Bloodhound
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Our view
“Bloodhound” pairs a fantasy police story with a heroine, Beka, who goes on growing and still makes mistakes. Some readers miss the first book’s supporting characters and find they barely appear here, and others find the romance shallow. The second book of the “Provost’s Dog” trilogy follows the young guardswoman in the kingdom of Tortall, a setting some readers enjoy for magic that belongs naturally to its medieval-style world.
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About the book
Bloodhound, by Tamora Pierce, is the second novel in a fictional trilogy, Provost's Dog, about a young Provost guard-woman in a fantasy kingdom called Tortall. The first book was called Terrier, and the third is called Mastiff.
Reading order · Provost's Dog
Full order & progress →- TerrierStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - BloodhoundThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Mastiff
8.18.1 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 103 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 41% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 103 | 100% |
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