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Shot Down

Jonathan Mary-Todd (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesAfter the Dust Settled #
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.62
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

ViolenceHunting HumansPost-Apocalyptic SettingDeathSurvival Horror

Positive tags

SurvivalFriendshipAdventure

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersSurvivalOutcast / Loner

Tropes

Post-ApocalypticSurvivalFish out of WaterRoad TripHuntedDuo Protagonists

Themes

SurvivalHumanity vs SavageryPost-CivilizationPredator and PreyMoral DegradationWilderness

Synopsis

When a bullet knocks Malik and the Captain's hot-air balloon out of the sky, landing them in the Kentucky wilderness, they are chased by man-hunters who believe hunting the weak is their post-apocalyptic duty.

Shot Down: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Adults only. Features humans hunting other humans for sport in a post-apocalyptic setting with strong violence and life-threatening survival situations.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Adult readers will find a tense survival thriller where two protagonists must escape deadly pursuers in a lawless wasteland.

Tags

Post-Apocalyptic FictionSurvival ThrillerAdventure