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Cover of The Twelfth Child

The Twelfth Child

Raymond Van Over (1990)

SubgenreSpace Opera
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages ()
SettingContemporary Earth
CSM age18+
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNot rated

Trigger warnings

Child HarmDeath of Parent

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Tropes

Biological WeaponsGenetic EngineeringAncient Alien MysteryHive MindMorally Gray Protagonist

Themes

First ContactIdentityPowerSacrifice

Synopsis

Each year in a different city, a seemingly healthy mother dies at the hands of her newborn baby--and the babies are coincidentally cared for by nannies from the same agency

Tags

Thrillerhorror SFconspiracySupernatural Horror