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  • Squire

  • Book 3 of the Protector of the Small Quartet
  • Written by: Tamora Pierce
  • Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
  • Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (47 ratings)

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Squire

Written by: Tamora Pierce
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
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Publisher's Summary

When Keladry of Mindelan is chosen by the legendary Lord Raoul to be his squire, the conservatives of the realm hardly think she's up to the job. Kel quickly proves her ability as a jouster, warrior, and guardian of a fiery griffin, ultimately earning respect and admiration among the men, as well as the affection of a fellow squire.

In addition to coping with the challenges of a new romance and a life in the royal guard, Kel must also prepare for the infamous "Ordeal", the last challenge that stands between her and her dream of knighthood.

©2009 Tamora Pierce (P)2009 Listening Library

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My Journey With Kel

Squire has become my favourite of the Quartet so far (I still have Lady Knight to listen to /read so that might change). I have really enjoyed the Protector of the Small books and Keladry. I love that Tamora choose to write her second Lady Knight non-gifted to show that even without magic girls can be knights just as much as boys. It took me awhile to get used to Bernadette Dunne's way of narrating but now I love her and couldn't imagine anyone else narrating these books.

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  • Leah F.
  • 2012-07-16

Great story, okay performance

If you could sum up Squire in three words, what would they be?

Really awesome storyline.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Nealan of Queenscove will always be my favorite. I love the relationship he has with Kel, where they have each other's backs no matter what.

Did Bernadette Dunne do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

This is the one thing I didn't like. Yes, Bernadette Dunne did a good job differentiating the characters from one another. However, I didn't enjoy the voice she used for Kel. It was kind of nasally and I didn't think it would be the kind of voice that a girl between the ages of 14 and 18 would have. That could just be a personal preference.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, but unfortunately I couldn't. As with any audiobook, it was simply too long.

Any additional comments?

It's a really good story, with a really strong female protagonist. I highly recommend it.

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  • LAURA H.
  • 2023-10-19

All star

I love this series and the narrator does such a great job bringing it to life.

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  • t.martin
  • 2023-04-12

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Their was to much kissing and beside’s that the story was great I loved it.

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  • Alexa Nelson
  • 2022-11-01

Absolutely inspiring and full of hope!

Great narrative and a great series! Inspiring for young girls! I have loved this series since I was a young girl.

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  • Oliver Crawford
  • 2022-05-04

Terrible narrator

Pretty sure the narrator didn’t even listen to the other books, didn’t even attempt to understand how the characters were set up to sound to begin with. Everybody sounded like an old woman.

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  • Galentroi
  • 2022-02-01

Great Girl Warrior

Love this series. Girls and boys will enjoy hearing about life as a Squire, and the journey to Knighthood.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2021-11-30

Well worth a listen!

We have listened to this series so many times that we finally bought it! 🙂 The story never gets old and the reading is done extremely well.

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  • Alice Whitehall
  • 2020-05-29

great story to quilt by

my favorite YA author. excellent mix of characters and story line. I am fond of Pierce's strong young women.

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  • Anon
  • 2020-02-07

My absolute fave Tortall series!

This series has got to be my favorite of all of the Tortallan stories. Kel is an amazing character and I just love her and her rowdy friends. I adore getting to follow up with beloved characters from Song of the Lioness, I just can't get enough. I'm not sure what it is about Kel that makes me prefer her over the rest. She is just so much more relatable to me. Tamora Peirce does an amazing job with her characters and there is always something for everyone! I will say after getting the full cast audio version of The Immortals, the narration on this series is a bit of a disappointment. I wish I could be more excited about it but the voices seem "wrong" and I wish I didn't feel that way. I am so thankful to be able to listen to these stories that I loved as a teen!

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  • Faith Rider
  • 2020-01-09

One of my favorites

This has to be close to my favorite book of all time. Kell is such a role model and so real. The end makes me cry every time!

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