To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Alanna: The First Adventure–the first installment of Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness fantasy novel quartet, we’re excited to announce the Alanna 40th Anniversary Collection, which will release its first wave of products May 2024.
This will be the fourteenth collection released in official partnership with Tamora Pierce and her team. In celebrating this milestone anniversary, we collaborated with our fellow fans to design every part of this collection.
Each artist, longtime fans of the series, embraced aspects of Alanna’s story that resonated with them to create each of these stunning pieces that comprise the Alanna 40th Anniversary Collection:
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Dancing Dove Sandcarved Mug |
Alanna the Lioness Limited Edition Variant Print |
Heroic Three Long Sleeve Tee |
Faithful Embroidered Hat |
Alanna Acrylic Phone Standee, Art by Erika Hollice |
Lightning Mini Sword, Designed by Alyssa Maynard, 3D Sculpt by Courtney Clay & Zara Varin |
Lightning Sword Pin, Designed by Alyssa Maynard, 3D Sculpt by Courtney Clay & Zara Varin |
Lioness March Zipper Bag, Art by Courtney Donkersteeg |
Pregnancy Charm, Art by Zara Varin, Crafted by Topolski Jewelry |
Alanna 40th Anniversary Page Overlay Set, Art by Erika Hollice, Savanna Mayer, and Zara Varin |
“Creating this collection has been a monumentous joy,” says Zara Varin, Art Director and Senior Product Designer, Dual Wield Studio. “Alanna's story was my introduction to the world of Tortall and has been the one that resonated with me the most in the years since (especially as a fellow scrappy ginger outside the gender binary). I hope our fellow fans will love this collection celebrating Alanna as much as we do!”
"I couldn't be more proud of the work that's gone into the 40th Anniversary collection," says Paulomi Pratap, Producer, Dual Wield Studio. "Alanna and lady knights like her have been my heroes for as long as I can remember, and being able to work on a collection that brings her story to life has been a gift."
"When I started out as a writer, my biggest regret was a sad lack of physical art work, for inspiration, and for turning my workspace into a window on the Tortallan scene,” said Tamora Pierce, Song of the Lioness author. “Then Dual Wield Studio entered the Tortall world, giving it a fresh grounding. Fans can now create their own tales of Tortall and its heroes, as well as savoring the pieces that turn a room into a setting for nature and dreams. I hope you love these attractions as much as I do!"
We hope you’re as excited as we are for these upcoming products! Stay tuned for more updates as we continue through product development! We’ll be sharing progress over the next couple months as this collection manifests.
Though these items will not be available for preorder, you can stay up to date with news about official Tamora Pierce merchandise by signing up for Dual Wield Studio’s newsletter here.
9 comments
I was terribly excited to purchase a print of Dipper (Savanna) Mayers interpretation of Alan. I am really disappointed to see it not listed on Dual Wield’s website when I finally hear word via the newsletter. I hope that there will be a second part to this merch to be dropped on to the website!
It’s May!! Do we know when this will be released!? I’m dying to get my hands on these gorgeous prints :)
It’s May!! Do we know when this will be released!? I’m dying to get my hands on these gorgeous prints :)
Is there a release day yet in May for this?
Does the Alanna Long sleeve shirt have the name of the book anywhere? I’d love to wear it to tell people about the books! The title under the image might be helpful 🙂
Either way I will ordering the shirt it’s Beautiful ! Some questions…Are they unisex sizes or women’s/mens ? Will they be cotton? Is there a way to preorder them and how much will they cost? Thank you!