Woman Who Rides Like a Man

Newly knighted, Alanna of Trebond seeks adventure in the vast desert of Tortall. Captured by fierce desert dwellers, she is forced to prove herself in a duel to the deathâÈ'either she will be killed or she will be inducted into the tribe. Although she triumphs, dire challenges lie ahead. As her mythic fate would have it, Alanna soon becomes the tribe's first female shamanâÈ'despite the desert dwellersâÈç grave fear of the foreign woman warrior. Alanna must fight to change the ancient tribal customs of the desert tribesâÈ'for their sake and for the sake of all Tortall.