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Doctor Illuminatus

Martin Booth (2003)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesAlchemist's Son #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.28
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

AdventureSibling BondQuestMystery

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Ancient Evil ReturnsComing of AgeFish out of WaterFound FamilyHidden IdentityLost CivilizationMagic AcademyQuestTime TravelTraining Arc

Themes

Good vs EvilFriendshipCourageSibling BondDiscoveryTime and LegacyMagic and Science

Synopsis

Pip and her twin brother, Tim, awaken an alchemist's son from a centuries-long slumber when their family moves to an old English country estate, and he enlists them in the fight against an evil alchemist who seeks to create a homunculus.

Is Doctor Illuminatus appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Twins help an awakened alchemist's son battle an evil alchemist in this middle-grade fantasy adventure. Features magical conflict and peril appropriate for the age group, with no mature content.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Twin siblings discover a centuries-old mystery and help a boy from the past fight against dark magic in their new English countryside home.

Tags

Historical FantasyAlchemyTime-Displaced CharacterBritish Setting