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Science Fiction · 1981 · PG

The silver metal lover

by Tanith Lee

A sheltered rich girl falls in love with a robot musician — and gives up everything for him.

For10+GenreScience FictionLength308 pagesRead time~8.5 hours

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Violence

Barely any

No significant violence

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

Some

Sensual adult romantic content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of love, class, and what makes a person worthy of love

What this book is about

Lee's 1982 SF romance follows Jane, an upper-class girl who falls irrevocably in love with Silver, a robot entertainer, and abandons her privileged life to be with him. A beautiful, bittersweet love story with adult content. For older teens and adults.

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