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Doomfire on Venus

Ken Catran (1993)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesSolar Colonies #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.21
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentDeath

Positive tags

AdventureMysterySurvivalFriendshipFound Family

Heroine archetypes

Scientist / ResearcherFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Squad / TeamMystery Solvers

Tropes

Fish out of WaterQuestLost CivilizationAncient Evil ReturnsFellowshipSurvivalMysteryAbandoned Base

Themes

SurvivalMysteryColonizationAncient CivilizationsTeamworkIsolation

Synopsis

In the year 2039, Jily is sent from her moonbase home to Venus to join a top secret unit. But when they arrive, she and her companions find the base deserted, and they must solve the planet's ancient mysteries if they are to survive. Suggested level: secondary.

Is Doomfire on Venus appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A sci-fi mystery with survival elements set on Venus in 2039. Contains moderate suspense and potential danger as teens solve planetary mysteries, but no graphic content.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death and abandonment.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy the mystery of discovering what happened to the abandoned Venus base and uncovering ancient secrets on an alien world.

Tags

Science FictionPlanetary RomanceMysteryAdventure