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SOLVED: Children's/YA > SOLVED. YA Fantasy, Dystopian. Magic is prominent but only allowed for rich nobles. Group of rebel children on the run, some have powers, protagonist is an orphan. Pre-modern with castles. Read in 2010-2015. [s]

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message 1: by Rohin (last edited Apr 16, 2021 06:51PM) (new)

Rohin Das | 4 comments It seemed like it was set in Pre-Modernity, with castles, kingdoms and the like. It wasn't really medieval, but it was pre-1900s.

Magic was prominent, however I think depending on social rank, it was either praised or shunned. The nobles were often taught how to use it, while orphans and street children were shunned and tossed aside.

There were also attributes that people with magic were assigned to. It seemed to be a naturally occurring thing, like it normally happens and isn't induced. I'm not sure how many there were. I remember: Fire, Light, Dark/Shadow, Earth, Air, Water, Illusion. I think Dark was a bad omen, and was very rare. People with illusion magic were typically thieves.

There was group of rebels, composed of kids, some of which had powers, while some hadn't developed them yet. One of the male characters had Illusion magic, one of the female characters had Light magic. Another girl developed Earth magic later in the story. One of the characters, I think it was the protagonist, was trapped in a tower/dungeon, where they developed their powers. I believe it ended up being Dark/Shadow.

The protagonist was also an orphan. I believe their parents had died or been killed. I think her father had illusion magic.


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Rainbowheart | 28704 comments Were these characters teenagers or younger children?


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Rohin Das | 4 comments Rainbowheart wrote: "Were these characters teenagers or younger children?"

I believe they were teenagers, between 14-17.


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Kris | 54981 comments Mod
Robin, I added some details to the header/ topic title. Feel free to edit it.


message 5: by Rohin (last edited Aug 21, 2022 03:36AM) (new)

Rohin Das | 4 comments I think there might have been dawn and dusk magic attributes.


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Rohin Das | 4 comments The book is Chasing the Valley by Skye Melki-Wegner.


message 7: by Kris (last edited Aug 21, 2022 01:26PM) (new)

Kris | 54981 comments Mod
Great! Glad you found your book, Rohin. Thanks for the update. Here's the link - Chasing the Valley by Skye Melki-Wegner.

"Chasing the Valley" series = https://www.goodreads.com/series/1210...


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