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Violence
A lot
Military combat; battle violence; deaths
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of religious authority vs
What this book is about
The first Safehold novel (2007) follows PICA android Nimue Alban, reactivated to help the last remnant of humanity hidden on the planet Safehold — whose medieval church-run society was created to hide them, but now must be reformed to face the aliens again. Epic alternate history SF. For older teens and adults.
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Religious authority depicted as oppressive
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