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Because I've been trying to figure out how comp titles work for fifteen years, and it ain't happening.
Can anybody name me fairly recent science fiction novels (ideally decent sellers but not top award winners) that have any of the following characteristics or something along similar lines:
* A colonized protagonist who's been indoctrinated to identify with the colonizers and has to rediscover their identity.
* An adolescent or child protagonist in a fairly grim adult novel.
* An adolescent protagonist suffering from war/colonial/childhood trauma in an adult novel, especially if "teen" is not really a cultural category the way it is for us.
* Low-tech sci fi geared toward exploration of intercultural conflict, especially with a serious tone.
For the Blake's 7 fans out there, the story I know that is most like this book is the B7 episode "Horizon," if you imagine Blake's crew as much more secondary and the story being primarily about Ro as a teen.
Any reading suggestions appreciated.
Can anybody name me fairly recent science fiction novels (ideally decent sellers but not top award winners) that have any of the following characteristics or something along similar lines:
* A colonized protagonist who's been indoctrinated to identify with the colonizers and has to rediscover their identity.
* An adolescent or child protagonist in a fairly grim adult novel.
* An adolescent protagonist suffering from war/colonial/childhood trauma in an adult novel, especially if "teen" is not really a cultural category the way it is for us.
* Low-tech sci fi geared toward exploration of intercultural conflict, especially with a serious tone.
For the Blake's 7 fans out there, the story I know that is most like this book is the B7 episode "Horizon," if you imagine Blake's crew as much more secondary and the story being primarily about Ro as a teen.
Any reading suggestions appreciated.
