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Science Fiction · 2016 · PG-13

The Diabolic

by S. J. Kincaid

A girl engineered from birth to be a weapon — a Diabolic — must impersonate her charge at the dangerous Imperial court.

For14+GenreScience FictionLength388 pagesRead time~10 hours

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Violence

A lot

Significant violence including court assassinations and the lethal skills of the Diabolic protagonist

Language

Barely any

Minimal language appropriate for YA

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief romantic content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of identity, humanity, and whether a weapon can learn to love

What this book is about

A tense YA sci-fi featuring a protagonist who has been literally engineered to kill. Violence is significant as the court intrigue turns deadly. The identity and humanity themes are central.

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Lethal violence

Court assassination

Identity and humanity

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