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The Luck of Brin's Five

Cherry Wilder (1977)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesTorin #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.6
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

Fish out of WaterFound FamilyAdventureHeartwarmingHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Fish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Alien ProtagonistFound Family CrewFirst Contact Crew

Tropes

First ContactFish out of WaterFound FamilyNon-Western SettingSecondary WorldComing of Age

Themes

Family and BelongingCultural ExchangeAdaptationIdentityOutsider PerspectiveSurvival

Synopsis

An earthman arrives accidentally on a planet where the people are marsupial and changes the lives and fortunes of a family group living there.

Tags

Science FantasyAnthropological SFSoft Science Fiction