First Test


by Tamora Pierce (Author)

Book Cover for First Test

   Book 1   
Pages: 224

Kel will not allow this first test to be her last. 
 
Keladry of Mindelan is the first girl who dares to take advantage of a new rule in Tortall—one that allows females to train for knighthood. After years in the Yamani Islands, she knows that women can be warriors, and now that she’s returned home, Kel is determined to achieve her goal. She believes she is ready for the traditional hazing and grueling schedule of a page. 
 
But standing in Kel’s way is Lord Wyldon. The training master is dead set against girls becoming knights. He says she must 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. But she is not to be underestimated. She will fight to succeed, even when the test is unfair.

Protector of the Small Series—Summary and Book Order

Series: Protector of the Small
Reading level: 12+
Books in series: 4
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: fantasy  adventure  magic  medieval  friendship  romance 

 Print series book list

Books in series order

1.   First Test  (1999)
2.   Page  (2000)
3.   Squire  (2001)
4.   Lady Knight  (2002)