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The Shadowlands

Michael S. McGowan (2005)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

SlaveryViolenceCaptivity

Positive tags

QuestFound FamilyAdventureFriendshipHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Chosen OneReluctant Hero

Heroine archetypes

Warrior / Soldier

Protagonist archetypes

FellowshipQuest

Tropes

QuestFellowshipFound FamilyDark LordAncient ArtifactReluctant HeroFinal BattleAncient Evil Returns

Themes

Freedom vs OppressionCourageSacrificeFriendshipGood vs EvilHopePerseverance

Synopsis

Lief, Barda, and Jasmine have come to the final test - to get the Pirran Pipe to free the Deltoran slaves from the evil Shadow Lord. But first they must make it through the harrowing, perilous Shadowlands

Is The Shadowlands appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Middle grade fantasy adventure with peril, battles, and themes of slavery and oppression. Violence is present but not graphic, focused on heroic action and fantasy combat appropriate for the age group.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include slavery, captivity, and violence.

Who'll love this

Kids will love the exciting quest adventure as three heroes face their final challenge to defeat an evil Shadow Lord and free enslaved people.

Tags

Quest FantasyAdventure FantasyHeroic Fantasy