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Caught in Crystal

Patricia C. Wrede (1987)

SubgenreYA Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesLyra #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.75

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Hero archetypes

Wizard

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Synopsis

This spellbinding tale of dark magic takes readers back to Lyra, the world of Shadow Magic and Daughter of Witches. THERE STANDS A TWISTED TOWER... hidden in the Windhome Mountains. Something is imprisoned there -- the Sisterhood of Stars does not know precisely what, but something is bound tight with a wizard's spell so that it can never escape again. Kayl is one of the few to have looked upon the Twisted Tower. She has no desire to see it again - she left the Sisterhood long ago, settling down to a quiet life. Her sword lies unused in a secret place beneath the stones of her hearth. But something evil is leaking from the Tower. And now a sorceress and a wizard have appeared on Kayl's doorstep, demanding she take up the sword again.

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High FantasyQuest FantasySword and SorceryShared World