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The Devil on the Road

Robert Westall (1978)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolenceDeathReligious PersecutionMisogyny

Positive tags

AdventureSelf-DiscoverySurvivalComing of Age

Hero archetypes

Time-Displaced HeroFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterHistorical FantasyWitch HuntsPortal FantasyQuest

Themes

Historical PersecutionJusticeTime and ConsequenceComing of AgeSurvivalReligious ExtremismMoral Courage

Synopsis

While seeking shelter from a sudden rainstorm in an old barn, a young motorcyclist finds himself catapulted into a mid-17th century England troubled by witch hunts.

Tags

Historical FantasyTime TravelAdventure