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Synopsis
Jason Walker has often wished his life could be a bit less predictable--until a routine day at the zoo ends with Jason suddenly transporting from the hippo tank to a place unlike anything he's ever seen. In the past, the people of Lyrian welcomed visitors from the Beyond, but attitudes have changed since the wizard emperor Maldor rose to power. The brave resistors who opposed the emperor have been bought off or broken, leaving a realm where fear and suspicion prevail. In his search for a way home, Jason meets Rachel, who was also mysteriously drawn to Lyrian from our world. With the help of a few scattered rebels, Jason and Rachel become entangled in a quest to piece together the word of power that can destroy the emperor, and learn that their best hope to find a way home will be to save this world without heroes.
Is A World Without Heroes appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Two modern kids are transported to a fantasy world ruled by a tyrannical wizard and must quest to find a magical word of power to defeat him. Contains fantasy violence and perilous situations appropriate for middle grade readers.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include captivity, violence, and political violence.
Who'll love this
An exciting portal fantasy where two ordinary kids become heroes in a world where fear rules and they must piece together a magical quest to defeat an evil emperor.