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No such thing as dragons

Philip Reeve (2010)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages186 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.57/5 (906)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeceptionAnimal Death

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryAdventureMentor Figure

Hero archetypes

Apprentice

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

Mentor FigureComing of AgeFish out of WaterQuestDragon CompanionHidden IdentityReluctant Hero

Themes

Truth vs DeceptionComing of AgeFinding Your VoiceQuestioning AuthorityDiscoveryCourage

Synopsis

A young, mute boy who is apprenticed to a dragon-slayer suspects that the winged beasts do not exist, until he--and his master--learn the truth.

Tags

AdventureQuestMedieval Fantasy