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Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin
4.0
Young adult fiction before young adult fiction was a thing.
Mia grows up on a technologically advanced generation ship, mostly devoid of contact from the primitive colonies those ships helped establish centuries ago. As the titular rite of passage, children from the ship must undergo a survival challenge on one of the backwards colonies before being accepted into their community as adults. In addition to the plot, there is a lot of interesting discussion about ethical systems, specifically the ethics of technology and community.
Engaging plot + interesting subtext = fun times
Mia grows up on a technologically advanced generation ship, mostly devoid of contact from the primitive colonies those ships helped establish centuries ago. As the titular rite of passage, children from the ship must undergo a survival challenge on one of the backwards colonies before being accepted into their community as adults. In addition to the plot, there is a lot of interesting discussion about ethical systems, specifically the ethics of technology and community.
Engaging plot + interesting subtext = fun times