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Synopsis
Sending a spaceship to rendezvous with an enormous vessel made up of a series of globular habitats approaching its star system, the aliens find a savage race calling themselves "humans" who promptly slaughter the exploration team, except for a single survivor who escapes to another habitat, where he finds more friendly humans whose help he requires to get back to his own ship.
Is Slow Train to Arcturus appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This science fiction novel contains significant violence including the slaughter of an alien exploration team by humans. The story explores cultural collision and survival themes through an alien protagonist's perspective across different human habitats.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include murder, mass death, and violence.
Who'll love this
Teens interested in space exploration and first contact stories from an alien's perspective will find this survival adventure across multiple human habitats compelling.