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A Rush of Golden Wings

Cherith Baldry (1991)

SubgenreSpace Opera
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SettingFar-Future Space
CSM age10
Goodreads4.2
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

Mentor FigureHopeful EndingFound Family

Tropes

Colony WorldReluctant HeroInterstellar PoliticsPlanetary RomanceSoft SF

Themes

Coming of AgeIdentityPowerSacrifice

Synopsis

A simple farm boy is led by a mystical phoenix to a book which contains the Word of God and faces great danger when he takes it from his home world on Barren to the planet Centre so it can be copied and shared.

Tags

Science Fantasyreligious SFQuest NarrativeYA crossover

Is A Rush of Golden Wings appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A gentle science-fantasy adventure featuring a young farm boy on a dangerous quest; contains mild peril but nothing inappropriate for preteens.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

A farm boy guided by a magical phoenix sets off on a thrilling quest across worlds to protect a sacred book.