Tamora Pierce - First Test

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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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FIRST TEST

BOOK 1 OF THE PROTECTOR OF THE SMALL QUARTET

Tamora Pierce

Copyright Contents Cover Title Page 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 Read on for a Preview of Page Also by Tamora Pierce About the Publisher

Harper Voyager

An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

1 London Bridge Street

London SE1 9GF

www.harpercollins.co.uk

First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2019

Copyright © Tamora Pierce 1999

Map copyright © Isidre Mones 2017

Jacket design © HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2019

Tamora Pierce asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.

Source ISBN: 9780008304195

Ebook Edition © September 2019 ISBN: 9780008304201

Version: 2019-06-25

PRAISE FOR TAMORA PIERCE Contents Cover Title Page 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 Read on for a Preview of Page Also by Tamora Pierce About the Publisher

‘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

‘Tamora Pierce creates epic worlds populated by girls and women of bravery, heart, and strength. Her work inspired a generation of writers and continues to inspire us.’

HOLLY BLACK, #1 New York Times bestselling author

‘Tamora Pierce’s books shaped me not only as a young writer but also as a young woman. Her complex, unforgettable heroines and vibrant, intricate worlds blazed a trail for young adult fantasy – and I get to write what I love today because of the path she forged throughout her career. She is a pillar, an icon, and an inspiration.’

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

‘I take more comfort from and as great pleasure in Tamora Pierce’s Tortall novels as I do from Game of Thrones .’

Washington Post

‘Tamora Pierce and her brilliant heroines didn’t just break down barriers; they smashed them with magical fire.’

KATHERINE ARDEN, author of The Bear and the Nightingale

Dedication Contents Cover Title Page 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 Read on for a Preview of Page Also by Tamora Pierce About the Publisher

To Mallory, who totally made it happen

Contents

Cover

Title Page 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

Read on for a Preview of Page

Also by Tamora Pierce

About the Publisher

Map Contents Cover Title Page 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 Read on for a Preview of Page Also by Tamora Pierce About the Publisher

CHAPTER 1 Contents Cover Title Page 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 Read on for a Preview of Page Also by Tamora Pierce About the Publisher

DECISIONS Contents Cover Title Page 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 Read on for a Preview of Page Also by Tamora Pierce About the Publisher

Alanna the Lioness, the King’s Champion, could hardly contain her glee. Baron Piers of Mindelan had written to King Jonathan to say that his daughter wished to be a page. Alanna fought to sit still as she watched Wyldon of Cavall, the royal training master, read the baron’s letter. Seated across his desk from them, the king watched the training master as sharply as his Champion did. Lord Wyldon was known for his dislike of female warriors.

It had been ten long years since the proclamation that girls might attempt a page’s training. Alanna had nearly given up hope that such a girl – or the kind of family that would allow her to do so – existed in Tortall, but at last she had come forward. Keladry of Mindelan would not have to hide her sex for eight years as Alanna had done. Keladry would prove to the world that girls could be knights. And she would not be friendless. Alanna had plans to help Keladry through the first few years. It never occurred to the Champion that anyone might object.

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