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The Loners

Lex Thomas (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.88
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

DeathViolenceMurderDeath of ParentSurvivalGraphic ViolenceGang ViolenceCaptivityPlague/Epidemic

Positive tags

Sibling BondSurvivalFound FamilyProtector

Hero archetypes

Protective HeroReluctant Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersSurvival

Tropes

SurvivalFound FamilyCaptivityQuarantineOutbreakLord of the Flies DynamicSibling LoyaltyGang Warfare

Themes

SurvivalSibling BondCivilization vs SavageryPower and CorruptionTribalismIsolationComing of AgeMoral Choices Under Pressure

Synopsis

When a virus deadly to adults infects their high school, brothers David and Will and the other students soon break into gangs that fight each other for survival and the hope of escaping their quarantine.

Tags

DystopianPost-ApocalypticSurvival HorrorContemporary Fantasy