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Series: Protector of the Small
Volume: 1
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN: 0679889175
Pages: 213 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Price: 5.99
Reader Rating: 9 out of 10
Votes: 59

First Test by Tamora Pierce

Description: 'You have one year in which to prove that you can keep up with the boys. If you do not satisfy me on that count, you will go home.'
It is ten years since a royal decree permitted girls to train as knights. No one applied - until now. Keladry of Mindelan is determined to follow in the footsteps of the nation's greatest legend: Alanna, Lioness of Tortall. She's in for a nasty surpise.
The royal training master, Lord Wyldon of Cavall, thinks girls should stick to embroidery. He will take her for one year only - on probation. If Keladry doesn't meet his exacting standards, she's out.
It seems so unfair. Keladry knows she's equal to any of the boys, but how can she hope to succeed when Lord Wyldon's mind is already made up?