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This Island Earth

Raymond F. Jones (1952)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesThis Island Earth #
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.82
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

WarDeceptionViolence

Positive tags

AdventureMysterySurvival

Hero archetypes

ScientistReluctant Hero

Protagonist archetypes

First Contact Crew

Tropes

First ContactHidden IdentityFish out of WaterWarDeception

Themes

Deception and ManipulationWar and ConflictHuman AgencyIntergalactic PoliticsEthics of InterventionTrust and Betrayal

Synopsis

An alien race claims to be recruiting humans to be "peace engineers" but in fact are involving Earth in an intergalactic war.

Tags

Science FictionMilitary SFFirst ContactSpace Opera