Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales is the title of the upcoming short story collection by Tamora Pierce. It is set for publication on February 22, 2011^[1] and will feature short stories set in Tortall that were already previously published in other anthologies (Elder Brother, Huntress and Time of Proving) as well as new stories. The book also includes the Tortallan short stories Student of Ostriches, The Hidden Girl (a spin-off of Elder Brother), Nawat, Lost, and A Dragon's Tale, as well as non-Tortallan short stories Mimic and Plain Magic, and the contemporary, non-fantasy story Testing, drawn on Pierce's own experiences as a house mother in a group home for teenaged girls..

The product description on the amazon product page reads as follows:

The short story collection had originally been planned to be published in late 2010.^[2]

Notes and referencesEdit

1. ↑ Product page on amazon.com - retrieved on June 3, 2010 19:00
2. ↑ Sidebar on Tamora Pierce's website - retrieved on June 3, 2010 19:07