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A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Trade-Offs for the Overhaul of the Barricade parent’s guide: what’s inside
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This is a short science fiction story about engineers working to maintain a protective barrier against a destructive force, with themes of responsibility and living up to family legacy. The content is generally thoughtful and age-appropriate for upper middle grade and teen readers, though the concept of civilizational collapse and a destructive 'Turbulence' creates some mild existential tension. The focus is primarily on problem-solving, duty, and the relationship between father and son rather than action or danger.
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Generation after generation, engineers have maintained the barricade, a shield that protects civilization against Turbulence, this strange force that destroys both minds and machines. As Turbulence grows ever more intense and the barricade begins to fail, can Ritter live up to the demands of his father, an engineer the... Generation after generation, engineers have maintained the barricade, a shield that protects civilization against Turbulence, this strange force that destroys both minds and machines. As Turbulence grows ever more intense and the barricade begins to fail, can Ritter live up to the demands of his father, an engineer the equal of any hero in the Five Great Classical Novels, as they struggle to prevent this civilization from falling like every civilization has before it? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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ISBN 9781466876484 · Macmillan