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A Meeting at Corvallis

S. M. Stirling (2006)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Chunky (400-600))
SeriesEmberverse I #3
Setting
CSM age16+
Goodreads4.05

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Heroine archetypes

Warrior / SoldierLeader

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVsEnsemble Cast

Synopsis

In the tenth year of The Change, the survivors in western Oregon have learned how to live in a world without technology. But a confrontation between the forces of those who would rebuild the world peacefully and the feared Protector, who will use whatever means at his command to extend his power, threatens to plunge the entire region into open warfare.

Is A Meeting at Corvallis appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

This post-apocalyptic fantasy features warfare and political conflict with on-page battle violence, death, and strategic military action as survivors fight for control of Oregon after technology fails.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, mass death, and war (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the epic struggle between peace-seeking survivors and a tyrannical ruler in a world without technology.

Tags

Post-ApocalypticAlternate HistoryMilitary FictionSurvival Fiction