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Violence
Barely any
Some violence; political maneuvering
Language
Some
Strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult romantic content; Scalzi's trademark casual sexuality
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of institutional denial, the politics of apocalypse, and the people who see the collapse coming
What this book is about
The first Interdependency novel (2017) follows three characters — an Emperox, a merchant captain, and a scientist — as they separately discover that the Flow streams allowing interstellar travel are dying, dooming humanity's scattered empire. Wit, politics, and big stakes. For older teens and adults.
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Adult content
Strong language
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