Halt's Peril
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Halt's Peril

by John Flanagan

2009•Fantasy•452 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyadventurefastwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and wholesome: a sweeping fantasy novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

The renegade outlaw group known as the Outsiders has journeyed from kingdom to kingdom, conning the innocent out of their few valuables. Will and Halt, his mentor, are ambushed by the cult's deadly assassins when Halt is pierced by a poisoned arrow. Now Will must travel day and night in search of the one person with the power to cure Halt: Malkallam the Sorcerer.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyAdventureRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalAll consuming quest

Subjects

FantasyFantasy fictionFugitives from justiceCultsInsurgency

Details

Author
John Flanagan
Published
2009
Pages
452
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