This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Text copyright © 2011 by Tamora Pierce
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Some stories in this collection were previously published in the following:
“Student of Ostriches” copyright © 2005 by Tamora Pierce, from Young Warriors, published by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, in 2005.
“Elder Brother” copyright © 2001 by Tamora Pierce, from Half-Human, published by Scholastic Press, a division of Scholastic, Inc., New York, in 2001.
“The Hidden Girl” copyright © 2006 by Tamora Pierce,
from Dreams and Visions:
Fourteen Flights of Fantasy, published by Starscape
Books,
Tom Doherty Associates LLC, New York, in 2006.
“The Dragon’s Tale” copyright © 2009 by Tamora Pierce, from The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy, published by Ace Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), Inc., a division of the Penguin Group, New York, in 2009.
“Time of Proving” copyright © 2006 by Tamora Pierce, in Cricket magazine, in September 2006.
“Plain Magic” copyright © 1986 by Tamora Pierce, from Planetfall, published by Oxford University Press, London, in 1986, and revised for Flights of Fantasy, published by Perfection Learning, Logan, Iowa, in 1999.
“Huntress” copyright © 2006 by Tamora Pierce, from Firebirds Rising, published by Firebird, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), Inc., a division of the Penguin Group, New York, in 2006.
“Testing” (and comments) copyright © 2000 by Tamora Pierce, from Lost & Found Award-Winning Authors Sharing Real-Life Experiences Through Fiction, published by Forge Books, Tom Doherty Associates LLC, New York, in 2000.
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