Assassin's Apprentice
Robin Hobb
1995
Books with the “Wise Mentor” trope
An experienced guide passes on knowledge and helps the hero grow up, often at great cost.
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Characters and archetypes · Wise Mentor
Books with this trope
The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
1937
The Fellowship of the Ring
J. R. R. Tolkien
1954
The Once and Future King
T. H. White
1958
The Book of Three
Lloyd Alexander
1964
A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin
1968
The Dragonbone Chair
Tad Williams
1988
The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan
1990
Eragon
Christopher Paolini
2002
Rivers of London
Ben Aaronovitch
2011
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
2005
The Giver
Lois Lowry
1993
The Diamond Age
Neal Stephenson
1995
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
2008
Scythe
Neal Shusterman
2016
The Crystal Cave
Mary Stewart
1970
The Sword of Shannara
Terry Brooks
1977
Pawn of Prophecy
David Eddings
1982
The Riddle-Master of Hed
Patricia A. McKillip
1976
The Way of Shadows
Brent Weeks
2008
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
1988
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