Kel will not allow this first test to be her last. The adventure begins in the New York Times bestselling series from the fantasy author who is a legend herself: TAMORA PIERCE. A powerful classic that is more timely than ever, the Protector of the Small series is about smashing the ceilings others place above you. HER FIRST TEST WILL NOT BE HER LAST. Keladry of Mindelan is the first girl who dares to take advantage of the new rule that allows women to train for knighthood. But standing in Kel’s way is Lord Wyldon the training master, who is dead set against girls becoming knights. A woman should be lovely. A woman should be charming. A woman should not be deadly. Wyldon demands Kel pass a one-year trial that no male page has ever had to endure. It’s just one more way to separate Kel from her fellow trainees. Kel must prove herself twice as good as her male peers just to be thought equal. But she is not to be underestimated. Kel will fight to succeed, even when odds are stacked against her. Book one of a powerful and classic fantasy quartet about smashing the ceilings others place above you, by the bestselling author of the Song of the Lioness series and Tempests and Slaughter. A powerful classic that is more timely than ever, the Protector of the Small series is about smashing the ceilings others place above you. In a landmark quartet published years before it’s time, Kel must prove herself twice as good as her male peers just to be thought equal. A series that touches on questions of courage, friendship, a humane perspective – told against a backdrop of a magical, action-packed fantasy adventure. ‘I take more comfort from and as great pleasure in Tamora Pierce’s Tortall novels as I do from Game of Thrones’Washington Post
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Tamora Pierce. First Test
FIRST TEST. BOOK 1 OF THE PROTECTOR OF THE SMALL QUARTET. Tamora Pierce
Copyright
PRAISE FOR TAMORA PIERCE
Dedication
Map
CHAPTER 1. DECISIONS
CHAPTER 2. NOT SO WELCOME
CHAPTER 3. THE PRACTICE COURTS
CHAPTER 4. CLASSROOMS
CHAPTER 5. KEL BACKS AWAY
CHAPTER 6. THE LANCE
CHAPTER 7. KEL TAKES A STAND
CHAPTER 8. WINTER
CHAPTER 9. TESTS
CHAPTER 10. THE ROYAL FOREST
CHAPTER 11. SPIDREN HUNT
CAST OF CHARACTERS
GLOSSARY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHAPTER 1. PAGE KELADRY
ALSO BY TAMORA PIERCE
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‘Tamora Pierce didn’t just blaze a trail. Her heroines cut a swathe through the fantasy world with wit, strength, and savvy. Pierce is the real lioness, and we’re all just running to keep pace.’
LEIGH BARDUGO, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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Kel brought the horn up to her mouth. She blew five hard blasts and might have continued to blow until help came, as the spidren gathered up the sack. It discarded its web with one clawed foot, held the sack with a second, and reached into it with a third. The beast grinned, its eyes never leaving Kel, as it pulled out a wet and squirming kitten.
The horn fell from the girl’s lips as the spidren looked the kitten over. It smacked its lips, then bit the small creature in half and began to chew.