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Cover of The water of the Wondrous isles

The water of the Wondrous isles

William Morris (1897)

Subgenre
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages386 (Standard (250-400))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age10
Goodreads3.88/5 (240)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

CaptivityKidnapping

Positive tags

AdventureQuestSelf-DiscoveryComing of Age

Heroine archetypes

Quest Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of Water

Tropes

QuestFish out of WaterComing of AgeMedieval EuropeanSecondary WorldMysterious ForestSoft Magic System

Themes

Journey and ExplorationSelf-DiscoveryFreedomWonder and MysteryNature vs Civilization

Synopsis

The said town was hard on the borders of a wood which men held to be mighty great or maybe measureless; though few indeed had entered it and they that had brought back tales wild and confused thereof.

Tags

Medieval FantasyClassic FantasyArthurian Influence