Pierce, Tamora. Beka Cooper: Terrior. NY: Random House, 2006. 563 pages. (Fantasy Series)Welcome to a world before legends were made. 200 years before Alana the Lioness and Aly the spymaster, there was Beka Cooper—a trainee of the Provost’s Dogs of Tortall, but life is not easy as a Puppy in the slums of the capital. Armed with only her wits, club, and an ability to hear the dead, Beka Cooper struggles to survive in a city full of murderers, pickpockets, and thieves with hidden agendas and dark schemes. When she uncovers a string of murders, Beka must convince her fellow Dogs to find the killer before he kills again.
The first of a new series, Beka Cooper, promises to entertain as much as any of Pierce’s other novels. Darker than many of her previous novels, Beka Cooper is filled to bursting with adventure, mystery, death, and a touch of romance as Beka speaks with the souls of the dead to chase down their killer. A welcome addition to Pierce’s Tortall stories, Beka Cooper promises to keep us entertained for several more years as her story unfolds in future novels. The only downside? The next novel in the series, Bloodhound, won’t hit shelves until 2009.
Reviewed by: Disreputable Dog
