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Synopsis
National bestselling and award-winning author Sharon Shinn weaves a new world wrought with magic and mayhemGillengaria seethes with unrest. In the south, hostility toward magic and its users has risen to a dangerous level, though King Baryn has ordered that such mystics are to be tolerated. It is whispered that he issued the decree because his new wife used her magic powers to ensnare himThe King knows there are those in the noble Twelve Houses who could use this growing dissent to overthrow him. So he dispatches the mystic Senneth to assess the threat throughout the realm. Accompanying her is a motley band of magic-users and warriors including Tayse, first among the Kings Riderswho holds a hard view of mystics in general, and Senneth in particular.But as the unlikely allies venture farther into the south, they will face death in a land under the sway of a fanatical cult that would purge Gillengaria of all magic users. And they will come to realize that their only hope of survival lies in standing together
Is Mystic and Rider appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
Parents should know this book contains moderate fantasy violence including combat scenes and death, religious persecution of magic users, and a developing romance with some mild sensuality but no explicit content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, violence, and religious persecution (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy the band-of-misfits adventure, enemies-to-lovers tension, and exploration of prejudice in a richly detailed fantasy world.