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Reaper's legacy

Tim Lebbon (2013)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages235 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.67/5 (167)

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Synopsis

Two years after London is struck by a devastating terrorist attack, it is cut off from the world, protected by a large force of soldiers (known as Choppers), while those in the rest of Britain believe that their ex-capital is now a toxic, uninhabited wasteland. Jack and his friends know that the truth is very different.

Is Reaper's legacy appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Teens navigate post-apocalyptic London after a terrorist attack, facing violence from military forces and dangers in the quarantined city. Contains action violence, death, and dystopian themes of government control and conspiracy.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include captivity, death, and mass death (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens must uncover the truth about what really happened to London after a devastating attack while evading military forces in a quarantined city.

Tags

DystopianPost-ApocalypticThrillerUrban Fantasy