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Cover of The peculiar

The peculiar

Stefan Bachmann (2013)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages384 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.62/5 (4805)
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Child HarmViolenceStalkingRacism

Positive tags

Coming of AgeAdventureMysterySelf-Discovery

Protagonist archetypes

Outcast / LonerFish out of WaterComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeHidden IdentityFaeUrban FantasyStalked by VillainOutcast Protagonist

Themes

IdentityBelongingPrejudiceSurvivalTwo WorldsWar AftermathBeing Different

Synopsis

After humans win the faery wars in England, a half-human, half-faery child, scorned by both races, finds himself at the center of a web of intrigue and danger when he is stalked by a sinister faery.

Tags

Historical FantasyGaslamp FantasyMystery