First Test
by:
Tamora Pierce (author)
The first in the epic Protector of the Small series from award-winning US author, Tamora Pierce. Kel is the first girl to enlist as a page at the palace of Tortall - the first who has dared. She dreams of training to be a warrior knight, like the glorious Alanna, but there's a long way to go...
The first in the epic Protector of the Small series from award-winning US author, Tamora Pierce. Kel is the first girl to enlist as a page at the palace of Tortall - the first who has dared. She dreams of training to be a warrior knight, like the glorious Alanna, but there's a long way to go...
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780756904869 (0756904862)
Publish date: May 1st 2000
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Teen,
High Fantasy,
Historical Fiction,
Young Adult Fantasy,
Medieval
Series: Protector of the Small (#1)
"You aren't a bit romantic, are you?" he asked, amused. She sat back and stared at him. She was beginning to think that Neal required a keeper. He seemed to have the craziest ideas. "Romance? Isn't that love-stuff?" she asked finally. "It's more than just love. It's color, and--and fire. You don't w...
Absolutely love this series. Great for both young girls and boys.
I almost burst into tears when I finished this book. My reaction took me by surprise because I've read First Test at least four or five times. It shouldn't still affect me like this, but it does. It's a fairly simple story, but I love it so very much, and I adore Kel. The only thing I can recall be...
[spoiler] First Test What I didn't like: What the hell was up with the sparrows? No seriously, what was with the sparrows. Every time they were mentioned, I had to roll my eyes. The only reason they were there was to lead Kel to the spidrens. They literally served no other purpose to the story. They...
Set in the Tortall universe, Keladry, like Alanna, seeks to be a lady knight, and at first the kinship with those first Pierce books featuring Alanna seemed quite apparent. But openly female, Keladry faces a different set of challenges, and she's very much a different personality. I fast fell in lov...
11 years ago
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