First Test

Kel will not allow this first test to be her last. Her adventure begins in the New York Times bestselling series from the fantasy author who is a legend herself: TAMORA PIERCE. 

 

 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.



More  timely than  ever, the Protector of the Small series is Anti-Bullying  101 while also  touching on issues of bravery, friendship, and dealing  humanely with  refugees against a backdrop of an action-packed fantasy  adventure.



"Tamora  Pierce's books shaped me not only as a young  writer but also as a young  woman. She is a pillar, an icon, and an  inspiration. Cracking open one  of her marvelous novels always feels  like coming home."

-SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author



"Tamora   Pierce didn't just blaze a trail. Her heroines cut a swath through the   fantasy world with wit, strength, and savvy. Her stories still lead  the  vanguard today. Pierce is the real lioness, and we're all just  running  to keep pace."

-LEIGH BARDUGO, #1 New York Times bestselling author