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The Suns of Scorpio

Alan Burt Akers (1973)

SubgenreSword & Sorcery
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

SlaveryViolence

Heroine archetypes

Royalty / Princess

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen OneTime-Displaced

Synopsis

[Book Two of The Dray Prescot series] Slave of the colossus builders or scourge of the Inland Sea? Both roles awaited Dray Prescot on his return to Kregen. Torn between two contending forces, the Star Lords and the Savanti, Prescot himself wanted only to find his beloved, the Princess Delia of the Blue Mountains. But the powers that had drawn him across interstellar space to the world that orbited the red and green suns in the Constellation Scorpio had set him a task, the nature of which even he could not fully comprehend...

Is The Suns of Scorpio appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Classic sword and sorcery adventure with alien world-building and slavery themes. Expect action violence typical of 1970s pulp fantasy and a hero searching for his lost princess.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include slavery and violence.

Publisher age: Adult·Our content rating: 13+

Publisher ages reflect reading level; our rating reflects content maturity — they can differ.

Who'll love this

Fans of classic pulp adventure will love the alien world, mysterious powers, and a hero fighting to reunite with his princess.

Tags

Planetary RomanceScience FantasyAdventurePulp