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Cover of The Dying Sun

The Dying Sun

Jamie Thomson;Mark Smith (II) (1986)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesFalcon #5
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads2.88
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Anxiety

Positive tags

SurvivalFriendshipComing of AgeAdventure

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeRoad TripPost-Apocalyptic Survival

Themes

SurvivalAdaptationFamilyFriendshipEnvironmental CollapseUrban vs Rural

Synopsis

Set in the future during a new ice age, James and Robert leave the crime-ridden, warm South for a more primitive existence in the North as the two rejoin James' parents on their farm in Missouri and prepare for the approaching winter.

Tags

Post-ApocalypticSurvival FictionScience Fiction