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Each year twenty men and twenty women brave death and insanity in order to reach the Summit, a place where humans have the opportunity to learn directly from the gods. Poliar Crookleg has waited his whole life to go on the Pilgrimage to Kosa Saag. With his childhood friend Traiben, he is determined to be one of the few who return sane and filled with knowledge. But what the gods have to say may shatter the very fabric of the people's beliefs. Join Nebula and Hugo award-winner Robert Silverberg in his science fiction masterpiece KINGDOMS OF THE WALLS.
Is Kingdoms of the Wall appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
This philosophical fantasy follows pilgrims climbing a sacred mountain to meet gods, facing physical dangers and potential madness. Contains moderate violence from the journey's perils and mature themes about faith, sanity, and challenging religious dogma.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, mental illness, and violence.
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Who'll love this
Teens will be gripped by the high-stakes pilgrimage where characters risk everything to learn forbidden truths from the gods themselves.