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Protector of the Small · Book 1

First Test

by Tamora Pierce
Published
1 January 1999
Pages
240
ISBN-13
9780613251846
Type
novel
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About this book

Tamora Pierce began Protector of the Small with First Test in 1999, a 240-page opener. It introduces Keladry of Mindelan, the first girl to train openly for knighthood in Tortall after a law change, and puts her through a probationary first year specifically designed to make her quit -- a deliberate contrast to Alanna's disguised struggle a generation earlier in Song of the Lioness.

Key facts about First Test

Tamora Pierce wrote First Test, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1999. The book has 240 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780613251846 to find the main one.

First Test is book 1 of 4 in the Protector of the Small series. The series has 4 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.

Additionally, Tamora Pierce writes Song of the Lioness, The Immortals and Circle of Magic, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our fantasy shelf. Meanwhile, Tempests and Slaughter is the latest published Tamora Pierce book on file, from 2018.

About Tamora Pierce

Tamora Pierce is an American fantasy author widely credited with helping establish the modern template for YA fantasy built around capable, unapologetically ambitious female protagonists, beginning with Alanna: The First Adventure in 1983. See every Tamora Pierce book in order.

Its place in Protector of the Small

First Test is book 1 in the Protector of the Small series. It is followed by Page. See the full Protector of the Small reading order.

Protector of the Small follows Keladry of Mindelan, the first girl to train openly for knighthood in Tortall since a law change opened the pages' training to girls -- unlike Alanna, who had to disguise herself as a boy a generation earlier, Kel trains as herself, in full view of instructors and fellow pages who range from supportive to openly hostile. That difference reframes the same basic knighthood-training premise Song of the Lioness used: where Alanna's struggle was concealment, Kel's is enduring visible…

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