I suppose I could wait and log all of these together, but since I have begun by posting the first in the series solo, I guess I might as well continue.
Kel is a wonderful YA heroine. She is determined, she accepts no special favors, and in a society modeled heavily on the medieval courts she seeks to make her way in what is traditionally a man's profession - as a knight. There is a little unevenness in the setting in that context. The knight who stands as the king's champion is a woman. Kel's mother fought and killed attackers and saved the national treasures of the court where her husband was ambassador. Yet Kel is subjected to continual abuse by both fellow students and instructors who do not believe she should be allowed to pursue her dream.
Besides, so far she has rescued kittens from a nasty boys and a monster, a warhorse from the knackers, and a ugly and battle-torn mutt which, judging from the cover picture, owes much of his lineage to English bull terriers. Not to mention the flock of sparrows which has adopted her. And the cover of book three shows her with a small golden dragon. I can hardly wait.
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