Dove Arising

In part because it deals with military training, Dove Arising contains many scenes of violence as Phaet and her fellow enlistees practice hand-to-hand combat with lasers and knives, sometimes with serious consequences. Phaet uses a powerful stun gun on an unarmed thief, but she feels bad about it later. A civilian character is executed with a laser beam, and a young girl is killed in a protest.

Phaet's relationship with her friend Umbriel doesn't extend much beyond the platonic. She is, however, attracted to Wes, although they have no time for romance.

"Damn" is used less than a dozen times, and "God damn" once. The characters instead use a slang that substitutes words such as "grit" and "fuse" for swear words.

Parents need to know that Dove Arising features intense scenes of military training on the moon. Phaet Theta and the other Militia enlistees are subjected to grueling exercises as they learn hand-to-hand combat and use lasers and knives as weapons, sometimes with deadly consequences. Phaet uses a stun gun to shoot an unarmed thief but feels bad about it later. A character is executed by a laser beam, and a young girl is killed during a protest. Phaet is attracted to Wes, but they have no time for romance. "Damn" is used a few times, "God damn" once.