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Violence
Some
Some violence in the discovery sequences; alien encounters
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Cosmic horror of an alien encounter that defies human categories; the psychological effect of discovering humans are not alone—or safe
What this book is about
In a dying twenty-second century, three ships are sent to investigate Eden, a planet at the edge of the galaxy that appears capable of sustaining human life. Only one ship returns, with a traumatized crew and disturbing gaps in their memories. A second expedition is assembled against the backdrop of political collapse on Earth. Barry Kirwan's debut science fiction novel is ambitious first-contact hard SF with careful attention to the science and a genuine sense of cosmic unease.
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First-contact horror with existential stakes
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