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In a storeroom in the Palace of Black Swans, Lady Sandrilene fa Toren sits and knows that she is dying- the nurse who brought her there, Pirisi, has been killed and no one else can find her. As the light in her oil lamp goes out, she summons the courage to attempt a trick the Trader nurse once showed her. She weaves three strands of thread- a green, a gray, and a red- together to make a light, which sustains her until she is found by a mysterious man named Nico, who brings her to Winding Circle, a place of knowledge and of magic.

Like every other girl I know, I read and loved Tamora Pierce's Tortall books when I was ten or eleven, but I have to admit that they have not withstood the test of time very well. Hence, I was a bit leery about starting the Emelan books so late in the game, but I knew I would always feel a little guilty if I didn't read them, so I did. I needn't have been concerned, as I loved Sandry's Book far, far more than I ever loved Alanna: The First Adventure.

Emelan is a completely different, but very interesting, world.