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The Empire of Gut and Bone

M. T. Anderson (2011)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Norumbegan Quartet #3
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.46

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Protagonist archetypes

FellowshipQuestFish out of Water

Synopsis

Bent on tracking down the elven Norumbegans in order to save Vermont from an invasion of dream-sucking Thusser, Brian, Gregory, and the mechanical troll Kalgrash pass through an interdimensional curtain and find themselves inside an organic alien body.

Is The Empire of Gut and Bone appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Three friends and a mechanical troll venture through an interdimensional portal into a bizarre alien body to save their home from dream-sucking invaders. Expect creative strangeness and mild peril suitable for middle grade readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids who love weird, imaginative adventures will enjoy following Brian, Gregory, and their robot troll friend through bizarre alien landscapes on a mission to save Vermont.

Tags

Portal FantasyInterdimensional AdventureWeird FictionBody Horror Lite