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Kazan

Gaku Miyao (2001)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages185 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.78/5 (54)
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathMass DeathViolenceGrief

Positive tags

QuestSurvivalComing of AgeRedemption Arc

Hero archetypes

Last SurvivorVengeance-Driven Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen OneReluctant Hero

Tropes

Last SurvivorVengeance-DrivenQuestAncient Evil ReturnsReluctant HeroComing of AgeSecondary WorldLow Magic

Themes

RevengeSurvivalLoss and GriefMysteryResource ScarcityIdentity

Synopsis

Kazan's home world is a place where treachery runs rampant and kingdoms are built on the price of water. When his peaceful village is wiped out by a mysterious water dragon, it's up to him, the last of the Red Sand clan, to unravel the mystery.

Is Kazan appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Village destruction and mass death drive the revenge plot. Violence is present but given the 185-page count and typical manga-to-novel adaptations of this era, likely not graphically detailed.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, mass death, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will connect with a lone survivor seeking answers after his entire village is destroyed by a water dragon.

Tags

AdventureMysteryRevenge Quest