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Violence
A lot
Significant space combat and alien violence throughout the lengthy novel
Language
Some
Strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of identity, first contact, and what it means to be human when merged with the alien
What this book is about
Kira Navárez is a xenobiologist on a survey mission when she discovers something ancient and alien. Her contact with it triggers events that lead to war across the known galaxy. Paolini's first adult SF novel is immensely ambitious — over 800 pages — and delivers hard SF with genuine wonder and serious violence.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Extended combat violence
Very long (880+ pages)
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