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Synopsis
It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there, lurked several rogue androids. Deckard's assignment--find them and then..."retire" them. Trouble was, the androids all looked exactly like humans, and they didn't want to be found!
Is Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This classic sci-fi features violence inherent in a bounty hunter's job retiring rogue androids, plus philosophical questions about consciousness and humanity. The 'retirement' euphemism may soften the killing for some readers but the moral weight is clear.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death, and violence (see the full list above).
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Who'll love this
Teens interested in thought-provoking sci-fi about what makes us human will enjoy this detective story with android hunting.