Book 3 in the Circle of Magic quartet.

From the back cover:
Outcast Trader Daja, along with her fellow mages-in-training, journeys from Winding Circle to the Gold Ridge Mountains, where drought threatens wide-spread famine. There, Daja creates an astonishing object: a living metal vine. A caravan of Traders covets the vine, and Daja's dealings with her former people reawaken a longing for familiar ways.

Daja must choose--should she return to the Traders, or remain with the Winding Circle folk who have become her family?

In the first two books, Daja was my least favorite character, so I must admit that I didn't expect to like this book very much, but I was wrong, and I also have a new liking and respect for Daja.

RELEASE NOTES:

off to SpikesMom with several other Tamora Pierce books

Arrived yesterday for the Tamora Pierce festival I'll have as soon as the books fall off Mt. TBR...

I liked Daja coming into this book, and I was pleased to see the story focus on her more than the previous two did on Tris and Sandry. However, it's a bit heavy-handed in places, but overall a good read.

Reserved for someone special...

s book came into our local Shelter charity shop and is now sitting comfortably on our shelves for £1!

Many thanks,

The Bookman