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This Time of Darkness

H. M. Hoover (1980)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

CaptivityClass Struggle

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryHopeful EndingQuest

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterRebel / Revolutionary

Heroine archetypes

Fish out of WaterRebel / Revolutionary

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterRebellionQuestComing of AgeForbidden LoveFound Family

Themes

Freedom vs ControlClass StruggleHopeFriendshipCourageEnvironmental CollapseDiscovery

Synopsis

Although both know it is forbidden, Amy and Axel hope that by following the countless ramps leading upward they can escape from their filthy subterranean world.

Tags

DystopianScience FictionPost-ApocalypticSurvival