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Cover of The Boy at the End of the World

The Boy at the End of the World

Greg van Eekhout (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.85
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentDeath

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeSurvivalSelf-DiscoveryHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterComing-of-Age HeroLast Survivor

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant HeroComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgePost-ApocalypticQuestReluctant HeroFound FamilyAncient ArtifactLast Survivor

Themes

SurvivalIdentityWhat It Means to Be HumanIsolationHopeInstinct vs KnowledgeRebuildingPurpose

Synopsis

Born half-grown in a world that is being destroyed, Fisher has instinctive knowledge of many things, including that he must avoid the robot that knows his name.

Tags

Post-ApocalypticScience FantasySurvival StoryCli-Fi