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The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die

Stephen R. Donaldson (1996)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Chunky (400-600))
SeriesThe Gap #5
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.25
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

BetrayalBody HorrorGenetic ModificationViolenceGraphic ViolenceTortureSexual AssaultRapePsychological TraumaWarHuman Experimentation

Positive tags

High AngstRedemption ArcSurvival

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMultiple POVsMorally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

Space OperaAlien InvasionBetrayal from WithinLast StandGenetic ManipulationBody HorrorDark Sci-FiMorally Gray ProtagonistAntiheroWarDesperate Gambit

Themes

BetrayalSurvivalMoral ComplexityHuman vs AlienThe Cost of VictoryIdentity and HumanityRedemptionPower and Corruption

Synopsis

A man betrays the human race to the alien Amnion in return for immortality, but the humans manage to turn the tables. A scheme by the invaders to mutate humans into Amnion is defeated when the humans invent an antidote. By the author of Chaos and Order.

Tags

Space OperaMilitary Science FictionDark Science FictionPsychological Thriller