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Mirrorscape

Mike Wilks (2007)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesMirrorscape #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.3
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeQuestSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Apprentice

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

ApprenticeComing of AgeFish out of WaterPortal FantasyQuestMentor FigureSoft Magic System

Themes

Art and CreativityComing of AgeReality vs IllusionAmbitionPower StruggleThe Artist's Journey

Synopsis

Fulfilling the dream of a lifetime, Melkin Womper is apprenticed to a master painter, Ambrosius Blenk. Mel is overawed by the master's richly coloured and vividly detailed paintings. Mel finds himself caught in a power struggle that involves stepping through paintings where the bizarre is commonplace and all logic is irrelevant.

Is Mirrorscape appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A magical adventure about a young apprentice painter who discovers paintings can be doorways to bizarre worlds. Appropriate for middle grade readers with mild peril and fantastical situations.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids who love art and imagination will enjoy following Mel as he steps through magical paintings into strange new worlds.

Tags

Portal FantasyAdventure FantasyArtistic Magic