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The Amethyst Ring

Scott O'Dell (1983)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Captive Trilogy #3
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.68
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ColonizationGenocideMass DeathWarViolenceCultural Destruction

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterReluctant Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Morally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterHistorical FantasyColonizationLost CivilizationReluctant HeroHidden IdentityMorally Gray Protagonist

Themes

ColonialismCultural DestructionIdentityWitness to HistoryFaith and BeliefPower and ResponsibilityMoral Ambiguity

Synopsis

Spanish seminarian Julián Escobar, known to the Mayas as Lord Kukulcán and worshipped as a god, witnesses the fall of the Mayan and Incan civilizations with the coming of Cortés and Pizarro.

Tags

Historical FictionLiterary FantasyCultural Fiction