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A Taste of Magic

Andre Norton;Jean Rabe (2006)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesFive Senses #5
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.66

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Mass DeathDeathViolenceGriefVengeance

Positive tags

Mentor FigureQuestSelf-Discovery

Tropes

QuestMentor FigureReluctant HeroSoft Magic SystemVengeanceFound FamilyComing of Age

Themes

VengeanceLoss and GriefComing of AgeMentorshipNature MagicSurvivalJustice

Synopsis

"The Green Ones favored me this day." Thus begins A Taste of Magic, the latest magical world creation by Andre Norton. Wisteria is magically attuned to the world around her. Her senses relish the tastes of magic that the wonders of nature offer. But the peacefulness of her backwoods existence is shattered when her village is attacked by the raiding force of the bellicose Lord Purvis, who leaves only this twenty-something magic wielder and an adolescent lass as the inadvertent survivors. Wisteria has pledged herself to a mission. Now she and her young ward must brave the wilds beyond their home in pursuit of the ravager who destroyed everyone near and dear to their hearts. The woman with the Taste of Magic now has a taste for vengeance, and the blood oath she has pledged must be satisfied with the life of Lord Purvis.

Tags

Adventure FantasyQuest FantasyRevenge Tale