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Synopsis
I was reborn… inside a painting. My own portrait. For eight hundred years, I was forced to watch my bloodline decay—generation by generation—helpless, forgotten, doomed to fade into irrelevance. Everything changed when a kid named Anatole got curious. “I read in a book that our great Prince can be summoned. You just have to turn the portrait upside down. Everything’s written there.” Impossible. Right? They figured it out at last. I awaken to chaos. Enemies lay siege to the ancestral castle. My descendants panic, faint, and generally disgrace the family name. Unacceptable. It’s time to reclaim my rightful place, take command of the house once more, and restore order—whether my hapless heirs are ready or not. Eight centuries of waiting are over. The Prince has returned. And I will not let my lineage be erased on my watch.
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Is The Prince from the Painting appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A prince trapped in a painting for 800 years returns to save his failing descendants from siege. Contains moderate fantasy violence during battle scenes and themes of family decline, but no explicit content or strong language.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, violence, and abandonment.
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Who'll love this
Teens will love the fish-out-of-water humor as an ancient prince tries to whip his modern, hapless descendants into shape while defending their castle.