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The Winter Prince

Elizabeth E. Wein (1993)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesArthurian sequence (Wein) #1
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

BetrayalFamily ConflictManipulationPolitical Violence

Positive tags

Complex CharactersPolitical IntrigueMoral AmbiguityCharacter Study

Hero archetypes

Lost Heir / Hidden RoyaltyMorally Gray HeroTortured Hero

Protagonist archetypes

AntiheroReluctant Hero

Tropes

Arthurian LegendCourt IntriguePolitical IntrigueMorally Gray ProtagonistAntiheroHidden IdentityForbidden LoveProphecyMentor FigureVillain Redemption

Themes

Loyalty vs BetrayalLegitimacy and InheritanceIdentityFamily ConflictRedemptionPower and CorruptionMoral Ambiguity

Synopsis

Medraut, the bitter, illegitimate son of King Artos, is tempted into joining Morgause, the king's treacherous sister, in a plot against Lleu, the legitimate Prince of Britain.

Tags

Arthurian RetellingHistorical FantasyCharacter-DrivenPolitical Drama