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Violence
Barely any
Some conflict and violence depicted cosmically
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of colonialism, evolution, and humanity's cosmic purpose
What this book is about
Lessing's 1979 science fiction novel (the first of the Canopus in Argos series) reimagines Earth's history as the product of competing alien influences. Allegorical and largely clean science fiction. For older teens and adults.
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