
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. She is considered the most powerful spellbinder of all time and is known as the Imperial Spellbinder. She was born on Otherworld but was raised on Earth as an ordinary teenager by her maternal grandmother Isabella and initially knew nothing of magic. Her adventures begin when she is just twelve and take her to the planet Otherworld and beyond. Magic is present in those worlds, as are evil wizards, giants, "vampyrs," dwarves, elves, merpeople, and two-headed business administrators. Tara begins to learn 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 from her late father. 
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 warmhearted 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 loosely based on the first book, which was cancelled after Episode 26 "The Naughty Little Vampire". Some of the books have also been translated into Japanese, Korean, Italian and Romanian.
Universe.
Otherworld, (or "" in the original French) is the planet on which the majority of Tara Duncan's adventures occur. The planet belongs specifically to the universe of the series.
With a surface area of about one and a half times that of Earth's, OtherWorld has a rotation of 14 months around its sun ; days there last 26 hours, there are 10 days a week, and each year has 454 days. Two satellite moons, Madix and Tadix, orbit around OtherWorld and cause significant tides during equinoxes.
The magic that governs OtherWorld also equally influences the fauna, the flora, and the climate. Many different species live there, and because of this, the season are difficult to predict. During a "normal" year, there are seven seasons.
Many various peoples live on OtherWorld, with the principal peoples being humans, dwarves, giants, trolls, vampyrs, gnomes, goblins, elves, unicorns, chimeras, tatris, and dragons. They are all able to bond with a Familiar, a random animal, who becomes their soul companion for life; they also feel the same things and die at the same time as each other.
The main countries in which the adventures of Tara Duncan take place are the Kingdom of Lancovit and the Omois Empire, the birth countries of Tara's parents.
Characters.
Allies and Friends.
Tara's gang is composed of Tara's two closest friends, Sparrow and Cal, who always follow her in her adventures.
Tara'tylanhnem "Tara Duncan" T'al Barmi Ab Santa Ab Maru T'al Duncan is the main character of the series. She is a teenage girl with dark blue eyes and blond hair with a white lock, as she is a full member of the Imperial Family and the direct descendant/heir of High Wizard Demiderus T'al Barmi. She is also quite tall and has an athletic body. Her magical powers and abilities are immeasurably powerful because of being genetically tampered with by a renegade dragon and Tara is the Imperial Spellbinder, and she has to fight with a mysterious dark spellbinder, while learning to be the Imperial Heiress and Crown Princess of Omois, as she is the heir and niece of Empress Lisbeth'tylahnem and the daughter of Emperor Danviou T'al Barmi Ab Santa Ab Maru,as well as Selena Duncan. However, Tara uses her magic to help people, by doing things that were called impossible before, such as curing vampyrs who drank human blood.
Tara is brave, strong-willed and loyal, and she doesn't hesitate before diving into an adventure that could cost her her life. She would do anything for her friends, whom she loves a lot. Her familiar is a large white pegasus named Galant. In Volume 4 she begins a relationship with Robin M'angil which will end after volume 8, when she leaves him. Tara and Cal get together in volume 10 and go on to have fraternal twins named Danviou and Celia in Volume 13, then a third child and second son named Daylon in Volume 14.
Robin M'angil is the son of T'andilus M'angil, head of secret services of Lancovit, and Mevora, a human who is passionate about books and editor of numerous treaties. Being half elven is pretty rare on Otherworld, since the elves don't want to make their race weaker by mixing it with human's genes. Robin really suffers because of the stigma of miscegenation and is rejected by other elves. He is a great warrior and owns the arc of Llilandril, a ferocious elf warrior whose spirit still lives in the arc. He has silver hair with black highlights, crystal eyes and pointy ears. He would do anything to protect and save Tara. They broke up in volume 9 but Robin still loves Tara more than anyone. His familiar is Sourv, Cal's Hydra, a blue shelled monster with 7 heads, whom he named Toto at the age of 4.He will eventually fall in love with Sael and, at the end of Volume 12, he will go out with her. He will then become Ambassador Substitute of Daovor in volume 13. His name means Faithful in Elvish language.
Caliban Dal Salan "Cal" is a Patented thief in training (kind of a spy in operation for the government). Cheeky, daring, brave and agile, he always makes jokes, having a great sense of humour and of sarcasm. He is small and thin, has black messy hair and grey eyes. He is described as having an angelic face. He was also madly in love with Eleanora, another licensed thief, who believed that Cal has killed her cousin and tried to get revenge. After she dies in volume 6, he becomes obsessed with avenging her at any cost. His familiar is a red fox named Blondin. He becomes Tara's boyfriend in volume 11.
Princess Gloria Daavil "Sparrow" is the Princess of Lancovit, but she will never be queen, only being the niece of King Bear and Queen Titania. She is nicknamed "Sparrow" because she is really shy, but she becomes more confident over time. Her direct ancestors are the legendary Beauty and King Tarien "The Beast" of Lancovit, which causes Sparrow to be able to change from human to beast at will. She is pretty and has long and curled brown hair. Sensitive and reasonable, she is Tara's best friend. Her familiar is a white panther named Sheeba. She is Fabrice's girlfriend with whom she goes on to have 5 children. Her parents are the spellbinders Justinir and Jadra Daavil.
Fafnir is a red-haired dwarf from Hymlia, a strong and ferocious warrior. Being the daughter of a chieftain, she is the equivalent of a princess among the dwarves. She can fight with an axe like nobody else. Like other dwarfs, she hates magic and tries to avoid it the best she can. She also hates the fact that she has magic powers, something that makes her somewhat an outcast, and repeatedly tries to get rid of them. Fafnir enjoys being around Tara because there are always great fights around the young heiress. She is often dressed in red leather.
She becomes Sylver's girlfriend in Volume 8. Her Familiar is Belzebuth, more commonly known as Bel, an almost immortal demon pink kitten encountered in Demon Limbo.
Fabrice is Tara's oldest friend from Earth, son of the Transfer Door's guardian. He discovers that he also has magical powers because her mother was exposed to the emanations of the Transfer Door during her pregnancy. However, his magic is extremely weaker than his friend's, and he's obsessed with the idea of gaining more power, sometimes by flirting with dark magic and forbidden spells. Described as really handsome, he is tall, has blond hair and dark eyes. He also really loves charades and often ends his sentences with one. In love with Sparrow, his quest for more powers complicates their relationship. His familiar was a blue mammoth named Barune, but was killed in volume 6 by Wiberns(type of dragon).