Tamora Pierce
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 4.31 | 46514 Users | 917 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Lady Knight |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Protector of the Small #4, Tortall, Tortall (chronological order) #18 , more |
| Characters: | Keladry |
| Setting: | Tortall |
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In the final thrilling installment of Tamora Pierce's Protector of the Small series ( First Test, Page, and Squire), our sturdy young heroine, Keladry of Mindelan (a.k.a. Kel), has finally been knighted. Never one to rest on her laurels, Kel champs at the bit, ready to tackle the horrific magic killing devices she was shown in the Chamber of the Ordeal during her knighthood initiation. The huge, insectlike machines, "made of iron-coated giants' bones, chains, pulleys, dagger-fingers and -toes, and a long whiplike tail," feed on the souls of dead children and are systematically killing off the citizens and warriors of Tortall.Thoroughly disgusted to discover that not only is she not going to be assigned a combat post, but she has been placed in charge of a refugee camp instead, Kel, in her usual noble, stoic way, swallows her disappointment and sets out being the best refugee camp commander possible. Of course, destiny has a way of sneaking up on a young woman like Kel, and soon she is fulfilling the ordeal the Chamber set out for her... and then some.
Tamora Pierce once again draws her legions of fans into her story, blending humor, pathos, exhilarating battles, and gripping drama with a very real, very appealing protagonist. It's easy to make war appear black and white, a matter of good versus evil. Pierce finds the shades of gray. (Ages 12 and older) --Emilie Coulter
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| Title | : | Lady Knight (Protector of the Small #4) |
| Author | : | Tamora Pierce |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | January 2007 by Random House Inc (first published August 27th 2002) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Young Adult Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.31 From 46514 Users | 917 ReviewsCommentary Out Of Books Lady Knight (Protector of the Small #4)
It's been a very Tamora Pierce week. I reread all the Kel books, two of the Alanna books, and now I'm filling in the gaps between post-earthquake Tortall and Kel's Tortall with the first Daine book. Anyway, I don't have a lot to say about this. I first read it years ago, and it was never my favorite Kel book. There are really great moments, like when Raoul gets angry at Wyldon - little character asides that rise to the heights of previous books - but mostly this is a book where Kel is beloved byGoodreads sucks, this got deleted from my shelf somehow???I LOVE THIS BOOK MORE THAN I LOVE LIFE.According to my wrap-up on my blog from 2017: I AM DEAD. I REPEAT I AM STILL DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS BOOK
What an amazing finale!!! Kel is what everyone should aspire to be, and in this book, that's exactly what happens.The world of Tortall is one of the few places where it captures you in. I definitely need to read the other books in Tamora's gritty midevil world😍
Sadly this book is not my favorite of the series. But it deserves an extra half a star or so since the series in general is strong.I love Kel and her compassion for the 'small'. I love her nickname 'Protector of the Small'. I always am incensed when I read about the No Name Man and Stennum. I can't believe that so many people are willing to condone the deaths of children to win a war! -.-I find the amount of war a bit tedious in this volume. I don't mind the fighting but it's just got a bit
If Alanna is Dana Scully (petite, sharp-tongued, redheaded; quick with a weapon, and with a penchant for shadowy corners and impossible quests), Kel is a (much less exuberant) Leslie Knope: hardworking, dedicated to civil service, willing to put in the work to make a difference in her community. I'll always love Alanna, but there was something particularly special about this latest comfort-re-read of Kel's story. I'll never be as selfless or stoic as Kel, as willing to stubbornly pursue
I really enjoyed the first book in the series; I really got into it--worrying about the main character, getting outraged on her behalf, being amazed at her maturity. The first book took place over one year so we really got to experience a lot of Kel's life and understand her feelings. By the second book the timeline sped up; several years went by and by the end of the book Kel was ready to be a squire. The next book went by in the same manner. Then the last book took place in about a year again.
What a way to end a series....but as I finish, I want more of Kel and Neal and Owen and Jump and Peachblossom and Merric and Tobe and all the others in this series.I know they are grown now but I just feel that something is missing ---- like the rest of Kel's story. Does she ever find love? Or does she spend her life with the commoners and the children as her family?I would love to read more about her even if she only shows up in another series like Alanna did in this series.
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