Sandry's Book is the first installment of the Circle of Magic quartet by Tamora Pierce. It was first published in 1997 and has since been translated in several other languages. The novel tells the story of four young misfits from four different classes who find themselves put together to live. Niklaren Goldeye rescues Sandrilene fa Toren, Trisana Chandler, Daja Kisubo, and Briar Moss and brings them to Winding Circle Temple in Emelan . There they find themselves suddenly brought together to learn and use their newfound magical abilities. All four have ambient magic, as opposed to academic magic, and the power they use comes from ordinary things all around them. Sandry has magic with threads, Tris with weather, Daja with metalwork, and Briar with plants.