If anything, I think I enjoyed this one even more than the first book. Daine begins to learn and practice more of what her wild magic makes her capable of,and these new found powers and her friends are what help her face and defeat the “villains” of the piece. The only other human helping her at first is ten-year-old Lady Maura, younger sister of the Lady Yolane. Circumstances become such that Daine is left all alone with only her animal friends and some immortal ones in Dunlath. Here they are aided by a whole group of rogue mages, who have some very powerful magic at their command, and don’t seem to care who or what they destroy. A family of local nobles,the lords of Dunlath, are plotting treason against King Jonathan, and switching loyalties. When they get there however, they find that it isn’t only the animals who are in trouble. The two-feet there are cutting down all the trees, mining incessantly, chasing away prey making the place unliveable for them, and ultimately for themselves. Daine, now fourteen, meanwhile is heading with her mentor/teacher, the mage Numair Salmalin, their horses including Cloud, and Kitten the dragon baby, towards the pack for they have sent for her help as their new home, Dunlath is in trouble. The one opens with the wolves that Daine once hunted with trying to reach her and thinking over the news they’ve received of her from other creatures of the forest. This is the second of the Immortals series (my review of book 1 is here) by Tamora Pierce.

Thanks to Harper Collins UK and NetGalley for a review copy of this one.

Wolf speaker by tamora pierce