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A Game of Dark

William Mayne (1971)

SubgenreDark Fantasy

Age groupYA 12-17

Content ratingPG-13

Pages (Quick Read (<250))

Setting

CSM age13

Goodreads3.57

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Content levels

ViolenceModerate

Sexual contentNone

LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Positive tags

Adventure Coming of Age Quest Self-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Time-Displaced Hero Fish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Time Travel Portal Fantasy Fish out of Water Quest Medieval European Coming of Age Reluctant Hero

Themes

Identity Escapism vs Reality Courage Duty Transformation Parallel Worlds

Synopsis

A twentieth-century teenager finds himself existing as squire to the lord of a medieval village threatened by a giant predator-worm.

Tags

Time TravelPortal FantasyHistorical FantasyComing of Age