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The Magicians of Night

Barbara Hambly (1992)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesSun-Cross #2
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.72
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

WarPolitical ViolenceGenocide

Positive tags

SurvivalAdventureFish out of Water

Hero archetypes

Mage / WizardFish out of WaterTime-Displaced Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedFish out of Water

Tropes

Portal FantasyFish out of WaterTime TravelQuestMentor DiesNon-Western SettingLost Civilization

Themes

DisplacementSurvivalMagic vs TechnologyWorld War IICultural ClashIsolationDuty

Synopsis

The two wizards, Jaldis and Rhion, had dared the dred Dark Well to answer the desperate call of a world without magic. Now Rhion was alone in a world he could not imagine - the world of Germany in 1940.

Tags

Alternate HistoryHistorical FantasyTime Travel Fantasy