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Cover of Where the Towers Pierce the Sky

Where the Towers Pierce the Sky

Marie D. Goodwin (1989)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

WarViolenceDeath

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeFriendshipMentor FigureSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Time Traveler

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of WaterSpy / Operative

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterMentor FigureComing of AgeWarHistorical FantasyHidden Identity

Themes

Coming of AgeCourageIdentityHistorical ChangeWar and PeaceLoyaltyMoral Complexity

Synopsis

An apprentice astrologer traveling in time takes thirteen-year-old Lizzie Patterson back with him to his own era, war-torn France in 1429, where she finds herself working as a double agent to protect Joan of Arc from her enemies.

Tags

Historical FantasyTime Travel FantasyWar StoryJoan of Arc Fiction