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Ordeal in Otherwhere

by Andre Norton

Science Fantasy
Published 1980 Pages 208 ~3h Audience Adult Pacing Fast-paced Magic Soft
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Darkness Level 3 — Serious
Death, violence and emotional weight are present

Synopsis

A young girl who has been sold as a slave to a trader wishing to do business with the Wyverns who rule the planet Warlock soon finds herself not only in contact with these strange beings but also involved in a mysterious internecine struggle she does not understand.

Tropes

Outcast HeroPolitical IntrigueComing of AgeSurvival JourneyReluctant Hero

Tone

AdventurousMysteriousDark & Serious

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