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Shadows in the Sun

Chad Oliver (1954)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.6
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

MysterySelf-DiscoveryHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterReluctant Hero

Protagonist archetypes

First Contact Crew

Tropes

First ContactHidden IdentityFish out of WaterMoral Dilemma

Themes

First ContactCultural AnthropologyIdentityHumanity vs ProgressChoice and Free WillColonialismCosmic Perspective

Synopsis

Combines elements of mystery with a thoughtful story about an advanced interstellar community's research outpost. A man gets caught up in the alien's study of earth's savages and must suddenly choose between the human present and a cosmic future.

Tags

Science FictionAnthropological SFGolden Age SFPhilosophical