Bloodhound
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| Bloodhound | |
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| A Novel of Tortall | |
| Protagonist | Rebakah Cooper |
| Antagonist | Pearl Skinner, counterfeiters |
| Setting | Port Caynn, 247 HE |
| Cover Artist | Jonathan Barkat |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Release Date | April 14, 2009 |
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| Series | Provost's Dog |
| Preceded by | Terrier |
| Followed by | Mastiff |
Bloodhound is book two in the Provost's Dog trilogy. A sequel to Terrier, Bloodhound continues the tale of Rebakah Cooper. By now she has finished her training and is a full member of the Provost's Guard. Together with her former training partner Clara Goodwin she has to leave Corus to find out where the false coins, which have gotten into the moneystream, come from. The trail leads them to Port Caynn, where they soon run into trouble with the local Rogue.
The novel was first published in US hardcover on April 14, 2009.[1] The first draft of the novel was completed on April 29, 2008.[2] The audio book was released simultaneously with the hardcoer edition. So far it hasn't been translated in other languages.
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Spoiler Alert: The following section contains spoilers about Bloodhound. |
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Plot
Rebakah Cooper is finally a full member of the Provost's Guard and has her own partner with whom she patrols the streets of the Lower City of Corus. But she seems to have bad luck with her partners as the last one, the fourth, just asked for a reassignment. Thus Beka is back with her old training partners Clara Goodwin and Matthias Tunstall again. Shortly afterwards Beka rescues the scent hound Achoo from being maltreated by her present handler, Ercole Hempstead. On top of all bread prices are rising because there are rumors that the crops that year are bad. This eventually leads to the Bread Riot, where Beka meets Dale Rowan and Hansevor Remy. But during the riot Tunstall is hurt, leaving him unfit for work for the next weeks. In the meantime false coins have been leaking into the Tortallan moneystream and some of the senior guards and Beka have been investigating to find out where they come from.
All trails seem to lead to Port Caynn. So Beka and Goodwin are sent there to investigate. In order that the criminals behind the false coins don't notice why the two Dogs from Corus are in Port Caynn, they pretend to be studying the Dog work of another city. The two Dogs from Corus get help from Nestor Haryse, a local Sergeant with the Provost's Guard. However, not all members of the local guard are as helpful as Nestor, like the Deputy Provost, Lionel of Trebond, who clearly dislikes the fact that two female Dogs have been sent to investigate. While Beka and Goodwin do errands and explore the city at day, they also plunge into the nightlife of Port Caynn to gamble and thus find out who passes the false coins along. Their acquaintance with Dale and Hanse--both of whom they met at the Bread Riot--helps them with getting accustomed to the nightlife in Port Caynn and introducing them to all the popular places.
It's not very helpful at all to their investigations that the Deputy Provost for the district of Port Caynn, Sir Lionel of Trebond doesn't approve of their being in the city. Neither is it helpful that they manage to vex the Rogue of Port Caynn, Pearl Skinner, on their second day there. And just when things get their worst Beka is all on her own because Goodwin left to report to Lord Gershom about their results.
Characters
Major Characters
Other Characters
Notes
- ↑ Bloodhound on BarnesandNoble.com.
- ↑ http://tammypierce.livejournal.com/10021.html
External links
- Bloodhound progress report on Tammy's livejournal
- Bloodhound progress report #2 on Tammy's livejournal
- Excerpt of Bloodhound
- video interview with Tamora Pierce
See also
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