← Back to search
Cover of Prisoners of Space

Prisoners of Space

Lester del Rey;Paul W. Fairman (1967)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Buy on Amazon ↗Buy on Bookshop.org ↗Buy on Apple Books ↗

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Chronic IllnessExile

Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilyFriendshipHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersExileFish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of WaterFirst ContactComing of AgeFound FamilyAlien CompanionColony Setting

Themes

AdaptationBelongingExileFirst ContactSurvivalHope

Synopsis

Two young people, born on the moon and permanent exiles there because their bodies cannot withstand Earth's atmosphere find a small alien fuzzy creature in one of the moon tunnels.

Tags

Science FictionYoung AdultAlien ContactSpace Colony