Protector of the Small · Book 3
Squire
- Published
- 1 January 2001
- Pages
- 404
- ISBN-13
- 9780606328104
- Type
- novel
About this book
By 2001's Squire, the series had lengthened considerably, reaching 404 pages as its third entry. Kel advances from page to squire, her training bond with a formidable sparrow flock and a griffin chick she's saddled with protecting continuing alongside her rise through Tortall's knighthood ranks.
Its place in Protector of the Small
Squire is book 3 in the Protector of the Small series. It follows Page. It is followed by Lady Knight. 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 9780606328104