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Fireboy

Dean Whitlock (2016)

SubgenreSoft SF / Social SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages ()
SeriesCarver's World #3
SettingCarver's World - transformed future Earth
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Violencepower dynamics

Positive tags

character developmentimaginativeengaging worldemotionally grounded

Tropes

gifted protagonistworld-buildingseries narrativesuperpowerscommunity-focused

Themes

identity and self-discoveryResponsibilityCommunityBelonging

Synopsis

Fireboy has earned barely half the money he needs to pay off his mother's bond and reunite his family. Gambling all, he ships a cargo for the baron who holds his mother's bond. His journey takes him to the bemagicked rapids of the High Reach, risking boat, friends, and his own free will, unless he can discover which bonds really matter.

Is Fireboy appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 17 and up.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include violence and power dynamics.