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Forging the Darksword

Tracy Hickman;Margaret Weis (1988)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesDarksword #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.69
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ExileClass StruggleViolence

Positive tags

Found FamilyMentor FigureRedemption ArcSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Outcast / LonerReluctant Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of WaterChosen One

Tropes

Fish out of WaterForbidden MagicHidden IdentityLost HeirMentor FigureOutcast ProtagonistRebellionSword and Sorcery

Themes

IdentityPower and CorruptionClass StruggleScience vs MagicBelongingPersecutionInnovation

Synopsis

Born without magical abilities in a magic world, Joram flees to the Outlands after being exiled from his village, and joins the scholar Saryon, practitioner of the outlawed arts of science and creator of the Darksword

Is Forging the Darksword appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Contains moderate fantasy violence as Joram faces exile and persecution in a society that views him as defective. Themes of class prejudice and forbidden technology/science may prompt discussions about discrimination.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include exile, class struggle, and violence.

Who'll love this

Teens will relate to Joram's outsider status and his quest to survive in a world that rejected him for being different.

Tags

Science FantasySocial CommentaryComing of Age