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Merlin's Mistake

Robert Newman (1970)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesTertius #1
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeHumorSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Reluctant HeroApprentice

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Mentor FigureFish out of WaterComing of AgeQuestMedieval EuropeanReluctant Hero

Themes

Destiny vs Free WillComing of AgeIdentityGift as BurdenAspiration vs Reality

Synopsis

When Merlin mistakenly endows him with the gift of knowing the future, Tertius finds it more burdensome than useful when all he really wants is to be a knight.

Tags

Historical FantasyArthurian LegendComic Fantasy