Protector of the Small · Book 2
Page
- Published
- 1 January 2000
- Pages
- 268
- ISBN-13
- 9780606328098
- Type
- novel
About this book
Page followed in 2000, growing to 268 pages as the second book. Kel continues her training under the visible, sustained prejudice that defines her path, developing the reputation for standing up for people smaller or weaker than herself that becomes as central to her as swordsmanship.
Its place in Protector of the Small
Page is book 2 in the Protector of the Small series. It follows First Test. It is followed by 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…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780606328098