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After becoming a squire to Lord Raoul, commander of the King's Own, Kel of Mindelan, must face a terrifying test in the Chamber of the Ordeal before she can be a knight.

After becoming a squire to Lord Raoul, commander of the King's Own, Kel of Mindelan, must face a terrifying test in the Chamber of the Ordeal before she can be a knight.

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After becoming a squire to Lord Raoul, commander of the King's Own, Kel of Mindelan, must face a terrifying test in the Chamber of the Ordeal before she can be a knight.

After becoming a squire to Lord Raoul, commander of the King's Own, Kel of Mindelan, must face a terrifying test in the Chamber of the Ordeal before she can be a knight.

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Following First Test and Page, this third book in Tamora Pierce's Protector of the Small series does not disappoint. Squire continues Keladry of Mindelan's journey toward becoming one of the first female knights in the kingdom of Tortall. Despite proving herself during her long years as a page, there are still many who are all too eager to bring about her failure, including her old nemesis Joren of Stone Mountain.

After her initial disappointment that she is not chosen to be the squire of her hero, Lady Alanna the Lioness, Kel finds her place among an elite guard of fighters led by her master-knight, Lord Raoul. He is kind and treats her as an equal, teaching her battlefield tactics, jousting, and the skills of leadership. Kel's sparrow companions and her dog Jump are still assets in protecting her, and she is kept very busy with a new addition to her menagerie -- a very temperamental baby griffin with extremely sharp claws. These years as a squire are an introduction to many new things for the teenage Kel -- tilting tournaments, new friends, new enemies, and even love. There are going to be some very tough decisions ahead for this young lady.

Pierce's Song of the Lioness, Circle of Magic, and Immortals series will whet your appetite for more of the fascinating characters only touched on briefly in the Protector of the Small series. To learn more about the author, check out her very interesting web site at www.sff.net/people/Tamora.Pierce. (Corrina Allen)

Carolyn Cushman
Pierce returns to the Kingdom of Tortall in this young-adult fantasy....The idea of a girl proving herself in a male-dominated field is hardly new, but Keladry's a real scrapper, and her adventures are truly entertaining.
— Locus
VOYA
In this third volume in Pierce's well-regarded Protector of the Small quartet, following First Test (Random House, 1999/VOYA June 2000) and Page (2000/VOYA April 2001), fourteen-year-old Keladry of Mindelan finds herself chosen as squire by no less a hero than Lord Raoul, the Knight Commander of the King's Own guard. Accompanied by her faithful animal companions, including an extremely aggressive flock of sparrows, Kel works hard and excels at everything she does, but still she must deal with both the envy and the sexism of the other warriors around her. Gradually winning the respect of her peers because of her skill with weapons and her refusal to accept special treatment, Kel tames a baby griffin, does battle with a variety of human and nonhuman opponents, and generally proves herself to be not merely a competent warrior but a potential commander. Still, as the years of her apprenticeship go by, she knows that before she can become a full-fledged knight, she will have to face one final danger—the magical Chamber of the Ordeal—a test that has driven some squires to madness and others to suicide. Pierce's Kel is at once a talented warrior and a refreshingly human young woman, with a strong interest in both the latest weaponry and handsome young men. The author combines well-done action sequences, gritty detail (including a few moderately bloody bits), and just a touch of wish-fulfillment fantasy in a tale that is guaranteed to please her well-established audience. VOYA CODES: 4Q 4P J S (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Broad general YA appeal; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12). 2001, Random House, 416p,$15.95. Ages 13 to 18. Reviewer: Michael Levy SOURCE: VOYA, August 2001 (Vol. 24, No. 3)
KLIATT
In this third book about Kel, an intrepid girl who aspires to be a knight, the 14-year-old is starting a four-year stint as a squire under Lord Raoul. He is an experienced knight who commands the King's Own, a sort of police unit serving as royal bodyguards and helping out wherever needed in the medieval fantasy kingdom of Tortall. Kel faces prejudice from her fellows as well as danger from centaurs, wars, and a vicious baby griffin, but the tall, tough, muscular squire proves her worth and works tirelessly, excelling in jousting and demonstrating her leadership abilities on the battlefield. Learning about the hard work as well as the glory of a knight's life just increases her resolve to become a knight herself and serve her land and people as best she can. Kel has the ability to communicate with animals, and her faithful dog, horse, and sparrows assist her. Kel also acquires a boyfriend in this volume of the series. At the end of her time as a squire, she must undergo the Ordeal, spending a night in a magical Chamber that forces squires to confront their weaknesses, before she can become a knight. There Kel learns of a new threat to the kingdom, which the next book in the series will surely address. This feminist fantasy is a delightful read, with marvelously well-rounded characters, humor, and lots of action, too. It's long, but readers will quickly get involved in Kel's adventures and eagerly turn the pages for more. Fans of Pierce will enjoy meeting favorite characters again (and seeing others get what they deserve), and the book can stand on its own for those who have not yet met Kel. Great entertainment. Protector of the Small series. KLIATT Codes: JS—Recommended forjunior and senior high school students. 2001, Random House, 416p, $17.99. Ages 13 to 18. Reviewer: Paula Rohrlick; May 2001 (Vol. 35 No. 3)
School Library Journal
Gr 6-9-In this third installation in the series, Pierce at last relieves fans' concerns about who will take on young Keladry as a squire. After hanging tough with the page program, she is at last ready to take the next steps down the road to knighthood, accompanied by her friends and her faithful mutt. To her sorrow, she is not selected by the Lady Alanna, who taps Neal for her squire. Kel is chosen by Lord Raoul, commander of the King's Own, and she quickly discovers that she has landed the better situation. She soon finds herself fighting centaurs, cleaning up after floods, and caring for a baby griffin. Kel's nemesis, Joren, fails quite badly in the Chamber of the Ordeal, which will leave readers nervous about her own designated time there. What she faces in the Chamber nicely sets up the next book in this series. Pierce continues to create a broad range of fully realized characters, even if Raoul is a little too good to be true. Her plotting is sometimes a little rushed and Tortall often seems more like background scenery than a real place. However, the author has created a strong female protagonist who accomplishes her goals with her integrity, sense of humor, and her self-esteem intact. She faces decisions about sex, her relationships, and the effects both will have on her personal life and her future career as a knight and commander. Kel's fans will delight in seeing the parallels to their own lives, and Alanna and Daine's fans will enjoy seeing their favorites, if only in cameo roles.-Patricia A. Dollisch, DeKalb County Public Library, Decatur, GA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
Carolyn Cushman
Pierce returns to the Kingdom of Tortall in this young-adult fantasy....The idea of a girl proving herself in a male-dominated field is hardly new, but Keladry's a real scrapper, and her adventures are truly entertaining.
— Locus
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780679889199
  • Publisher: Random House Children's Books
  • Publication date: 8/27/2002
  • Series: Protector of the Small Series , #3
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 432
  • Age range: 12 - 16 Years
  • Product dimensions: 4.93 (w) x 6.92 (h) x 1.17 (d)

Meet the Author

Tamora Pierce
In the sixth grade, Tamora Pierce was encouraged by her father to start writing and she immediately got hooked. Once she discovered fantasy and science fiction, she tried to write the same kind of stories she read, only with teenaged girl heroines who were usually missing from the 1960s stories.

Before her junior year at the University of Pennsylvania where she studied psychology, Pierce rediscovered writing when she wrote her first original short story since tenth grade. She sold her first story a year later and then enrolled in a fiction writing course during her senior year. When her teacher suggested that she tackle a novel, her childhood ideas came back to her and she began her first sword and sorcery novel.

Pierce then worked as a housemother in an Idaho group home for teenaged girls, who loved hearing Alanna’s story from the in-progress quartet, Song of the Lioness. As Pierce continued to write and send out manuscripts, she moved to Manhattan to get her publishing career off the ground.

Pierce still lives in Manhattan with her husband, writer/filmmaker Tim, and their three cats, two parakeets, plus a floating population of rescued wildlife. She enjoys her hectic life as a full-time writer and she hopes that her books leave her readers with the feeling that they can achieve anything if they want it badly enough.

Tamora Pierce is a popular author of fantasy books for teenagers. In her latest quartet, Protector of the Small, readers follow heroine Kel as she rigorously trains for the knighthood.

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Despite the overflow of humanity present for the congress at the royal palace, the hall where Keladry of Mimdelan walked was deserted. There were no servants to be seen. No echo of the footsteps, laughter, or talk that filled the sprawling residence sounded here, only Kel's steps and the click of her dog's claws on the stone floor.

They made an interesting pair. The fourteen-year-old girl was big for her age, five feet nine inches tall, and dressed informally in breeches and shirt. Both were a dark green that emphasized the same color in her green-hazel eyes. Her dark boots were comfortable, not fashionable. On her belt hung a pouch and a black-hilted dagger in a plain black sheath. Her brown hair was cut to earlobe length. It framed a tanned face dusted with freckles across a delicate nose. Her mouth was full and decided.

The dog, known as Jump, was barrel-chested, with slightly bowed forelegs. His small, triangular eyes were set deep in a head shaped like a heavy chisel. He was mostly white, but black splotches covered the end of his nose, his lone whole ear, and his rump; his tail plainly had been broken twice. He looked like a battered foot soldier to Kel's young squire, and he had proved his combat skills often.

At the end of the hall stood a pair of wooden doors carved with a sun, the symbol of Mithros, god of law and war. They were ancient, the surfaces around the sun curved deep after centuries of polishing. Their handles were crude iron, as coarse as the fittings on a barn door.

Kel stopped. Of the pages who had just passed the great examinations to become squires, she was the only one who had not come here before. Pages never came to this hall.Legend held that pages who visited the Chapel of the Ordeal never became squires: they were disgraced or killed. But once they were squires, the temptation to see the place where they would be tested on their fitness for knighthood was irresistible.

Kel reached for the handle, and opened one door just enough to admit her and Jump. There were benches placed on either side of the room from the door to the altar. Kel slid onto one, glad to give her wobbly knees a rest. Jump sat in the aisle beside her.

After her heart calmed, Kel inspected her surroundings. This chapel, focus of so many longings, was plain. The floor was gray stone flags; the benches were polished wood without ornament. Windows set high in the walls on either side were as stark as the room itself.

Ahead was the altar. Here, at least, was decoration: gold candlesticks and an altar cloth that looked like gold chain mail. The sun disk on the wall behind it was also gold. Against the gray stone, the dark benches, and the wrought-iron cressets on the walls, the gold looked tawdry.

The iron door to the right of the sun disk drew Kel's eyes. There was the Chamber of the Ordeal. Generations of squires had entered it to experience something. None told what they saw; they were forbidden to speak of it. Whatever it was, it usually let squires return to the chapel to be knighted.

Some who entered the Chamber failed. A year-mate of Kel's brother Anders had died three weeks after his Ordeal without ever speaking. Two years after that a squire from Fief Yanholm left the Chamber, refused his shield, and fled, never to be seen again. At Midwinter in 453, months before the Immortals War broke out, a squire went mad there. Five months later he escaped his family and drowned himself

”The Chamber is like a cutter of gemstones," Anders had told Kel once. "It looks for your flaws and hammers them, till you crack open. And that's all I-or anyone will say about it."

The iron door seemed almost separate from the wall, more real than its surroundings. Kel got to her feet, hesitated, then went to it. Standing before the door, she felt a cold draft.

Kel wet suddenly dry lips with her tongue. Jump whined. "I know what I'm doing,” she told her dog without conviction, and set her palm on the door.

She sat at a desk, stacks of Parchment on either side. Her hands sharpened a goose quill with a penknife. Splotches of ink stained her fingers. Even her sleeves were spotted with "There you are, squire."

Kel looked up. Before her stood Sir Gareth the Younger, King
Jonathan's friend and adviser. Like Kel's, his hands and sleeves were ink-stained. “I need you to find these.” He passed a slate to Kel, who took it, her throat tight with misery. "Before you finish up today, please. They should be in section eighty-eight." He pointed to the far end of the room. She saw shelves, all stretching from floor to ceiling, al lstuffed with books, scrolls, and documents.

She looked at her tunic. She wore the badge Fief Naxen, Sir Gareth's home, with the white ring around it that indicated she served the heir to the fief. Her knight-master was a desk knight, not a warrior.

Work is work, she thought, trying not to cry. She still had her duty to Sir Gareth, even if it meant grubbing through papers. She thrust herself away ftom her desk-

-and tottered on the chapel's flagstones. Her hands were numb with cold, her palms bright red where they had touched the Chamber door.

Kel scowled at the iron door. "I'll do my duty," she told the thing, shivering.

Jump whined again. He peered up at her, his tail awag in consolation.

"I'm all right," Kel reassured him, but she checked her hands for inkspots. The Chamber had made her live the thing she feared most just now, when no field knight had asked for her service. What if the Chamber knew? What if she was to spend the next four years copying out dry passages from drier records? Would she quit? Would paperwork do what other pages' hostility had not-drive her back to Mindelan?


From the Hardcover edition.

Copyright 2001 by Tamora Pierce
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 5, 2006

    Way to go Kel

    Wow this is the best one yet and my fav book in the world. Kel and Cleon is not a big surprise and I am glad that Kel did not end up with Neal his is her BFF and should stay that way. Lord Roul rocks. And who knows maybe Dom will get Kel in the end he sure is a flirt. Jorin is dead so no more worries there. Burie is awsome 2. ANOTHER WINNER FROM TAMORA PEIRCE.

    3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 26, 2012

    GOD BLESS TAMORA PIERCE

    The first thing that I must tell you is that I own almost every single novel that Tamora Pierce has written--paperback and NOOK book alike--and this series is by far one of my favorites! Every series that Tamora Pierce composes offers something different, and the Protector of the Small series is blossoming with originallity. I absolutely love Kel--she rivals Alanna in many aspects. (If you haven't already, read the Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce; it will make this read so much better!) Squire was by far my favorite book in this series. It has the most action and some of the funniest quotes ever! Almost every single page is either highlighted or bookmarked on my NOOK. The characters are all so witty! I'm seventeen and still find myself laughing hysterically when I re-read Pierce's works. I highly reccomend this series to anyone who treasures a good, strong female hero and a fun and entertaining story. You won't want to skip this series over--it's too good.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 15, 2005

    Good Story

    I think that this book has a pretty good story. But the reason that I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the romances in there. I don't know, I just didn't really like it. It's sort of like...instant.I would like to see some more progress instead of just Cleon kissing Kel, then Kel immediately likes Cleon or something like that.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 19, 2003

    The perfect herione story with a twist of romance!!

    Defintely read 'First Test' and 'Page' before 'Squire'. Always read a series in order. If you love a daring tale, and also a good romance, you defintely need to read this.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 3, 2013

    Loved it.

    This book is definitely one of my favorites. Anyone who likes reading should read the series, and the other books by Tamora Pierce. They're all excellent.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 8, 2012

    PLEASE READ

    I gave it 3 stars because some seem kind of inopropiet for tweens if you havent read tthis book yet and your a tween and you think I have no life Im a tween and I found some parts very disterbing like at the end of the ordeal that I dont even want to typevabout. Please say if you acgrea with me.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 1, 2012

    Tortall books

    These books are amazing. It started with one set the branced out into more and more story's that all corespond together. I lent my cousin the first set "Song of the Lioness" and she loved it so i gave her the next set when i got done with it and we just keep going till we read all ove the ones we could find.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 20, 2012

    Quite a good book. I read iit when I was nine and I still love it at 13.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 1, 2012

    Hi

    This book is so god! A great girl hero and lots of action. Definetely a must- have.

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  • Posted January 8, 2011

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    one of my favorites!

    Keladry is one of Tamora Pierce's most relatable heroines! She is capable and smart, though it is lacking in the romance dept.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 2, 2011

    squire

    a story of the imfamous keldary of mindelin's squire days and struggle to be a lady knight. she has a well known knight master she learns to joust, fights commands, lives though war, and makes a few friends along the way. she endures banquets and is reaquianted with some of her yamahadi friens and family. she has romantic affiliations and wins the heart of a fellow squire and knight to be. she even diascovers the identity of her mysterious gift giving benefactor. this well written femenist tale is full of twists and turns, and it exceeds expectations.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 28, 2010

    Squire

    Wow! This is a book that I can enjoy on boring days!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 5, 2007

    A reviewer

    This is the most Outstanding best book ever. I am not much of a book reader but I could read it over and over. I wish there were more than just one other book in the series I wish she could write more. Best book you will ever read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 17, 2007

    Wanted or Pitied

    In this adventuorus novel by Tamora Pierce, Keladry of Mindelan is having a problem finding a knight master. But when Lord Raoul, Kinght Commander of the Kings Own chooses her, she isn't sure why. Did he really want her or is she just being chosen because he feels sorry for her? The choice has been made but will Kel be able to prove girls can fight, or will she fail and back out of the challange?

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 11, 2006

    Good Book

    The next installment of the Protector of the Small series is good, though not quite as good as its predecessors. I liked that Kel finally got a chance to prove herself to adults in the 'real world', and show that girls can be just as strong as boys. I had kind of hoped that Kel might end up with Neal, but then, I have always rooted for the witty troublemaker character, (I was happy when Alanna married George.) I hope Tamora Pierce keeps writing girl-power books!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 21, 2006

    I want to be just like Kel!

    WOWIE! This has got to be one of the best books ever! This series is what got me hooked on all of Tamora Pierce's books! Well I personally think that more books should encorage people to follow there dreams like this one did with Kel!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 24, 2006

    Bookworm,ashley

    This was a fabulous book!She gets her first love.I've read the other books in the series and this is the best yet!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 15, 2006

    Loved It!

    This is probably my favorite book in the quartet. I love the suspense and anticipation of not knowing Kel's secret benefactor.I think the reader already has a hunch of who might be sending her these gifts but we can't celebrate until our suspicions are confirmed.Kel is a real heroine with real troubles and fears.I didn't think Tamora Pierce would be able to create a book on the same level as the Lioness quartet.Not only did she meet that level, she surpassed it.Stupendous!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 7, 2006

    Kaylie, an avid reader

    I respect Tamora Pierce's truth of the Middle Ages, but I didn't really like this book. Something about her style led me to believe that maybe she was copying something from one of Mercedes Lackey's books, who is one of my favorite writers. I also didn't like the sexual content of this book. I do not mean to offend anyone, least of all the writer, but I find Tamora Pierce's writing style a little bland and somewhat boring. This book would be good for people who are not quite at the reading level where they can understand and enjoy Mercedes Lackey.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 1, 2005

    1 word for this book . . . AWESOME!!!

    this was the best book ever!! i had just read a book befor this one that i thought no other book could beat. i was soo WRONG!! i completely love this whole series! Kel is such a kewl charecter. shes so strong and gives every1 a reason to look up to her! i love all of Tamora Pierce's charecters! everything she comes up with is great actually. i couldnt put the book down. i was practically reading the book all through classes and lunch. i hope Kel and Cleon get together. Kel desurves him. and he seems reely good for her. i love that name. it sounds like neon. lol. if you havnt red this book i recomend u run to the store right this second and buy it!

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