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Hero archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
For fans of the Demon Accords. Book 1 of the Demon Accords Generations series. Seventeen-year-old Craig Blackmore is a first generation child of Golf Alpha One-One-Seven, AKA Greenacres, the heavy gravity and magic starved world that humanity chose as its first colony. Eighteen years after the Vorsook war ended, young Craig is newly orphaned, a fugitive from trouble, and bound for Earth to take a legacy spot at College Arcane. With a scant hope of leaving his troubles behind him, Craig begins life on the home world at the same school his mother once attended. The same school that produced the most powerful witch ever—Declan O'Carroll—the Steward. Will he fit in? Can he stay under the radar? Does he have enough magic to stay? Will he meet anyone he can form a connection with? No, No, Yes, and Yes. Because see everything is a cycle, troubles come and go, as do villains and heroes, and then there's this girl... Expansion is the first in a long list of novels for the fans of the Demon Accords. Buckle up.
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Is Expansion appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This first-generation colony world story follows an orphaned teen attending magic school on Earth, featuring mild action typical of YA fantasy and references to a past war. Romance subplot with 'this girl' suggests fade-to-black content appropriate for teens.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death of parent and abandonment.
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with Craig's journey from colony outcast to Earth student, navigating magic school while trying to fit in and dealing with mysterious trouble from his past.