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Under Heaven's Bridge

Michael Bishop; Ian Watson (1981)

SubgenreSoft SF / Social SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

AdventureHopeful EndingMysterySelf-Discovery

Tropes

First ContactSocial SFSoft SFHostile PlanetMorally Gray ProtagonistMysterious AliensPlanetary Romance

Themes

First ContactConnectionIdentitySurvivalSacrificeMoral AmbiguityUnknown Intelligence

Synopsis

Although no one knows whether the Kybers are machines or living beings, Dr. Keiko Takihashi, ship's linguist, is determined to save some of them from the approaching nova of one of their planet's suns

Tags

Philosophical SFLinguistic SFhard science