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1) Lady knight
Author
Series
Protector of the small volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
When she became a knight, eighteen-year-old Kel hoped to be given a combat post, but instead she finds herself named commander of an outpost of refugees, where she must face the unnatural forces of the evil Balyce.
2) First test
Author
Series
Protector of the small volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ten-year-old Keladry of Mindalen, daughter of nobles, serves as a page but must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a knight.
3) Squire
Author
Series
Protector of the small volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
4) Page
Author
Series
Protector of the small volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Keladry of Mindelan continues her training to become a squire with the aid of a new maid, the support of her friends, interference from some other pages, and some serious, even dangerous opposition.
5) Thornhedge
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"There's a princess trapped in a tower. This isn't her story. Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the human world and offer a blessing of protection to a newborn child. Simple, right? But nothing with fairies is ever simple. Centuries later, a knight approaches a towering...
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Language
English
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Description
Taking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire. These never-before-collected adventures recount an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living consciousness.
Author
Series
Fallen gods novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Gods are forbidden in the kingdom of Middren -- but now they are stirring, whispering of war. Godkiller Kissen sacrificed herself to vanquish the fire god Hseth, who murdered her family and endangered her friends. But gods cannot be destroyed so easily, and Hseth's power threatens to re-form with even greater strength and a thirst for vengeance. As tensions rise throughout the land, the kingdom needs its godkiller more than ever. Still reeling from...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Chasing the Skandian slave-traders who kidnapped Will and Evanlyn, Ranger Halt and warrior student Horace find themselves in the frozen northern islands, where they battle a ruthless black-clad knight as they attempt to rescue their friends.
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Language
English
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Description
Dougless Montgomery tried to be the ultimate American woman--but somehow she always ended up the victim of family jokes. On what was supposed to be a romantic vacation for herself and her lover, Dougless finds instead disappointment, heartbreak and abandonment. What she needed now was a knight in shining armor.
Author
Series
Queen of the Tearling volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Description
"On her nineteenth birthday, Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn, raised in exile, sets out on a perilous journey back to the castle of her birth to ascend her rightful throne. Plain and serious, a girl who loves books and learning, Kelsea bears little resemblance to her mother, the vain and frivolous Queen Elyssa. But though she may be inexperienced and sheltered, Kelsea is not defenseless: Around her neck hangs the Tearling sapphire, a jewel of immense...
11) Highland master
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Series
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English
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When her cousin tries to take her land in the Scottish Highlands after her husband's death, Lady Triona McKee finds herself falling in love with Sir Brett Murray, her cousin's boldest knight, but doubts that she can trust him.
Author
Series
Time warp trio series volume 1
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Joe receives a magic book for his birthday present from his uncle. Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported to a time when evil knights, fire-breathing dragons, and vile-smelling giants roamed the land.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A centuries-long curse is no match for rom-com shenanigans when a medieval knight is brought to life in modern-day Chicago. Forgotten by time and abandoned by hope, Sir Griffin de Beauford's existence stretches out before him. Cursed by a ruthless enchanter to see, hear, and think, but never to move or speak, Griffin suffers the long, lonely centuries trapped in stone...until an unexpected kiss from a fair maiden breathes new life into his soul-and...
Author
Series
Once and future king volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 41
Language
English
Author
Series
Blood of kings volume 3
Publisher
Marcher Lord Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Acahan steps into his role as Crown Prince and prepares for war. But war against whom? Could Esek still be alive? Has Lord Nathak taken Esek's place? Or is the mysterious Hadad the true enemy Achan must confront? Vrell has her own agenda of serving Prince Oren as healer, but when she is stormed and lost to the Veil, Achan does all he can to bring her back. His conversations with her are strange, though, as if she has no memory of who he is. In a land...
18) To darkness fled
Author
Series
Blood of kings volume 2
Publisher
Marcher Lord Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Author
Series
Saint of Steel volume 2
Language
English
Description
"He's a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She's a nun from a secretive order, on the trail of the raiders who burned her convent and kidnapped her sisters. When their paths cross at the point of a sword, Istvhan and Clara will be pitched headlong into each other's quests, facing off against enemies both living and dead. But Clara has a secret that could jeopardize the growing trust between them, a secret that...
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