Five heroines who act quickly & violently

Alwyn Hamilton is the author of Rebel of the Sands. At Tor.com she tagged five heroines quicker to act violently than with a level head, including:Alanna of Trebond from the Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce

Alanna’s skills as a knight come from years of hard training, working her way from an awkward young squire to the mythical figure of the Lioness Rampant. Every scrap of fighting in