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Mitaukano, I would have to name Beka Cooper and Keladry as my two favorite Pierce heroines. I'm also fond of all four Circle kids. I've never been able to fall into Mercedes Lackey quite so easily but love Diane Duane's Wizard books.

Longshotlink, no. That's not a Pierce book. It could be one of Piers Anthony's Incarnations series (Riding a Pale Horse) or possibly Amber Benson's debut novel about the daughter of death?

Soy, good, tight plots are important. Oddly, I found "Dude, Where's My Car" to have one. Also, any book by Robert Parker. The man knew how to do snappy dialogue while keeping his plots tight and noiry.

Uhl, Daughter of Eve is a Narnia nod, absolutely. I was just mentioning Tamora Pierce because she's currently on my to-read list.