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Synopsis
Life is good for Farnor Yarrance. It is good for everybody in the valley. And has been for generations. So much so, that few ever feel the need to travel beyond it -- over the hill.And no one ever bothers to enter it from beyond.Until one day, they do.Men come from the south, haunted and pursued. And something else comes, silent and awful, from the north. With their arrival, an ancient corruption, festering slowly in the midst of the community, blossoms into a menace that threatens not only the valley but the land beyond, and the lands beyond that.Only Farnor, scarcely a man yet, has the power to oppose this menace, though he is unaware of it, his own soul clouded with bitterness and anger at the terrible tragedy that events now inflict on him.Not until he is pursued into the Great Forest to the north does he gradually learn the extent of his own power. And the truly terrifying nature of the forces he must face...
Is Farnor appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A coming-of-age epic fantasy with a young male protagonist facing terrible tragedy and discovering hidden powers. Expect meaningful violence as dark forces threaten his peaceful valley community, emotional trauma from loss, and pursuit by evil forces.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, grief, and violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with Farnor's journey from peaceful valley life to discovering he has powers he never knew about while facing ancient evil.