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Cover of Gateway to Doom

Gateway to Doom

Robert E. Vardeman (1983)

SubgenreSword & Sorcery
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesTom Swift [2] #9
Setting
CSM age10+
Goodreads3.69
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Mass DeathApocalypse Scenario

Positive tags

AdventureSurvivalQuestHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

ScientistCaptain / Commander

Protagonist archetypes

Survey TeamReluctant Hero

Tropes

QuestSurvivalAncient ArtifactHard ScienceTime Limit

Themes

SurvivalScience vs NatureSacrificeHeroismHuman Ingenuity

Synopsis

Tom Swift, aboard the science survey ship "Hawking," discovers unusual sunspot activity indicating the sun will soon explode, destroying all life in the solar system.

Tags

Science FictionHard Science FictionApocalyptic