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Synopsis
Traveller, debt-dodger, itinerant critic, and writer of history books nobody buys, Orion Treet is astounded to be invited to accompany a top-secret mission: to observe and document an extra-terrestrial colony on a newly discovered planet. But the paradise planet Treet and his companions are promised is a nightmare world locked in a death spiral of hate, fear, and death. The explorer’s arrival rekindles an impossibly ancient feud – and deadly conflict between two highly evolved civilizations. It is the struggle for the future of a world, a battle where there can be no spectators. Everyone must choose a side.
Is The Siege of Dome appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This science fiction novel features moderate violence related to warfare and ancient conflicts between civilizations. The story explores themes of cultural conflict and features a protagonist forced to take sides in a deadly war.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, war, and violence (see the full list above).
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Who'll love this
Teens interested in first contact stories and philosophical sci-fi will enjoy this tale of an ordinary writer thrust into an alien war.