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Violence
A lot
Widespread destruction; deaths; disaster violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult sexual content; alien seduction
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of humanity's smallness and resilience in the face of cosmic indifference
What this book is about
Leiber's 1964 Hugo Award-winning SF novel follows dozens of characters around the world as a mysterious alien planet suddenly appears near Earth, causing massive tidal devastation. Features violence, adult content, and Leiber's dark wit. For older teens and adults.
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Disaster violence
Adult content
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