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Dawn for a Distant Earth - Forever Hero 1 - L.E. Modesitt Jr. Book Review

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Review Summary
Volume 1 of The Forever Hero.   He was a product of Old Earth's ruins. He was captured by the Empire and trained to be a combat soldier. He was too smart and independent for the military, so they sent him back to the polluted, devastation of Old Earth. He is determined to bring Earth back, regardless of what it takes.
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 40%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - surviving a post environmental/nuclear disaster
Training/Apprent. Yes
Working up the ranks of... - armed forces
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - navy soldier
Age: - 20's-30's
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 - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount

Setting
Earth setting: - distant future
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - an average amount of scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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