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The Starlight Crystal

by Christopher Pike · 1995

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It is 200 years in the future. Paige Christian, 18, has been given the chance to join the crew of the Traveler—a special spaceship/time capsule designed to circle the solar system and study the changes on earth throughout two centuries. But an awful thing happens to the earth—and the Traveler.

Genre
aliens and first contactaliens and first contactMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thishorrorhorrorMore like thisLess of thistime traveltime travelMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisspiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of thisspacespaceMore like thisLess of this
Mood
nostalgianostalgiaMore like thisLess of this
Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
short · 195 pages

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