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Cover of On the Beach

On the Beach

Nevil Shute (1957)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy

Age groupAdult 18+

Content ratingPG-13

Pages (Standard (250-400))

Setting

CSM age16+

Goodreads3.98

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Content levels

ViolenceModerate

Sexual contentNone

LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Death Mass Death Genocide Terminal Illness Suicidal Ideation Suicide Grief Hopelessness Child Death Pregnancy

Positive tags

Friendship Found Family

Hero archetypes

Soldier Returned

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble Cast Last Survivor

Tropes

Apocalypse Last Survivors Countdown to Doom Ensemble Cast

Themes

Mortality Existential Dread Human Dignity in the Face of Death Nuclear War Consequences Inevitability of Fate Community in Crisis Hope vs Despair

Synopsis

A novel about the survivors of an atomic war, who face an inevitable end as radiation poisoning moves toward Australia from the North.

Tags

Post-ApocalypticLiterary FictionSpeculative FictionMilitary Fiction