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Violence
Some
Some violence as the story reaches its climax
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Profound themes of meaning, despair, and what humans live for when the future is taken away
What this book is about
In 1994, the last generation of humans has been born — sperm counts dropped to zero in 1995 and no one knows why. Oxford historian Theodore Faron is recruited by a group of dissidents who may have found something world-changing. James's theological dystopia is quieter than most, concerned less with action than with what humans become when the future is canceled.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Existential despair themes
Violence in later sections
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