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Trader's World

Charles Sheffield (1988)

SubgenreHard SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

WarDeceptionPolitical Violence

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryMystery

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of WaterFish Out of WaterReluctant Hero

Tropes

Post-ApocalypticHard SFDystopiaHidden AgendaReluctant Hero

Themes

Coming of AgeDeception and TruthHidden AgendasIdentityPolitical IntriguePowerSurvival

Synopsis

A young man raised by the powerful Trader's Guild in a world drastically changed by nuclear war discovers that his business of negotiation masks a hidden agenda. (Library Journal)

Tags

Political ThrillerPost-Nuclear WarMystery