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Rite of Passage

Alexei Panshin

Cover of Rite of Passage

Published 1968 by Ace Books · 254 pages

Hugo Nominee 1969Nebula Winner 1969
Science Fiction

Synopsis

In a future where Earth has been destroyed and humanity survives aboard massive starships, fourteen-year-old Mia Havero must undertake her Trial — thirty days of survival on a primitive colony planet — to earn her place as an adult citizen. A coming-of-age story exploring questions of privilege, responsibility, and what it means to grow up.

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Debut

This was the author's debut novel

Author Nationality

US

ISBN

9780441727858

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