The Paladin Prophecy Themes
Good vs. Evil
Good vs. evil is a tale as old as time. Yes, even older than Beauty and the Beast, which isn't about good and evil at all. Very misleading, Disney.One of the most popular good vs. evil narratives i...
The Supernatural
We credit Harry Potter and Twilight with popularizing supernatural elements in young-adult novels. Both of these books would be pretty darn boring without the magic and mayhem within them. One of t...
Technology
If you want to enter another reality, all you have to do today is strap on your Oculus Rift and enter the virtual experience of your choice. Before high-tech virtual reality was a thing, books were...
Power
We all know the national anthem of the United States, or at least the parts about rockets and bombs. These days it can seem like people are a little power hungry. Either they want it, or they alrea...
Community
If you've seen the show Community, you know how being in a school together can bring even the unlikeliest weirdoes together into a tight-knit friendship. Heck, "community" is in the name of "commun...
Friendship
The Friends theme song taught us that friends will be there for you when the rain starts to pour. They've been there before. And you'll be there for them, too. Well, in The Paladin Prophecy, Will d...
Family
It's part of the young adult code that our protagonist must come from a broken family. We've noticed a trend: it's pretty much required in get-under-your-skin YA fiction that parents must be a) ter...
Identity
In the 90s, Nickelodeon launched a teen soap opera. In Canada, it was known as Hillside, but in the United States, it was called Fifteen—because Nickelodeon knew what a tumultuous age fifteen is....
Competition
High school is one time when the competitive spirit really shines. There are tons of sports and activities around that allow you to prove your mettle, from wrestling, football, and track to chess,...