{"title":"About Skyworld","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b34215;\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA diver and a scientist seek a cure for an airborne bacteria that turns people into zombies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b34215;\"\u003eStats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eAdult Steampunk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries length:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eTwo books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViolence: \u003c\/strong\u003eModerate violence, including attacks by people and zombies, characters being hurt and dying, etc. Some light gore both in attacks and descriptions of zombies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagic\/Supernatural: \u003c\/strong\u003eTechnically none, with all phenomena attributed to science. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomance\/Sex:\u003c\/strong\u003e One attack with the implied intention of rape, with early strands of romance in book 1, and more in 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian\/spiritual element:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLight allegorical, with a few references to God, a couple of spiritual conversations, and reference to \"church.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommendation: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent for readers who like steampunk, zombies, and\/or are fans of Victorian gothic fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou might like this book if you liked...\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eearly classic science-fiction\/horror like \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/em\u003eor the work of H.G. 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