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Rite of Passage

Alexei Panshin

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#847 of 8,085 books · #29 in Young Adult

Won the Nebula Award for Best Novel (1968). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 1 other award.

Rite of Passage won the Nebula Award. After the destruction of Earth, humanity has established itself precariously among a hundred planets. Between them roam the vast Ships, doling out scientific knowledge in exchange for raw materials. On one of the Ships lives Mia Havero. Belligerent soccer player, intrepid explorer of ventilation shafts, Mia tests all the boundaries of her insulated world. She will soon be tested in turn. At the age of fourteen all Ship children must endure a month unaided in the wilds of a colony world, and although Mia has learned much through formal study, about philosophy, economics, and the business of survival, she will find that her most vital lessons are the ones she must teach herself.

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Publisher
Ace Books
ISBN-13
9780739450000
Topics
Coming of ageSurvivalSocietal stagnation

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