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Violence
Some
Some SF violence and alien combat in the latter portion
Language
Some
Adult language in Hamilton's SF register
Sexual Content
Some
Adult content in the Commonwealth's post-mortality society
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drinking across the many storylines
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate psychological intensity; the alien encounter and its implications create the novel's primary tension
What this book is about
The first Commonwealth Saga novel is set in the 24th century, where humanity has colonized hundreds of worlds through wormhole trains, and follows the crew of the first starship sent to investigate a pair of stars that have been encased in a mysterious barrier. Hamilton writes epic hard SF with extraordinary world-building scope; the alien contact that results is genuinely alien. Adult content throughout. For adult SF readers.
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