The Books That Pierce Wrote

by rosto4rogue

A brief summary of the Tortall canon in "The House That Jack Built" format.

Disclaimer: Obviously, I didn't write these books, or these characters. Tamora Pierce did. It's up there in the title.

This is the book that Pierce wrote.

This is the Gift that lay in the book that Pierce wrote.

This is the girl that used the Gift

That lay in the book that Pierce wrote.

This is the thief that chased the girl

That used the Gift that lay in the book that Pierce wrote.

This is the prince that rivaled the thief

That chased the girl that used the Gift

That lay in the book that Pierce wrote.

This is the mage who was airborne

That defended the king that rivaled the thief

That chased the girl that used the Gift

That lay in the book that Pierce wrote.

This is the pupil that is god-born

That loved the mage who was airborne

That defended the king that rivaled the thief

That chased the girl that used the Gift

That lay in the book that Pierce wrote.

This is the page, thin as a worm

That admired the pupil who is god-born

That loved the mage who was airborne

That defended the king that rivaled the thief

That chased the girl that used the Gift

That lay in the book that Pierce wrote.

This is the lady that's the girl reborn

That pines for the squire, thin as a worm

That admired the pupil who is god-born

That loved the mage who was airborne

That defended the king that rivaled the thief

That chased the girl that used the Gift

That lay in the book that Pierce wrote.

This is the spy, who is over adorned

That helped the lady that's the girl reborn

That pined for the knight, thin as a worm,

That admired the pupil who is god-born

That loved the mage who was airborne

That defended the king that rivaled the thief

That chased the girl that used the Gift

That lay in the book that Pierce wrote.

This is the cop, all street-worn,

That watches the spy who is over adorned

That helped the lady that's the girl reborn

That pined for the knight, thin as a worm,

That admired the pupil who is god-born

That loved the mage who was airborne

That defended the king that rivaled the thief

That chased the girl that used the Gift

That lay in the book that Pierce wrote.

This is the Farmer that ends this lore

That married the cop, all street-worn,

That watches the spy who is over adorned

That helped the lady that's the girl reborn

That pined for the knight, thin as a worm,

That admired the pupil who is god-born

That loved the mage who was airborne

That defended the king that rivaled the thief

That chased the girl that used the Gift

That lay in the books that Pierce wrote.