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Unsouled

Will Wight (2017)

Subgenre
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages292 (Standard (250-400))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age13
Goodreads4.14/5 (58687)
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Class Struggle

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryTraining ArcFound FamilyHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Outcast / LonerReluctant Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistChosen One

Tropes

UnderdogTraining ArcHard Magic SystemComing of AgeForbidden MagicReluctant HeroQuestHidden PotentialMagic Academy

Themes

DeterminationOvercoming AdversitySelf-WorthClass StrugglePower and DestinyBreaking TraditionPersonal Growth

Synopsis

Sacred artists follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world.Lindon is Unsouled, forbidden to learn the sacred arts of his clan.When faced with a looming fate he cannot ignore, he must rise beyond anything he's ever known...and forge his own Path.

Is Unsouled appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Action-oriented progression fantasy with martial arts-style combat and magical training sequences. Violence is present but not graphic, with no sexual content or strong language.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include class struggle.

Who'll love this

Teens will love watching an underdog hero train and grow stronger in a magical world where he's told he'll never succeed.

Tags

Progression FantasyCultivation FantasyMartial Arts FantasyEpic Fantasy