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Six million years ago, at the very dawn of the starfaring era, Abigail Gentian fractured herself into a thousand male and female clones - the shatterings. Sent out into the galaxy, these shatterings have stood aloof as they document the rise and fall of countless human empire.
Is House of Suns appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This is intellectually dense hard science fiction with space opera scope, featuring clones documenting galactic history over millions of years. Some moderate action/violence typical of the genre but no sexual content or strong language.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language.
Who'll love this
Readers who love big-ideas science fiction with galaxy-spanning mysteries and deep time scales will be captivated by this epic story.