num_pages: 228
description: A knight at last, Alanna of Trebond heads out to seek adventure in the desert of Tortall. Captured by desert tribesmen, she is forced to prove herself in a magical duel to the death. But her real challenge doesn't come until after she wins. As the first female shaman, Alanna must fight to change the ancient traditions of the stubborn desert tribes -- for their own sake and for the sake of all Tortall.This third book in the Song of the Lioness quartet continues Alanna's saga as she strikes out alone and discovers herself anew.
language: English
title: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
titlecomplete: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, #3)
characters: Halef Seif, Alanna of Trebond, Ishak, Myles of Olau, Coram Smythesson, George Cooper, Ali Mukhtab, Jonathan of Conte
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Childrens, Young Adult Fantasy, Teen, Young Adult, Romance, Fiction, Magic
ratings_count: 78888
places: Tortall
series: Tortall, Song of the Lioness, Tortall (Chronological Order)
awards: awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Random House