Protector of the Small
| First Test Page Squire Lady Knight | |
| Author | Tamora Pierce |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy, young adult fiction |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Published | 1999–2002 |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) Audiobook |
| No. of books | 4 |
| Preceded by | The Immortals |
| Followed by | Daughter of the Lioness |
The Protector of the Small quartet is a series of young adult fantasy books by American writer Tamora Pierce. The novels explore themes of adolescence (including relationships with family and peers, puberty, and self discovery), as well as feminism and multiculturalism.
The story follows Keladry of Mindelan ('Kel'), a heroine in the fictional kingdom of Tortall. The third series written in the Tortallian Universe, but fourth in the in-universe timeline, it depicts Kel as the first openly female knight (following a secretly female knight in The Song of the Lioness series).