First Test (Protector of the Small #1)
About this book
When Alanna became the King's Champion, it was decided that girls would henceforth be allowed to train for the knighthood. But ten years have passed, and no girls have come forward. Now, however, someone is about to change all that. Her name is Kel. In this first book in a new series from popular children's fantasy writer Tamora Pierce, we are introduced to a strong, adventurous new heroine who will win the hearts and minds of fantasy fans.From the Hardcover edition.
In the medieval and fantastic realm of Tortall, Keladry of Mindelan is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits females to train for knighthood. Up against the traditional hazing of pages and a grueling schedule, Kel faces only one real roadblock: Lord Wyldon, the training master of pages and squires. He is absolutely against girls becoming knights. So while he is forced to train her, Wyldon puts her on probation for one year. It is a trial period that no male page has ever had to endure and one that separates the good natured Kel even more from her fellow trainees during the tough first year. But Kel Is not a girl to underestimate, as everyone is about to find out.
Protector of the Small · 4 books
In publication order- First Test 1999 This book
- Page 2000
- Squire 2001
- Lady Knight 2002
Subjects
- adventure and adventurers, fiction
- children's fiction
- fantasy
- fantasy fiction
- fantasy -- juvenile fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile fiction
- kel
- knights and knighthood
- knights and knighthood, fiction
- knights and knighthood -- juvenile fiction
- protector of the small
- sex role
- sex role, fiction
- sex role -- juvenile fiction
- tortall