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Cover of A Stranger to Command

A Stranger to Command

Sherwood Smith (2008)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesCrown Duel #
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads4.03
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Violence

Positive tags

Coming of AgeAdventureFriendshipSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

ApprenticeRoyalty / PrinceFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterMilitary AcademyTraining ArcMentor FigureHidden HeirSword and Sorcery

Themes

Coming of AgeIdentityLeadershipCultural ClashDuty and HonorSelf-Discovery

Synopsis

"This exciting prequel to Crown duel relates the early king-making adventures of the young Marquis of Shevraeth when he is sent to a military academy in the faraway warrior kingdom Marloven Hess."--P. [4] of cover.

Tags

Military FantasyPrequelBildungsroman