LADY KNIGHT : Book 4 of the Protector of the Small

Kel has finally achieved her lifelong dream of being a knight. But it's not turning out as she imagined at all. She is torn between a duty she has sworn to uphold and a quest that she feels could turn the tide of war. . . ."Unrelentingly realistic in its depiction of the horrors of war . . . Pierce provides exquisite details of the weaponry, topography, and culture of her world, and her control of a voluminous cast of characters is masterful."--VOYAFrom the Trade Paperback edition. The final instalment of a magical fantasy adventure. Kel has finally passed all the tests to become a knight - but once again she feels she is being denied her right as a warrior. But Kel's courage and ability are not to be wasted - for the invaders are coming. 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