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| antagonist = [[Wyldon of Cavall]]<br>[[Joren of Stone Mountain]]
 
| setting = '''Tortall''': [[Corus]]
  
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| publisher = [[wikipedia:Random House|Random House]]
  
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'''''First Test''''' is the first installment of the ''Protector of the Small'' series, revolving around Keladry of Mindelan. It covers Kel's first, probationary, year as a page, 552-553 [[Human Era|HE]]. The novel is set in the autumn immediately following the end of the [[Immortals War]] at the end of ''[[Realms of the Gods]]''. It starts with Kel deciding to accept Lord Wyldon's offer of probational acceptance into training, and ends with his decision to allow her to remain at the end of her first year.
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'''''First Test''''' is the first installment of the ''Protector of the Small'' series, revolving around Keladry of Mindelan. It covers Kel's first, probationary, year as a page, 452-453 [[Human Era|HE]]. The novel is set in the autumn immediately following the end of the [[Immortals War]] at the end of ''[[The Realms of the Gods|Realms of the Gods]]''. It starts with Kel deciding to accept Lord Wyldon's offer of probational acceptance into training, and ends with his decision to allow her to remain at the end of her first year.
   
 
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Keladry of Mindelan wishes to be the first female page to legally try for her knighthood in over a century. The novel opens with a discussion between [[King Jonathan]] and the training master, Lord Wyldon of Cavall, during which [[the Lioness]] is present. Lord Wyldon convinces the king to put Keladry on probation for a year, which greatly angers Alanna.
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Keladry of Mindelan wishes to be the first female page to legally try for her knighthood in over a century. The novel opens with a discussion between [[Jonathan IV of Conté|King Jonathan]] and the training master, Lord Wyldon of Cavall, during which [[Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau|the Lioness]] is present. Lord Wyldon convinces the king to put Keladry on probation for a year, which greatly angers Alanna.
   
 
Upon learning of the king's decision, Kel is outraged, though her years in the [[Yamani Islands]] taught her to hide her feelings well. She is puzzled as to the reason the king would promise to give females the same chance that males received regarding knighthood, but put her on probation. She is on the verge of refusing the offer of training with a probationary year when a fight with a [[spidren]] convinces her otherwise.
  
Upon learning of the king's decision, Kel is outraged, though her years in the [[Yamani Islands]] taught her to hide her feelings well. She is puzzled as to the reason the king would promise to give females the same chance that males received regarding knighthood, but put her on probation. She is on the verge of refusing the offer of training with a probationary year when a fight with a [[spidren]] convinces her otherwise.
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Kel's story is continued in the other books of ''The Protector of the Small'' quartet, the next installment, ''Page'', centering around her other years as a page.
  
Kel's story is continued in the other books of ''The Protector of the Small'' quartet, the next installment, ''Page'', centering around her other years as a page.
   
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==Main Characters==
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==Characters==
   
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=== Main Characters ===
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*Keladry of Mindelan
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* [[Keladry of Mindelan]]
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*Wyldon of Cavall
  
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*[[Nealan of Queenscove]]
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* [[Nealan of Queenscove]]
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*[[Veralidaine Sarrasri]]
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* [[Joren of Stone Mountain]]
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* [[Wyldon of Cavall|Lord Wyldon of Cavall]]
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*Joren of Stone Mountain
  
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=== Minor Characters ===
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==== Pages ====
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* [[Merric of Hollyrose]]
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* [[Faleron of King's Reach]]
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* [[Esmond of Nicoline]]
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* [[Cleon of Kennan]]
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* [[Quinden of Marti's Hill]]
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* [[Zahir ibn Alhaz]]
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* [[Roald VI of Conté|Crown Prince Roald]]
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* [[Seaver of Tasride]]
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* [[Vinson of Genlith]]
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* [[Garvey of Runnerspring]]
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Instructors/ Masters
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* [[Tkaa]]
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* [[Hakuin Seastone]]
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* [[Eda Bell]]
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* [[Obafem Ezeko|Sergeant Obafem Ezeko]]
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* [[Myles of Olau|Baron Sir Myles of Olau]]
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* [[Lindhall Reed|Master Lindhall Reed]]
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* [[Upton Oakbridge|Master Upton Oakbridge]]
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* [[Ivor|Master Ivor]]
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* [[Yayin|Master Yayin]]
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==== Other Nobility ====
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* [[Jonathan IV of Conté|King Jonathan]]
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* [[Thayet jian Wilima|Queen Thayet]]
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* [[Baird of Queenscove|Duke Baird of Queenscove]]
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* [[Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau|Lady Alanna the Lioness]]
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* [[Raoul of Goldenlake|Lord Sir Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie's Peak]]
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* [[Piers of Mindelan|Baron Piers of Mindelan]]
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* [[Ilane of Mindelan|Lady Ilane of Mindelan]]
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* [[Anders of Mindelan]]
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* [[Adalia of Mindelan]]
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* [[Oranie of Mindelan]]
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==== Animals ====
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* [[Chipper]]
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* [[Peachblossom]]
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* [[Bonedancer]]
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* [[Crown]]
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==== Commoners ====
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* [[Salma Aynnar]]
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* [[Gower Isran]]
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* [[Stefan Groomsman]]
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* [[Numair Salmalín|Master Numair Salmalín]]
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* [[Veralidaine Sarrasri]]
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* [[Flyndan Whiteford|Captain Flyndan]]
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* [[Qasim ibn Zirhud|Qasim]]
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=== Mentioned Characters ===
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In order of mention:
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* [[Inness of Mindelan]]
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* [[Conal of Mindelan]]
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* [[Great Mother Goddess]]
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* [[Lachran of Mindelan]]
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* [[Yama]]
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* [[Timon Greendale]]
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* [[Mithros]]
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* [[Liam of Conté|Prince Liam]]
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* [[Jasson of Conté|Prince Jasson]]
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* [[Lianne of Conté|Princess Lianne]]
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* [[Vania of Conté|Princess Vania]]
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* [[Jessamine of Disart|Jessamine of Queenscove]]
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* [[Nariko]]
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* [[Balcus Starsworn]]
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* [[Josiane Rittevon|Princess Josiane]]
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* [[Kaddar Iliniat|Emperor Kaddar Iliniat]]
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* [[Chisakami|Princess Chisakami]]
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* [[Tilaine of Teresian|Tilaine of Mindelan]]
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* [[Graeme of Queenscove]]
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* [[Cathal of Queenscove]]
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* [[Jonathan I of Conté|Jonathan the First]]
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* [[Tristan Staghorn]]
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* [[Gareth I of Naxen|Duke Gareth the Elder]]
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* [[Eiralys of Cavall]]
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* [[Sunarine of Cavall]]
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* [[Cathrea of Cavall]]
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* [[Margarry of Cavall]]
   
 
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Revision as of 21:19, 18 August 2018


First Test is the first installment of the Protector of the Small series, revolving around Keladry of Mindelan. It covers Kel's first, probationary, year as a page, 452-453 HE. The novel is set in the autumn immediately following the end of the Immortals War at the end of Realms of the Gods. It starts with Kel deciding to accept Lord Wyldon's offer of probational acceptance into training, and ends with his decision to allow her to remain at the end of her first year.

Inside the book

Cover flap summary

""Girls are fragile, more emotional, easier to frighten."

This is the typical attitude that Keladry of Mindelan is up against. Kel is the first girl in ten years to take advantage of the decree that permits girls to train for the knighthood, and she is about to smash everyone's preconceptions about what girls can and cannot do...

Set in Tortall during the reign of King Jonathan III [sic!] and Queen Thayet, First Test, launches the Protector of the Small series, which chronicles the coming of age of a heroine who is far more than she seems.'"
—Cover flap summary of the 1st Random House paperback edition May 2000

Contents

  1. Decisions
  2. Not So Welcome
  3. The Practice Courts
  4. Classrooms
  5. Kel backs away
  6. The Lance
  7. Kel Takes a Stand
  8. Winter
  9. Tests
  10. The Royal Forest
  11. Spidren Hunt
Cast of Characters
Glossary

Plot

Keladry of Mindelan wishes to be the first female page to legally try for her knighthood in over a century. The novel opens with a discussion between King Jonathan and the training master, Lord Wyldon of Cavall, during which the Lioness is present. Lord Wyldon convinces the king to put Keladry on probation for a year, which greatly angers Alanna.

Upon learning of the king's decision, Kel is outraged, though her years in the Yamani Islands taught her to hide her feelings well. She is puzzled as to the reason the king would promise to give females the same chance that males received regarding knighthood, but put her on probation. She is on the verge of refusing the offer of training with a probationary year when a fight with a spidren convinces her otherwise.

The book outlines Kel's first year as a page, in which she is constantly tormented by those who do not want a girl in their midst and count her as an intruder if not even enemy. With Nealean of Queenscove as her sponsor, she struggles to find friends and to prove to Lord Wyldon that she is just as good as the male pages. She is against hazing and does what she can to help the other pages. This helps her make friends and gain the respect of a few other pages including Prince Roald, heir to the Tortallan throne.

In addition to her struggles with the other pages she also has to deal with classes, in which the teachers demand much of the pages and the "probationer page" Kel in particular. Perhaps the strictest of her teachers is Lord Wyldon himself. Even more so once he realized that Kel is afraid of heights. As every year the training master takes the pages around spring to a week-long training session out alone in the woods, where the pages have to fight against spidren along with the men of the King's Own and their famous Commander Lord Raoul himself. Kel truly believes that she will be sent home at the end of the training year, and is pleasantly surprised when Lord Wyldon allows her to continue training.

Kel's story is continued in the other books of The Protector of the Small quartet, the next installment, Page, centering around her other years as a page.

Characters

Main Characters

Minor Characters

Pages

Instructors/ Masters

Other Nobility

Animals

Commoners

Mentioned Characters

In order of mention:

Editions

First Test was first published in 1999 by Random House as a paperback edition in the US. A year later the paperback edition by Random House followed. Sholastic Children's Books was responsible for the UK trade paperback edition, while Listening Audio produced the audiobook. The Danish paperback edition was published by Forlaget Tellerup, the translated title being "PAGE PÅ PRØVE".[1] A German paperback edition, translated by Kerstin Michaelis and published by cbt, appeared on August 6, 2007 under the title of "Im Zeichen der Löwin - Die Entscheidung" ("Under the Sign of the Lioness - The Decision").[2]

External links

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Books" Page on Tamora Pierce's website
  2. ↑ Product description page on amazon.de

See also

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