Tamora Pierce coming to Canada

November 28, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Indigo Books & Music, 428 King Street North (519-886-40150, 6:00 PM

November 29, Pointe Claire, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Chapters #794, 6321 Trans Canada Hwy, Unit #1410 (514-428-5501), "evening event" (call store for details)

December 1, Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada
McNally Robinson Booksellers (204-475-0483) (call store for location & details)

December 3, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mabel's Fables, 662 Mt. Pleasant Road (416-322-0438) (call store for details)


The first book in a new trilogy Beka Cooper: Terrier

Tamora Pierce begins a new Tortall trilogy introducing Beka Cooper, an amazing young woman who lived 200 years before Pierce's popular Alanna character. For the first time, Pierce employs first-person narration in a novel, bringing readers even closer to a character that they will love for her unusual talents and tough personality.

Beka Cooper is a rookie with the law-enforcing Provost's Guard, and she's been assigned to the Lower City. It's a tough beat that's about to get tougher, as Beka's limited ability to communicate with the dead clues her in to an underworld conspiracy. Someone close to Beka is using dark magic to profit from the Lower City's criminal enterprises--and the result is a crime wave the likes of which the Provost's Guard has never seen before.

Tamora Pierce is a bestselling author of fantasy books for teenagers. Her books, known for their teenaged girl warriors and wizards, have received critical acclaim and a strong fanbase. Visit her online at http://www.tamora-pierce.com/

PUB DATE: OCTOBER 28 Random House BFYR