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The Circle of Magic is a series of books written by Tamora Pierce set in the medieval ages. It mainly revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, recovering from disastrous situations. Unlike other magic stories, such as Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl, The Circle of Magic books are set in a world where magic is widely known and accepted. The books are published by Scholastic Press in the United Kingdom, the U.S. and Canada although some of the books are available in German. All the characters usually live in a temple called Winding Circle.

The Circle of Magic quartet
The Circle of Magic quartet were the first four books in the series written by Pierce. They introduce the four main characters as 10-year-olds.
 * Book 1-Sandry's Book (1997) The four children recover from their disastrous lives and move to Discipline. After just starting lessons, the four must spin themselves together to save their home from an earthquake.
 * Book 2-Tris's Book (1998) Things are finally settling down and the four have become friends. Then, Tris's brother, Aymery, suddenly enters Winding Circle. When Tris finds that her brother is a pirate, she and her friends must defend their life from a cutthroat band of pirates.
 * Book 3-Daja's Book (1998) On a trip to the north, Daja meets her past: members of the very clan that banished her. A careless mage fails to stop a forest fire, and it's up to "Daj" to save her clan and make the final decision: to move on or to fall back with her clan.
 * Book 4-Briar's Book (1999) A terrible unknown disease has fallen over Summersea. Briar, Tris, and Rosethorn are called upon to help find a cure. But Rosethorn and one of Briar's best friends falls prey to the blue pox, and Briar must save Rosethorn before it's too late.

The Circle Opens quartet
The students are now 14-year-old fully qualified mages, but they believe they're still too young to teach. But each find their own students, and together with them, they must stop killers, each with a different motive.
 * Book 1-Magic Steps (2000) Sandry finds a rare dance mage who is unwilling to accept his power due to family heritage and must convince him to train his magic, at the same time helping her great-uncle to solve the puzzling mystery of a series of clan murders.
 * Book 2-Street Magic (2001) Briar finds a street girl with magical rock powers. But in a land of gangs, no mage is safe. Evvy is tracked down by a dangerous gang called the Vipers, and Briar must balance his new noble life with his old street life while stopping the gangs.
 * Book 3--Cold Fire (2002) Daja finds twin mages, each specializing in a different housework power. Daja, fortunately, does not have to teach them their powers, just how to sit straight long enough to concentrate on meditation. But when you put a hyperactive girl and a shy one together, nothing works. On top of all this, Daja must stop an insane arsonist from wiping out the city.
 * Book 4-Shatterglass (2003) Tris meets a glass mage with a dangerous power: lightning. A thirty-year-old man just as stubborn as Tris, Kethlun won't accept Tris or any of her teachings. But when Kethlun's closest friends and a whole occupation is suddenly attacked, Keth and Tris must work together in a land where no tracking is possible.

Other books

 * The Will of the Empress: The Circle Reforged (2005) When the circle reunites at age 18, they find they no longer hold a special bond. But when Sandry is invited to her greedy relatives in the north for a visit, all of them go suprisingly. But evil is afoot in the land of Empress Berenene, and the four must find their circle in time to stop it.

Future projects

 * A continuation of Briar, Rosethorn, and Evvy's trip to Yanjing has been scheduled for 2009.
 * In 2007, a book detailing Tris sneaking into Lightsbridge and pretending to be an academic mage will be published.
 * Melting Stones (2006) Rosethorn and Evvy travel to an island to find out the problem with a series of suddenly dying wildlife. But when Evvy finds out there is an active volcano on the island, things start to go from bad to worse.

Sandry

 * Sandrilene La Fa Toren- a.k.a. Sandry, A teenager of royal descent with the power to weave magic itself, not just thread.
 * Dedicate Lark-Lark is Sandry's teacher at Winding Circle, with the power to weave magical thread.
 * Pasco Acalon-A young boy with magic dancing powers.

Briar

 * Briar Moss-Former street thief with plant magic.
 * Dedicate Rosethorn-Rosethorn is Briar's teacher at Winding Circle, with power over plants as well.
 * Evumeimei Dingzai- a.k.a. Evvy, another former street thief with rock magics.

Tris

 * Trisana Chandler- a.k.a. Tris, A teenager from an anti-magic family with strange weather powers.
 * Niklaren Goldeye- a.k.a. Niko, An old roamer with vision powers who instructs Tris.
 * Kethlun Wardner- a.k.a. Keth, A middle-aged man with glass and lightning powers.

Daja

 * Daja Kisubo-A former sea trader with amazing control over smithing.
 * Dedicate Frostpine-A fiery blacksmith who teaches Daja.
 * Nia and Jory Bacanor-Twins in the freezing north. Nia has woodworking powers, while Jory is an amazing cook.