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Kai Lung's Golden Hours

Ernest Bramah (1922)

Subgenre
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages221 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingHistorical
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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HumorAdventureHeartwarmingFriendship

Hero archetypes

Storyteller / BardTrickster

Tropes

Fish out of WaterTricksterCourt IntrigueFrame NarrativeNon-Western Setting

Themes

StorytellingWit and WisdomCultural ExchangeJusticeCleverness vs Power

Synopsis

Kai Lung's Golden Hours is a fantasy novel by English writer Ernest Bramah. It was first published in hardcover in London by Grant Richards Ltd. in October, 1922, and there have been numerous editions since. The first edition included a preface by Hilaire Belloc, which has also been a feature of every edition since. It was reissued by Ballantine Books as the forty-fifth volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in April, 1972. The Ballantine edition includes an introduction by Lin Carter.

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Asian-InspiredHistorical FantasyFairy TaleLiterary FantasyFrame Story