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Cover of The Making of the Representative for Planet 8

The Making of the Representative for Planet 8

Doris Lessing (1982)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesCanopus in Argos: Archives #4
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.88
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathMass DeathGriefSurvival

Positive tags

PhilosophicalHeartwarmingHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMultiple POVs

Tropes

Ensemble CastApocalyptic EventCommunity SurvivalPhilosophical Journey

Themes

SurvivalMeaning of LifeCommunityAdaptationMortalityValue of ExistenceClimate Catastrophe

Synopsis

Planet 8, a prosperous world with intelligent, vital inhabitants, is transformed by an Ice Age, a change that causes a critical variation in lifestyle and a drastic reappraisal of the meaning and value of life.

Tags

Philosophical SFClimate FictionAllegorical FantasyLiterary SF