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The Whispering Muse

Sjón (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.42
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

FriendshipMysteryAdventure

Hero archetypes

Fish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Mythological FigureTime-Displaced

Tropes

Fish out of WaterMentor FigureQuestLost CivilizationUnreliable Narrator

Themes

Mythology and LegendReality vs FantasyStorytellingIdentityThe Past Intruding on PresentCultural Memory

Synopsis

Invited to sail on a Danish merchant ship in 1949, eccentric Icelander Valdimar Haraldsson discovers the second mate on the ship is none other than Caeneus, the hero of Greek mythology, who regales his fellow shipmates with tales of the Golden Fleece.

Tags

Magical RealismLiterary FantasyHistorical FantasyMythological Fiction