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Renegade

Alan Gibbons (2009)

SubgenreUrban Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesHell's Underground #3
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads4.19

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedReluctant Hero

Synopsis

Paul Rector faces his ancestor Samuel Rector, who has a legion of rat boys that bend the entire East End of 1830's London to his will, while Lud, the King of London, struggles against imprisonment in his cell where the city's five gates meet.

Is Renegade appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

This third book in a dark fantasy series features supernatural battles, time travel to Victorian London, and confrontations with evil ancestors commanding rat armies. Moderate violence and dark themes appropriate for mature middle schoolers and teens.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, violence, and organized crime.

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the time-traveling showdown with an evil ancestor controlling Victorian London through dark magic and rat minions.

Tags

Historical FantasyUrban FantasyDark FantasyTime Travel