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Redwork

Michael Bedard (1990)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.94
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Mental ManipulationAnxiety

Positive tags

MysteryMentor FigureSelf-DiscoveryComing of Age

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

Mentor FigureComing of AgeHidden IdentityForbidden MagicFish out of Water

Themes

IdentityComing of AgeMentor and ApprenticeAlchemyPsychic ConnectionSearch for MeaningIsolation

Synopsis

Teenage Cass feels an inescapable psychic link with his incredibly old landlord Mr. Magus, whose secret experiments in the garage reflect his preoccupation with finding the wholeness of life.

Tags

Magical RealismContemporary FantasyPsychological