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- This page is about the novel, Wild Magic. For the type of magic, see wild magic.
Wild Magic is the first in a series of four books, The Immortals. It details the emergence of Veralidaine Sarrasri (also known as Daine)'s powers as a wild mage and her coming to Tortall.
Cover flap summary
- "Young Diane's knack with animals gets her a job helping the royal horse mistress drive a herd of ponies to Tortall. It soon becomes clear that Diane's talent,despite her struggles to hide it is downright magical. Horses and other animals not only obey the mysterious girl,they come to her and seem to listen to her words. But Diane will have to trust humans before she can come to terms with her powers,her past and herself."
- —Cover flap summary
Dedications
- "For Raquel Wolf-Sister and
Tas Horse-Hearted
who opened my heart to the songs of all the beasts." - —Dedication
Plot introduction
Wild Magic is set in the same world as The Song of the Lioness quartet. Thirteen-year-old Daine has always had a knack with animals, but it's not until she's forced to leave home that she realizes it's more than a knack-it's magic. With this wild magic, not only can Daine speak to naimals, but also she can make them obey her. Daine takes a job handling horses for the Queen's Riders, where she meets the master mage Numair and becomes his student.
Under Numair's guidance, Daine explores the scope of her magic. But she begins to sense other beings too: immortals. These bloodthirsty monsters have been imprisoned in the Divine Realms for the past four hundred years, but now someone has broken the barrier. It's up to Daine and her friends to defend their world from an immortal attack.
Plot summary
The reader is introduced to Daine, a thirteen year old girl who can speak to animals. Daine meets Onua Chamtong, the woman in charge of the horses for the "Queen's Riders," and is hired to help bring up a group of new ponies to the capital of Tortall, Corus.
Along the way, Daine and Onua are attacked by strange creatures called immortals and later learns that nearly all of Tortall is being plagued by them. However, the immortals that attacked had been on the chase of a hawk, but not just any hawk. The hawk later turns out to be the powerful mage, Numair Salmalín. She also meets Alanna the Lioness. Upon reaching Corus, she continues as the assistant horsemistress, teaching Rider trainees and learning more about her own powers of "wild magic" (here she meets Evin Larse, who appears later in the Protector of the Small quartet).
On their way to summer camp at Pirate's Swoop, Daine, to continue her training in her wild magic, tells Onua and Numair about how she had lost her mind after the murder of her family and joined a pack of wolves to kill the bandits who had killed her family. The townspeople of Snowsdale then realized what was happening and tried to kill her, so she fled. After time, with the help of her only family left, Cloud, a pony, she gained her humanity and sanity. Relieved that her friends still like her, and after Numair, her mage teacher, enacts a spell so she will not lose her mind once again, she begins to hone her powers and soon learns to heal animals. Towards the end of the book, she saves Pirate's Swoop from an attack of pirates and immortals from Carthak. She's also left in charge of a dragonet, whos mother has died in the battle to help save Tortall. Daine nicknames the dragonet Kitten, her real name being Skysong.
Chapters
- Girl with a Pony
- The Hawk
- Spidrens and Meditation
- The Queens Riders
- Wild Magic
- Maglet
- Buzzards Rock
- Pirates Swoop
- Siege
- Listening Far Enough
- Epilogue
Characters
In order of appearance/ mention:
- Onua Chamtong - took Daine on as assistant horse mistress for the Queen's Riders
- Veralidaine Sarrasri - heroine and focus of the book/series
- Cloud - Daine's pony
- Horse Lords - K'miri gods/ goddesses
- Tahoi - Onua's dog
- Goddess - one of the Great Gods of the Tortallan pantheon
- Sarra - Daine's mother, killed by bandits
- Grandda - Daine's grandfather, killed by bandits
- Queen Thayet - Queen of Tortall
- Buriram Tourakom - Second-in-Command of the Riders
- Sarge - Trainer for the Queen's Riders
- Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau - King's Champion and Baroness of Pirate's Swoop
- Badger - animal god, watched over Daine
- Weiryn - hunt god, Daine's father
- Lord Sinthya - stole scrolls from Carthak to bring immortals into the Mortal Realms
- Zhaneh Bitterclaws - Stormwing queen
- Numair Salmalín - Daine's teacher
- King Jonathan - King of Tortall
- Hakim - member of the King's Own, rides with Alanna
- Darkmoon - Alanna's warhorse
- Miri - trainee Rider, Daine's friend
- Evin Larse - trainee Rider, Daine's friend
- Kuri Taylor - worked for the Riders, in charge of the girls
- Farant - trainee Rider
- Padrach - trainee Rider
- the Doi - fortune tellers
- Father Storm - god of the K'miri pantheon
- Mother Rain - goddess of the K'miri pantheon
- Emperor Ozorne - emperor of Carthak
- Selda - trainee Rider
- Tarrus - trainee Rider
- Stefan - chief hostler at the Royal Palace
- Mangle - pack horse
- Spots - Numair's horse
- Ox - one of Sarge's horses
- General - one of Sarge's horses
- Whisper - one of Onua's ponies
- Silk - one of Onua's ponies
- Lory - Gallan, friend of Sarra's, Rand's wife
- Rand - Gallan, friend of Sarra's, Lory's husband
- Mammoth - Daine's dog, was killed by bandits
- Hakkon Falconer - Gallan villager, tried to shoot Daine
- Mithros - chief god of the Tortallan pantheon
- Mynoss - god of the Carthaki pantheon
- Shakith - goddess of the Carthaki pantheon
- Prince Roald - oldest son of Jonathan and Thayet, heir to the throne
- Princess Kalasin - oldest duaghter of Jonathan and Thayet
- George of Pirate's Swoop - Baron of Pirate's Swoop, Alanna's husband
- Minchi - Padrach's pony
- Thom of Pirate's Swoop - George and Alanna's oldest son
- the Twins - Thom's younger siblings, unnamed in Wild Magic (Alan and Alianne)
- Jacy - trainee Rider
- Kenelm - trainee Rider
- Maude - nursemaid at Pirate's Swoop, healer
- Gimpy - Thom's bloodhound
- Lord of Mandash - killed by ogres along with his son
- Captain Josua - head of Pirate's Swoop's guard
- Elnore - trainee Rider
- Mahil Eddace - head of the Lord of the Free Corsairs who attacked Pirate's Swoop
- Skysong's mother - dragon who attacked the Carthaki ships at Pirate's Swoop
- Graveyard Hag - patron goddess of Carthak
- Skysong - baby dragon, found by Daine
External links
See also
The Immortals | |
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Set in Galla, Tortall, Carthak, and the Divine Realms | |
Books | Wild Magic • Wolf-Speaker • Emperor Mage • The Realms of the Gods |
Main Characters | Veralidaine Sarrasri • Numair Salmalín • Cloud • Kitten • Badger |
Tortallan Characters | King Jonathan • Queen Thayet • Alanna the Lioness • George Cooper • Princess Kalasin • Prince Roald • Thom of Pirate's Swoop • Harailt of Aili • Hakim Fahrar • Stefan Groomsman • Gareth the Younger of Naxen • Duke Gareth of Naxen • Martin of Meron • Josua • Imrah of Legann • Maude Tanner |
Queen's Riders | Buriram Tourakom • Sarge • Onua Chamtong • Tahoi • Evin Larse • Miri • Farant • Kuri Taylor • Selda • Elnore |
Dunlath | Short Snout • Brokefang • Lady Yolane • Maura of Dunlath • Tristan Staghorn • Belden of Dunlath • Rebel • Wisewing • Blueness • Scrap • Flicker • Tait Randson • Frostfur • Quickmunch • Alamid Mokhlos • Gissa of Rachne • Hasse Redfern • Huntsong • Blackthorn |
Carthaki Characters | Emperor Ozorne • Kaddar Iliniat • Varice Kingsford • Lindhall Reed • Zekoi • Princess Fazia • Bonedancer • Tano • Iry • Teeu • Etiakret • Ilom Chioké • Cholombi |
Immortals | Stormwings: Rikash Moonsword • Zhaneh Bitterclaws • Barzha Razorwing • Hebakh Razorwing • Jokhun Foulreek • Ozorne Tasikhe; Dragons: Flamewing • Diamondflame • Wingstar • Jewelclaw • Icefall • Cometfern; Basilisks: Tkaa; Ogres: Iakoju; Spidrens • Coldfangs • Skinners • Darkings: Gold-streak • Leaf |
Gods | Weiryn • Green Lady • Graveyard Hag • Uusoae • Gainel • Badger • Broad Foot • Old White • Night Black • Queenclaw • Mithros • Great Mother Goddess • The Cat • Kidunka • Lushagui • Father Universe • Mother Flame • Fire Ant Queen |
Animals | Mangle • Spots • Darkmoon |
Other Characters | Hakkon Falconer • Inar Hadensra • Deniau Rittevon • Valmar Rittevon |
Artifacts, magic | Simulacrum • Bloodrain • Wild magic • Sight • Gift • Darking |
Places | Tortall: Pirate's Swoop • Corus • Dunlath • Port Legann; Galla: Snowsdale • Cría; Carthak: Imperial Palace of Carthak • Thak's Gate • River Zekoi; Divine Realms: Chaos vents • Dragonlands • Chaos Realms • Mortal Realms |
Events | Siege of Pirate's Swoop • Tortallan peace delegation • Immortals War |
The second quartet set in the Tortallan Universe, preceded by The Song of the Lioness quartet. |