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Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Aware 2013. The story of the Family, 532 descendants of two abandoned explorers who huddle, slowly starving, in the warmth of geothermal trees, confined to one barely habitable valley of an alien, sunless world.
Is Dark Eden appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This alien-world survival story contains moderate violence, survival starvation themes, sexual content typical of adult SF, and mature themes about societal breakdown. The dark, isolated setting and grimdark elements make it unsuitable for younger readers.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, moderate sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, starvation, and abandonment (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who love survival stories and alien worlds will be gripped by this tale of 532 descendants struggling to survive on a sunless planet.