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Synopsis
Knot, mutant-bred and exiled from mankind to serve on an alien world, has personal reasons for opposing the Galactic Empire's omnipotent Coordinating Computer. But Finesse, a sensuous, seductive imperial agent--added by Hermine, a slyly psychic weasel, and Mit, a telepathic hermit crab--lures Knot into serving the Computer. Their perilous odyssey takes them across time and space to a forbidding world ruled by the renegade Piebald, who has harnessed the fearsome extrasensory forces of his lobotomized minions...has gained mastery over the Computer...and who now threatens the very future of humanity.
Is Mute appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This adult science fantasy features a mutant protagonist battling a galactic empire's supercomputer, with themes of mind control, lobotomized minions, and a seductive imperial agent. Expect moderate violence, political intrigue, and mature themes around bodily autonomy and mental manipulation.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, mental manipulation, and violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy this space-spanning adventure with psychic powers, alien companions, and a hero fighting against a totalitarian computer empire.