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The Wild Alien Tamer

Mike Resnick (1983)

SubgenreSpace Western
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesTales of the Galactic Midway #3
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.67
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Animal Death

Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilySurvivalQuest

Protagonist archetypes

Fish Out of WaterOutcast / LonerWorking with Alien Species

Tropes

Space OperaFirst ContactAlien CompanionsCarnival / Circus Setting

Themes

SurvivalLoss and RenewalAlien ContactEntertainment and SpectacleStarting over

Synopsis

After Jupiter Monk's animals die, he looks for strange and frightening aliens to become part of his new carnival act

Tags

Space WesternAdventure SFSeries Fiction