MysteryYoung Adult
A boy in modern Oxford finds a living blank book linked to a 15th-century printer’s apprentice, unlocking a dangerous secret.
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A boy in modern Oxford finds a living blank book linked to a 15th-century printer’s apprentice, unlocking a dangerous secret.
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"You've stumbled on to something much larger than you can possibly imagine."In the dead of night, a cloaked figure drags a heavy box through snow-covered streets. The chest, covered in images of mythical beasts, can only be opened when the fangs of its serpent's-head clasp taste blood.Centuries later, in an Oxford library, a boy touches a strange book and feels something pierce his finger. The volume is blank, wordless, but its paper has fine veins running through it and seems to quiver, as if i...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Mild peril and pursuit; characters flee danger without graphic detail
Profanity
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No strong language present
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Brief historical and Faustian religious allusions in the 1400s plotline
Magic & witchcraft
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A living magical book that writes itself is central to the dual-timeline plot
Occult / demonology
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Faust legend homage; blood-sealed serpent clasp opens a mysterious chest
Political content
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No political or ideological content present
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Children cope with parents’ separation; historical flight from danger
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