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Sly Mongoose parent’s guide: what’s inside
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Sly Mongoose is a science fiction adventure with action sequences and an invasion plot that creates moderate tension but remains generally suitable for middle-grade readers seeking richer sci-fi. The protagonist is a resourceful young teen facing dangerous situations and moral choices, with themes of growing up and responsibility. While there are combat scenes and a planetary threat, the violence is not graphic, and the story emphasizes ingenuity and perseverance over brutality.
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Welcome to Chilo, a planet with corrosive rain, crushing pressure, and deadly heat. Fortunately, fourteen-year-old Timas lives in one of the domed cities that float 100,000 feet above the surface, circling near the edge of a monstrous perpetual storm. Above the acidic clouds the temperature and pressure are normal. But... Welcome to Chilo, a planet with corrosive rain, crushing pressure, and deadly heat. Fortunately, fourteen-year-old Timas lives in one of the domed cities that float 100,000 feet above the surface, circling near the edge of a monstrous perpetual storm. Above the acidic clouds the temperature and pressure are normal. But to make a living, Timas like many other young men, is lowered to the surface in an armored suit to scavenge what he can. Timas's life is turned upside down when a strange man crash lands on the city. The newcomer is fleeing an alien intelligence intent on invading the planet and discovering the secret hidden deep inside the perpetual storm—a secret that could lead to interplanetary war. As the invaded cities fall silent one by one, Chilo's citizens must race against time to stop the enemy. And Timas will find out what kind of man he has become in the harsh conditions of Chilo's surface. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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- Fiction, science fiction, general
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ISBN 9781429933742 · Tor Books