title in the Circle of Magic quartet features spellbinding new cover art. Coincides with the release of WILL OF THE EMPRESS in trade pb.

Four elements of power, four mages-in-training learning to control them. In Book 1 of the Circle of Magic Quartet, gifted young weaver Sandry is brought to the Winding Circle community. There she meets Briar, a former thief with a way with plants; Daja, an outcase gifted at metalcraft; and Tris, whose connection with the weather unsettles everyone, including herself. The four misfits are taught how to use their magic, but when disaster strikes, it's up to Sandry to weave together four different kinds of power to save herself, her friends, and Winding Circle.

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"There is magic in crafts, in creating something useful. I just followed that magic to the next level." -Tamora Pierce

The Winding Circle Temple has four new residents...
Sandry, Tris, Briar and Daja couldn't be more different. One is of noble birth and one is a street urchin, brought up to life of thievery. One is a Trader and one a marchant girl, two culture traditionally at war with each other.

But they all have something in common...
They each possess a strange and wonderful power. These four powers will unite them. And when disaster strikes, it is the weaving of the magic that will keep them alive...