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Phantom

Christopher Pike (1996)

SubgenreSoft SF / Social SF
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesThe Last Vampire (Christopher Pike) #4
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.95

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Hero archetypes

Mysterious Hero

Synopsis

After five thousand years she was again mortal. The dead alchemist's experiment has worked. Alisa is no longer a vampire, but a frail and confused human. Not only that -- she is pregnant. The baby grows in her at supernatural speed. As the stranger watches. The stranger from the past. But what child will Alisa's seed produce? A demon or an angel? Alisa does not know. But the stranger does. He knows everything that ever was. And he knows everything that is to be.

Tags

Supernatural HorrorDark FantasyParanormalUrban Fantasy

Is Phantom appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

A supernatural thriller featuring a formerly immortal vampire now mortal and pregnant with a rapidly-growing child of unknown nature. Contains moderate supernatural horror elements, pregnancy body horror, and dark themes about identity and transformation.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include pregnancy, body horror, and supernatural pregnancy (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will be gripped by the high-stakes supernatural mystery of what kind of child the former vampire will birth, and the ominous presence of the all-knowing stranger.