Page
core novel 2000 Tortall
Record
| First published | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.26 (52,320 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780679889151 |
| Internal chronology | 10 |
Synopsis
Page is the second book in the Protector of the Small quartet. Having survived her probationary year, Keladry of Mindelan continues her page training with Lord Wyldon's grudging permission, still facing resentment from some of her male peers, particularly the hostile Joren. She builds a close circle of friends, including Neal, Merric, Cleon, and Owen, who stand with her against bullying in the pages' ranks, and she takes in Lalasa, a mistreated servant girl, along with a stray dog named Jump and a clutch of orphaned sparrows. As Kel advances through increasingly demanding lessons in jousting, archery, and weapons work, her leadership and courage are tested most directly in a major training exercise that becomes a turning point for how her fellow pages and superiors see her.
Where it sits
- Universe: Tortall
- Series: Protector of the Small core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Tamora Pierce
Notes
- From the series record (Protector of the Small): Keladry of Mindelan's quartet, the first girl to openly train as a knight after Alanna.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Protector of the Small: position 2 of 4: previous First Test (1999) · next Squire (2001)
- Internal chronology, within Tortall: position 10 of 14: previous First Test (1999) · next Squire (2001)
Sources
← Tortall dossier · All universes
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