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Violence
Barely any
No significant violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Coercive sexual relationships; psychological manipulation
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Deeply disturbing psychological conditioning; the ethics of cloning and identity
What this book is about
Cherryh's 1988 Hugo Award-winning novel explores the Union science-state of Cyteen, where the murdered Ariane Emory is cloned and the young Ari II must be psychologically conditioned to reproduce her predecessor's genius. Features deeply disturbing psychological manipulation and coercive sexuality. For adults.
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Psychological manipulation
Coercive sexuality
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