← Back to search
Cover of The Gathering

The Gathering

Michael Carroll (I) (2008)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Buy on Amazon ↗Buy on Bookshop.org ↗Buy on Apple Books ↗

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ViolenceDeath

Positive tags

Coming of AgeChosen FamilyAdventureSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Chosen OneComing-of-Age HeroFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen OneComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Chosen OneAncient Evil ReturnsFish out of WaterComing of AgeFellowshipDark LordReluctant HeroProphecy

Themes

Coming of AgeGood vs EvilDestinyCourageChosen One BurdenCommunityIdentity

Synopsis

When fifteen-year-old Nathanial moves to a sinister town that has been bruised by an ancient evil, he finds himself one of those Chosen to fight the cycle of darkness.

Tags

Dark FantasySupernaturalHorror ElementsQuest Fantasy