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Rite of Passage
Published 1968 by Ace Books · 254 pages
Hugo · 1969
FinalistNebula · 1969
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Hugo 19695 finalists
Nebula 19697 finalists
Alexei Panshin on these ballots
2 award entries · 1 books · 1 wins · 1969–1969
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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.
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