Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Hero archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
When his woodcutter guardian is viciously murdered and his home burned to the ground, Tog is running for his life. It's freezing, he's lost everything, there's a man with a knife on his tail, and all he has to survive are his wits, his fighting skills, taught to him by woodcutter guardian but never before tested, the motley travelling companions he gathers on the way, and a garbled message - the woodcutter's last, gasped words - STONE, ORCHARD, MOON. Are they clues? The ravings of a fading mind?
Is I am the Blade appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Contains a graphic murder scene at the opening where the protagonist's guardian is killed, leading to a violent flight for survival. Some battle violence expected but not explicitly detailed in synopsis.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death of parent, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be gripped by Tog's desperate flight for survival and the mystery of his guardian's cryptic last words.