Wild Magic/Tamora Pierce

Wild Magic (The Immortals, book 1), by Tamora Pierce; young adult, fantasy, audio; 384 pages (about 8 hours, listening)

Moving on to a new Tamora Pierce series, set about 10 years after the last one. There's a new set of main characters, but most of the cast of the Alanna books still make appearances. Basically, this series focuses on a young girl who can speak to animals, and her traveling across the country with a company of cavalry. I loved the characterization is this book, which was helped by the full cast recording for the audio book (the actress voicing the main character was especially good). The action here was mostly confined to the end of the story, but I didn't feel like it was boring in the least. I loved reading about Daine's magic, and her gradually learning to control it. Can't wait to get the next one in the series!