Sci-Fi
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
1995·499 pages
In a nanotech future near Shanghai, a stolen interactive primer educates a girl to think independently amid neo-Victorian society and cultural upheaval.
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In a nanotech future near Shanghai, a stolen interactive primer educates a girl to think independently amid neo-Victorian society and cultural upheaval.
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Decades into our future, a stone's throw from the ancient city of Shanghai, a brilliant nanotechnologist named John Percival Hackworth has just broken the rigorous moral code of his tribe, the powerful neo-Victorians. He's made an illicit copy of a state-of-the-art interactive device called A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer. Commissioned by an eccentric duke for his grandchild, stolen for Hackworth's own daughter, the Primer's purpose is to educate and raise a girl capable of thinking for hersel...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Virtual sex performances and references to prostitution within the society
Violence & gore
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Violent conflicts and combat scenes in both real world and interactive stories
Profanity
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Occasional mild profanity throughout the narrative
Substance use
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Brief references to alcohol and recreational substances
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted
Religious content
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Neo-Victorian cultural rituals and moral codes
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonological content
Political content
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Central themes of class, education systems, and technological governance
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Child neglect, hardship, and systemic social suffering
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