| Author | Tamora Pierce |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult, fantasy |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Published | 2006 – 2011 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
The Provost's Dog trilogy is a series of young adult fantasy novels by best-selling author Tamora Pierce. The series is a prequel to Pierce's first quartet, The Song of the Lioness, and is set in the fictional kingdom of Tortall two hundred years earlier. It details the adventures of Beka Cooper, a sixteen-year-old recruit of the Lord Provost, originally from a lower city family and now in service to the Provost's Guard.