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Ambush

Obert Skye (2012)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Pillage Trilogy (Pillogy) #3
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.03
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilyComing of AgeFriendshipSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastDragon Rider / DragonboundMorally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

Dragon CompanionComing of AgeFound FamilyFellowshipHidden IdentityMorally Gray ProtagonistTraining ArcAncient Artifact

Themes

IdentityLegacy and HeritageMoral ChoiceFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryTemptationFamily Traits

Synopsis

Beck, Kate, and Wyatt thought they had finished hatching dragons from stones but when they are proved wrong, Beck must decide if acting on the inherited Pillage family traits will gain him what he really wants.

Is Ambush appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Beck faces moral choices about whether to embrace his family's potentially dark legacy while dealing with dragons hatched from stones. Suitable middle grade fantasy with mild fantasy peril and moral dilemmas.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

A fun dragon adventure where Beck must decide if his family's inherited traits will help him get what he wants.

Tags

AdventureContemporary FantasyDragon Fiction