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The Tenth Power

Kate Constable (2005)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesChanters of Tremaris Trilogy #3
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads4.05
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Plague/EpidemicDeathLoss of Power/Identity

Positive tags

QuestSelf-DiscoveryHealing ArcHigh AngstHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Chosen One HeroineCursed Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

QuestLost Power/Redemption Arc

Tropes

QuestAncient ArtifactLost CivilizationProphecyReluctant HeroMentor FigureFellowshipAncient Evil Returns

Themes

Loss and RecoveryIdentitySacrificeHope vs DespairPower and ResponsibilityEnvironmental Crisis

Synopsis

Having lost her magical powers of chantment, eighteen-year-old Calwyn searches for the missing half of the broken Wheel of the Tenth Power with the hope of stopping the plague and endless winter that have fallen on her world.

Is The Tenth Power appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

An epic fantasy quest featuring magical world-saving stakes with moderate fantasy violence (battles, peril) but no sexual content or profanity. Themes of loss, perseverance, and environmental catastrophe.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, plague/epidemic, and loss of power/identity.

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to Calwyn's desperate quest to restore her powers and save her plague-stricken world before winter destroys everything.

Tags

Adventure FantasyQuest FantasyComing of Age