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An Old Captivity

Nevil Shute (1940)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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AdventureQuestSelf-DiscoveryFriendship

Hero archetypes

Pilot

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of Water

Tropes

QuestFish out of WaterHistorical Exploration

Themes

ExplorationHistory and LegendCultural DiscoveryAdventureNorse Heritage

Synopsis

Aviator contracts to take an Oxford Don to Greenland, and there to discover the truth of whether the Norwegians were the first settlers in Greenland.

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Historical FictionAdventureExploration