Tamora Pierce
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 240 pages Rating: 4.24 | 50614 Users | 1411 Reviews
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| Title | : | First Test (Protector of the Small #1) |
| Author | : | Tamora Pierce |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 240 pages |
| Published | : | May 23rd 2000 by Random House Children's Books (first published June 7th 1999) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction |
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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...Itemize Books Concering First Test (Protector of the Small #1)
| Original Title: | First Test |
| ISBN: | 0679889175 (ISBN13: 9780679889175) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Protector of the Small #1, Tortall, Tortall (chronological order) #14 , more |
| Setting: | Tortall |
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Ratings: 4.24 From 50614 Users | 1411 ReviewsAssess Of Books First Test (Protector of the Small #1)
Ten years after Alanna becomes King's Champion, a female of Tortall finally wants to become a page-- and eventually a knight of the realm. What sounds at first as a repeat of the Song of the Lioness quartet is quickly revealed to be much more. While our protagonist, Kelandry of Mindalen, is following the same path as Alanna, the road the walks is completely different. Tamora Pierce takes what could have been a copycat novel and turns a parallel story into something refreshing and new.From theFive characters mentioned in the first sentence. Clearly this is not intended for people ignorant of the earlier series. My first attempt at this author, because it was the first number one in a series to became available. Ever seen "Minority Report" where he does the hands out thing to interact with the computer? After the third restart, I had to sit still and do that, just to track the sentence. Of Course, Tamora is on Overdrive like black on wild rice, so maybe she writes these in her sleep.
I remember never being quite as fond of the Protector of the Small series as I was the other Tortall books, particularly the two first ones, but as an adult, I thought it was absolutely brilliant. The premise of the series is that 14 years after Alanna, girls are allowed to become knights, but it's still a very sexist, patriarchal society, so no girl has. I really enjoyed that because it didn't just have Alanna fixing everything by being a heroic woman. She definitely changed the world a great
Recently I decided to reread all of Tamora Pierce's books, because, well, it's been too long since I read them. For her Lioness Quartet, Circle of Magic books, and The Immortals series, I was refreshing my memory, but with the Protector of the Small series, it was almost like reading them for the first time. I read this series only once, when I was a preteen, and I had honestly forgotten just how much I love Kel.At first glance, the story of Keladry of Mindalen seems like a rewrite of Tamora
I am very excited because my big reread has finally gotten to the Kel books, and Kel is my *FAVORITE* Tamora Pierce heroine. She doesn't have magic powers, so she gets everything done on her own. She's stubborn, she works incredibly hard, and she always stands up to a bully. I also have always loved Neal and his dramatics, even though this time around I couldn't help wondering, what kind of 15-year-old is perfectly happy to spend so much time with 10 to 13-year-olds? Doesn't he ever want to talk
I've read this book (this series) over a dozen times over the last decade and a half. Kel has been my rock (stone), and Tamora Pierce has been my strength. The Protector of the Small series has taught me feminism and fairness and strength and how to overcome it all.Tortall is one of my happy places, and I'm so happy to return and find it unchanged after all these years.Tamora Pierce is a FANTASTIC writer, a great world-builder, and a master of character development.
Recently I decided to reread all of Tamora Pierce's books, because, well, it's been too long since I read them. For her Lioness Quartet, Circle of Magic books, and The Immortals series, I was refreshing my memory, but with the Protector of the Small series, it was almost like reading them for the first time. I read this series only once, when I was a preteen, and I had honestly forgotten just how much I love Kel.At first glance, the story of Keladry of Mindalen seems like a rewrite of Tamora
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