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The Lone Sentinel

Jo Dereske (1989)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.89
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentGrief

Positive tags

Coming of AgeFound FamilySelf-DiscoveryFriendshipHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroOrphanReluctant Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of WaterComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterMentor DiesFound FamilyOutcast / LonerFirst Contact

Themes

Coming of AgeGrief and LossIsolation vs ConnectionResponsibilityIdentitySelf-DiscoveryCross-Species Understanding

Synopsis

At his father's untimely death, a teenager assumes control of a light tower at the bleak and lonely outpost of the universe--a job he feels capable of handling until the arrival of two teenaged girls and a group of aliens.

Tags

Science FictionSpace OperaBildungsromanFrontier Fiction