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The Brugan

Stephen Moore (1999)

SubgenreSpace Opera
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages ()
SettingMultiple worlds and spacecraft encountering alien civilization
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

imaginativeoptimisticfamily-friendlywonder-filled

Tropes

First Contactalien speciesSpace Explorationcommunication barriersadventure

Themes

understanding across differencecuriosity and wonderpeaceful coexistencealien perspectives

Synopsis

Sarah Lemming feels lost. She's twelve years old and her life is a horrible mess! Her father is dead. She detests her mother's new boyfriend. And now they're all moving into an ancient ruined cottage, that's slap bang in the middle of nowhere!And then there's the Brugan! When he comes crashing into Sarah's world she just knows that nothing will ever be the same again. He's ugly. He's smelly. He's a vile shade of green. The grown-ups don't even believe he exists! And it's not that he means to be bad; it's just that the Brugan is lost too! And his mischief is more dangerous, more powerful, more deadly than anyone could have imagined.Can the Brugan ever find his way home? Can Sarah...?