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The Children's Hospital

Chris Adrian (2006)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Chunky (400-600))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.57

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Heroine archetypes

Doctor / Nurse

Synopsis

Opens with the world ending under seven sudden miles of water. The survivors are those caught on a random night in a very unusual children's hospital. Part tales of and by an unlikely hero of a medical student, part mythic narrative as thought by the recording angel responsible for watching and crhonicling events that represent a third covenant of God with the world.

The Children's Hospital: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This complex literary fantasy contains apocalyptic themes including mass death, children in peril in a hospital setting, and philosophical explorations of faith and suffering. The biblical framework and medical setting involve disturbing scenarios despite the ultimately hopeful spiritual narrative.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include child harm, death, mass death, child death, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers who appreciate literary fantasy with biblical themes will find a haunting, philosophical exploration of faith during apocalypse.

Tags

Literary FantasyMagical RealismBiblical FictionMedical DramaApocalyptic Fiction