Briar's Book
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| Author | Tamora Pierce |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Circle of Magic |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
| Released | 1999 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 258 pp |
| Preceded by | Daja's Book |
Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce, is a fantasy novel set in the fictional duchy of Emelan. It is the fourth and final book in the Circle of Magic quartet, starring the four young mages Sandry, Tris, Daja and Briar as they learn to handle powerful magic, form intense bonds of friendship and stand up against destructive forces of nature.
[edit] Plot Introduction
The main protagonist of the book is Briar Moss, a young ex-thief and "green" or plant mage, having ambient magic with all forms of plant life. Through his eyes the book explores themes of poverty and social injustice, as a deadly plague named the Blue Pox strikes The Mire, the poorest quarter of Emelan's capital city, Summersea. To Briar this is familiar territory, having been first a street-rat and then a thief in Deadman's District, the poorest quarter of his native Hajra, before his magic was discovered by the great mage Niklaren Goldeye and he was taken to Winding Circle, a temple school for ambient mages.
