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Violence
Some
Fantasy adventure violence; some monster encounters
Language
None
Clean language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of subverting expectations, agency, and what happens when the story doesn't go the way it's supposed to
What this book is about
Two London girls fall through to UnLondon — a city beneath London where lost and broken things end up — and discover that one of them is the prophesied savior. Except the prophecy is wrong. China Miéville's MG/YA fantasy is a gleefully subversive deconstruction of the chosen-one narrative, with his signature inventive creature design and a genuinely surprising plot that refuses to follow the expected path.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Fantasy violence
Subversive of genre conventions — may confuse readers expecting a traditional chosen-one story
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