Protector of the Small · Book 4

Lady Knight

Published
1 January 2002
Pages
429
ISBN-13
9780375814655
Type
novel
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About this book

Pierce closed the quartet with Lady Knight in 2002, its longest volume at 429 pages -- published annually across all four years. It builds to a genuine large-scale war, testing Kel's leadership under conditions the earlier training arc could only prepare her for in theory.

Key facts about Lady Knight

Lady Knight is a novel by Tamora Pierce. Readers have had it since 2002. It runs to 429 pages.

Our list holds 1 edition of Lady Knight. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780375814655 to find the main one.

Lady Knight is book 4 of 4 in the Protector of the Small series. The series has 4 published books. However, the series starts with First Test (1999).

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

Lady Knight is book 4 in the Protector of the Small series. It follows Squire. 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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