The Deed of Paksenarrion is a compliation of a fantasy trilogy by Elizabeth Moon about one Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter. It is probably one of the best High Fantasy series ever written: unlike most other modern works in this genre (some of which are quite good, actually), Ms. Moon takes the tropes of High Fantasy quite seriously, and respects what they do and do not mean. There may be better books that try to imagine what it’s like to be a no-fooling paladin; but I can’t think of one, offhand.
And so, adieu to The Stand.
A very good trilogy. Supposedly, the author was inspired to write it after reading too many examples of “lawful stupid” paladins in fantasy literature.
I’m pretty sure I have that on a bookshelf somewhere. I’ll have to pull it out and have a look.
IMO, this is one of the all-time great fantasy trilogies. The prequel duology and sequel series (5 books) are also good.
Ms Moon has written a FAQ and a mini-essay (the third thru fifth paragraphs here) about how she came to write the trilogy.
(BTW, that mini-essay has been repeatedly deleted from Wikipedia, because bureaucracy.)