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Race Against Time

Piers Anthony (1973)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age14
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

CaptivityRacismBreeding Program / Forced Reproduction Themes

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoverySurvival

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroFish out of WaterReluctant Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Captive / Zoo Specimen

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeCaptivityHidden Truth / SimulationRebellionLast of a Kind

Themes

IdentityFreedom vs ControlHuman DignityEugenics and RaceEscapeArtificial Society

Synopsis

Discovering he is one of only two existing purebred Caucasians being kept in an elaborate zoo-type setting for breeding purposes, sixteen-year-old John plans his escape.

Tags

Science FictionDystopianSocial CommentaryPhilosophical SF