explorer / books · 1969
Rite of Passage
Alexei Panshin

Published 1968 by Ace Books · 254 pages
Hugo Nominee 1969Nebula Winner 1969
Science FictionSynopsis
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