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The Pearl Wars

Nick James (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesSkyship Academy #1
Setting
CSM age13+
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolenceCaptivity

Positive tags

Coming of AgeAdventureSelf-DiscoveryFriendship

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen OneReluctant Hero

Tropes

Chosen OneReluctant HeroComing of AgeFish out of WaterFound FamilyQuestTraining ArcGovernment Conspiracy

Themes

Coming of AgePower and ResponsibilityIdentityEnvironmental CollapseResistanceSelf-DiscoverySurvival

Synopsis

In 2095 when a fifteen-year-old slacker discovers that he has the power to control Pearls, fragments of space debris that are a dying Earth's most important energy source, government forces work to capture him.

Tags

DystopianScience FantasyYoung AdultAdventure