#27 in Young adult
Legendborn
- 512
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Legendborn” gives the Arthurian legend a contemporary setting and a heroine whose grief drives the plot as much as the magic does. A Black teenager works her way into a secret, historically white society on a university campus, and the question of who such traditions were built for runs through the story. Readers who think they have guessed its direction should expect to be wrong-footed.
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About the book
Legendborn is a 2020 debut young adult fantasy novel by Tracy Deonn. Called "a modern day twist on Arthurian legend", it follows a Black teenage girl who discovers a secret and historically white magic society. The book is the first in The Legendborn Cycle series. It was released on September 15, 2020, and it was published under Simon & Schuster/McElderry. Legendborn received the Coretta Scott King Award/John Steptoe Award for New Talent as well as a nomination for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
Reading order · The Legendborn Cycle
Full order & progress →- LegendbornThis book
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.5 across 490 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 77% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 8.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.0 | 18 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 472 | 96% |
Frequently asked
What age is Legendborn for?
Legendborn sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 512 pages — longer than 69% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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