| This is a parody of futuristic military regimes. Bill, an ordinary farmer, is drafted into the army and conditioned to be a fighting grunt. Everyone is out to get everyone else, and when Bill accidently breaks an obscure rule he gets in trouble too, and goes on the run. | ||
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Plot Tone of book - very upbeat - FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Spying & Investigations Yes What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement Repressive society story Yes Training/Apprent. Yes Working up the ranks of... Parody Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Who's a slave/repressed? - humans are slaves of other humans Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Main Adversary How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Physique - average physique Setting Spaceship setting: - futuristic human warship A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - unfriendly aliens - big overbuilt futuristic city Planet outside solar system? Yes Takes place in spaceship? Yes Style Person? - mostly 3rd Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation How much dialogue? - mostly dialog |
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