About This Book
"Sacred Scars" is the second volume in a powerful young adult fantasy trilogy, following multiple interwoven storylines across generations. It delves into themes of power, freedom, and resistance as characters struggle against a tyrannical figure who hoards magic. Readers will encounter a brutal academy setting where students endure painful ordeals, alongside a parallel narrative of earlier characters attempting to preserve magic for humankind. This 560-page novel is suitable for mature young adult readers aged 12-18, offering a complex plot and intense emotional themes. Parents should be aware of the depictions of brutality and peril within the academy setting.
In the second volume of this powerful trilogy, Somiss, exiled and desperate, hoards the magic he is recovering from ancient documents while Sadima and Franklin struggle to contain his egomaniacal ambitions by secretly recording the magic, hoping to share it with humankind. Generations later, Hahp and Gerrard, students at Somiss’s brutal academy, endure the painful ordeals used to “teach” magic. Their tenuous pact, forged to survive, falters as they plot to destry Somiss, the school . . . and set magic free.
Discussion Prompts
1
How do different characters in the book define 'power'? How does Somiss's definition differ from Sadima and Franklin's?
2
What does 'freedom' mean to the characters, and what sacrifices are they willing to make to achieve it?
3
Discuss the concept of 'brutal teaching' in the academy. Do you think such methods can ever be justified?
4
The story spans generations. How do the actions of one generation impact the next in the fight for magic?
5
Hahp and Gerrard form a 'tenuous pact.' What makes their alliance strong, and what makes it fragile?
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