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The Outstretched Shadow

Mercedes Lackey;James Mallory (2003)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Doorstopper (600+))
SeriesObsidian Trilogy #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads4.03

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Synopsis

Kellen Tawadon, son the Arch-Mage Lycaelon, thought he knew the way the world worked. His father, leading the wise and benevolent Council of Mages, protected and guided the citizens of the Golden City of the Bells. Young Mages in training-all men, for women were unfit to practice magic-memorized the intricate details of High Magic and aspired to seats on the council. Then he found the forbidden Books of Wild Magic-or did they find him? The three slim volumes woke Kellen to the wide world outside the City's isolating walls. Their Magic was not dead, strangled by rules and regulations. It felt like a living thing, guided by the hearts and minds of those who practiced it and benefited from it.

Tags

Epic FantasyComing of Age FantasyMagic AcademyQuest Fantasy