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Synopsis
A diplomat-in-training waltzes across a spaceship ballroom knowing a failure in etiquette may mean death. A woman is accused of murdering an intelligent virus with antibiotic cream. A house falls in love with a child and wants to keep her. A clansman faces off against a high-technology civilization and pleads with Mother Nature to redress wrongs. Journey into strange worlds and provoking situations where right-side up may be exactly the wrong choice.
Is The Man Who Tore the Sky: Stories of Speculative Fiction appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This speculative fiction story collection explores philosophical questions about consciousness, morality, and technology through unusual scenarios. Mild peril and one story involves murder accusation, but content is thought-provoking rather than graphic.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death.
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Who'll love this
Teens who enjoy mind-bending 'what if?' scenarios and stories that make you think differently about everyday concepts will find these tales fascinating.