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Kaz, the Minotaur

Richard A. Knaak (1990)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesDragonlance: Heroes II #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.82

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolenceDeath

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Warrior / Soldier

Synopsis

But, the beast-man, scorned and hunted, knows, Without honor there is nothing, not even death. So, driven by the only ghosts that matter, Huma and himself, Kaz alone faces the scourge. After the defeat of the Dark Queen and the death of Huma Dragonbane, the most famous of the Knights of Solamnia, Kaz, the renegade minotaur, wanders throught Krynn, telling the true tale of the land's most legendary hero, stalked by his enemies -- a haunted soul, an outcast, a hero. But when Kaz hears rumors of evil incidents, he returns to warn the Knights of Solamnia -- and is plunged into a dark nightmare of magic, danger and deja-vu.

Is Kaz, the Minotaur appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

This Dragonlance novel features fantasy combat violence and themes of persecution, but remains appropriate for teen readers familiar with the genre's conventions.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy following a minotaur hero fighting to clear his name and protect a world that hunts him.

Tags

Heroic FantasySword and SorceryLicensed Fiction