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gen08, August 2, 2009 (view all comments by gen08)
I love Tamera Pierce's books and Bloodhound is Great! I recommend this for both male and female teens and adult readers. All her books are wonderful adventures with a little bit of magic thrown in. Good Values. The slang and Dialect she uses in the story are great fun and very creative.

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jane-of-the-herbs, May 1, 2009 (view all comments by jane-of-the-herbs)
It was slower than Terrier but I think it was worth reading.
I liked that Achoo was a big part of the story. I would say more but then you might not bother reading it!
That would be too bad.

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mariko18, April 16, 2009 (view all comments by mariko18)
Tamora Pierce's "Bloodhound" is the long-awaited sequel to "Terrier," the first book in the "Beka Cooper" or "Provost's Dog" trilogy and turns out to be well worth the wait. Fans of the first book might be a little disappointed to find that some of the characters from "Terrier" have very little page-time in this novel, but will likely be comforted by the first real glimpse in any of Pierce's Tortall novels of the city Port Cayne, not to mention Beka and her companions' startling brand of humor. Despite the serious and dangerous nature of Beka and Goodwin's assignment, readers will find themselves laughing out loud at their wry comments and well timed jokes. The search for counterfeiters is very different from Beka's quest for the diggers and the Shadow Snake in "Terrier", and serves to keep the series and Beka's growth as a Dog and in her personal life fresh and intriguing. The scent hound Achoo, the latest addition to Beka's team, is wholeheartedly endearing. There are several new characters in the book, all wonderfully fleshed out, and Pierce bravely and delicately tackles gender-identity issues avoided by lesser authors (for this I applaud her). Fans of Pierce's Tortall books will be delighted by additional names and places they recognize from "Song of the Lioness" and newcomers will simply be enthralled by Pierce's captivating world, fascinating narrative, and a heroine worthy of the title.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780375814693

Author:

Pierce, Tamora

Publisher:

Random House Books for Young Readers

Subject:

Police

Subject:

Fantasy

Subject:

Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic

Subject:

Fantasy & Magic

Edition Description:

Hardcover

Series:

Beka Cooper

Series Volume:

02

Publication Date:

April 2009

Binding:

Hardcover

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

551

Dimensions:

8.24x5.94x1.72 in. 1.44 lbs.

Age Level:

12-16