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The Blending Time

Michael Kinch (2010)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Blending Time #1
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.34
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

WarViolenceDeathPlague/EpidemicSeparationPolitical Violence

Positive tags

FriendshipSurvivalFound Family

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMultiple POVsComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Post-ApocalypticDystopian SocietyComing of AgeFound FamilySeparated FriendsWarReluctant HeroFish out of Water

Themes

SurvivalEnvironmental CollapseFriendship Under DuressIdentityDuty vs FreedomColonizationForced MigrationComing of Age

Synopsis

In the harsh world of 2069, ravaged by plagues and environmental disasters, friends Jaym, Reya, and D'Shay are chosen to help repopulate Africa as their mandatory Global Alliance work, but civil war and mercenaries opposed to the Blending Program separate them and threaten their very lives.

Tags

DystopianScience FictionPost-ApocalypticWar Story