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  • In the Hand of the Goddess

  • Song of the Lioness, Book 2
  • Written by: Tamora Pierce
  • Narrated by: Trini Alvarado
  • Length: 5 hrs
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (63 ratings)

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In the Hand of the Goddess

Written by: Tamora Pierce
Narrated by: Trini Alvarado
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Publisher's Summary

Disguised as a boy, Alanna of Trebond becomes a squire—to none other than the prince of the realm. But Prince Jonathan is much more to Alanna; he is her ally, her best friend, and one of the few who knows that she's really a girl. 

Now it will take all of Alanna's awesome skill, strength, and growing magical powers to protect him from the mysterious evil sorcerer who is bent on his destruction—and hers! 

Here continues the story of Alanna, a young woman bound for glory who is willing to fight against enormous odds for what she believes in.

©1984 Tamora Pierce (P)2001 Random House, Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group

What the critics say

"An action-filled adventure novel. Recommended."—Fantasy Review

"This series is sprightly, filled with adventure and marvelously satisfying."—School Library Journal

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Back to good old fashion reading.

I'm glad for audible. reading an listening makes it better to enjoy! can't wait to continue on with the series with audible.

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Still excellent

First time revisiting this story since grade school, and I still love it. The narrator is quite nice.

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  • W
  • 2005-10-13

Good, but not as good as its predecessor...

I listened to the audio edition of "In the Hands of the Goddess" and enjoyed the continuing adventures of Alanna. In this book, Alanna becomes a squire and must face her worst fears accompanied by her faithful companions: Prince Jonathan, the cat faithful and George.

I was disappointed a bit with this Alanna book. Mainly because I think Alanna's romantic adventures with older men were a bit strange. Why can't Alanna meet a boy her own age? In particular the relationship with George... I don't care for George and he is... 7 years older? Yuck.

Overall, if you like Alanna you will enjoy this. Although I think the talking cat Faithful was a little much. This was a good book. Recommend for teens and young adults.

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  • Nataliya
  • 2018-07-09

amazing read, and amazing series

I have loved this book for many years, and have reread and relistened again and again.

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  • Leah F.
  • 2012-09-10

One of my favorites

Where does In the Hand of the Goddess rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I've always loved the original Alanna series, so this has to be in my top ten (I listen to a lot of audiobooks).

Who was your favorite character and why?

Gary or George. They're both very laid-back, but in different ways.

What does Trini Alvarado bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The accents. I love that Gary has a slightly British accent. It's so easy to imagine him that way.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Thom shows Alanna the secrets of her shield.

Any additional comments?

If you're considering this book, definitely give it a try. I thought it was even better than the first book.

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  • Heather Ackerman
  • 2023-09-23

The absolute best

Just absolutely gorgeous beautiful full of action and a little bit sexy. 😏😘🥰😍 Just everything, wow.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

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  • Mary Oz
  • 2023-07-20

I love this author and series!

I am so glad this series is on Audible.com, I love this author and this series. I always listen to this series when I am working on a new project, it is an easy story to listen to but keeps me occupied enough when my hands are busy. I love that characters from other series are also mentioned in other series it makes me smile every time I listen to one of her books. I read it for the first time in high school but I still love it as an adult!

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  • Jacob S. Anger
  • 2023-06-05

Worth the listen

Listened to this series of 4 books more times then I can count. I can go long periods between listening to them and I still find them entertaining as always.

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  • Apia
  • 2023-03-31

The best

Favorite book, awesome reading from Trini Alvarado. This book and series are it - please read.

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  • david anderson
  • 2022-12-22

Definitely one of my favorites

This book is definitely an amazing addition to the series. Often times, I’ve noticed that sequels have a bit of a challenge when it comes to living up to expectations, but in my opinion, this book definitely meets and surpasses my expectations.

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  • Brittany Durm
  • 2022-12-14

Excellent

Tamora’s work is excellent as always. One of my favorite series for years. I loved listening.

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  • Emma Walker
  • 2022-11-30

Faithful

This second installment of the series isn't as good as the First Adventure but a good ending to Duke Roger and bringing in new villains for the next book. I love the addition of the magical cat Faithful. I always wanted to be able to talk to my cat.

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