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Synopsis
"Many generations ago, the Wall was built to hold back the sea. A simple dam, it grew into a vast linear city, home to scholars, builders, and merchants. Northland's prosperity survived wars and unrest--and brought the whole of Europe together. But now darkness is falling. Days grow shorter, temperatures colder, and in the wake of long winters come famine, destruction, and terror. As a mass exodus to warmer climes threatens to fracture Northland, one man believes he can outwit the cold, and even salvage some scraps of the great civilization--before interminable gloom settles over the land; before the fires of war lay waste to an empire; before the ice comes..."--
Is Iron Winter appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This alternate-history fantasy depicts a civilization facing climate collapse with war, famine, and mass migration. Violence is present but not graphic; the tone is somber and focused on human endurance.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include mass death, war, and famine (see the full list above).
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Who'll love this
Readers who love big-scale worldbuilding and stories about civilizations fighting against extinction will appreciate this epic tale.