Tara Duncan

Tara Duncan (full name Tara'tylanhnem T'al Barmi Ab Santa Ab Maru T'al Duncan) is the heroine of the eponymous series of bestselling novels in French written by Sophie Audouin-Mamikonian. Tara Duncan discovers that she is a powerful "spellbinder," possessing insanely strong and near unlimited magical powers,but she is considered the most powerful spellbinder of all time,as Tara is the Imperial Spellbinder. She was raised on Earth as an ordinary teenager by her grandmother and initially knew nothing of magic,but she was born on Otherworld,. Her adventures begin when she is 12 and take her to the planet Other World and beyond. Magic is present in those worlds, as are evil wizards, giants, "vampyrs," dwarves, elves, sirens, and two-headed business administrators,and Tara is learning that she is the heiress and future Empress of The Omois Empire,the most powerful and largest monarchy out of all kingdoms,empires,and republics. Tara's companions in her adventures include her fellow Earthling Fabrice and the friends she makes on OtherWorld: a half-elf called Robin M'angil, the licensed thief in training Caliban Dal Salan, the shapeshifting princess,Gloria Daavil of Lancovit nicknamed "Sparrow", and a short-tempered but warm-hearted female dwarf named Fafnir. Sophie Audouin-Mamikonian, who is also the author of other series, has so far written thirteen main Tara Duncan volumes in French. William Rodarmor has translated two of her books into English. The English translation by William Rodarmor of Volume 1, Tara Duncan and the Spellbinders, was published by Sky Pony Press in June 2012. Volume 2, Tara Duncan and the Forbidden Book, was published in January 2013. An animated series that premiered in France in 2010 aired in the U.S. on the "Girls Rule" division of Kabillion.[1] Some of the books have also been translated into Japanese, Korean, Italian and Romanian.