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Cover of The Wind Whales of Ishmael

The Wind Whales of Ishmael

Philip José Farmer (1971)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.37
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathViolenceGrief

Positive tags

AdventureSurvivalQuestSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Time-Displaced HeroLast SurvivorFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedReluctant Hero

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterLost CivilizationQuestSecondary WorldPost-Apocalyptic EarthReluctant HeroLast Survivor

Themes

SurvivalDisplacement and AlienationAdaptationEnvironmental CatastropheLost CivilizationsTime and MemoryHumanity's Future

Synopsis

Ishmael, lone survivor of the doomed whaling ship Pequod, falls through a rift in time and space to a future Earth--an earth that no longer has seas to sail or a safe harbor to call home.

Tags

Science FantasyDying EarthPost-ApocalypticLiterary Mashup