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Review Summaries
"This fine but old book of Clarke tells us, this time, about political tensions between Earth and The Federation, which is a coalition of Mars, Venus and a few moons of he outer gas giants. The tension is caused by the need of the federation for heavy elements (Titanium, Uranium etc.) and by the fact that Earth is extremely rich in such elements, and the other planets aren't, but Earth is refusing to let them open mines on its surface, with the excuse that Earth itself is overpopulated and needs all of them. Eventually, it escalates into a minor war that is limited to a single battle. But most of the story is about the main hero, Bertram Saddler, who is sent by an Earth unpopular company to find a spy who was leaking information about development of military technology to the Federation, through an observatory on the moon. As Saddler is getting himself familiar with the new and hostile enviroment on the Moon, the Earth and Federation are preparing to break each other's neck."
Dimitri Melamoud, Resident Arthur C. Clarke Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30% Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40%
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Spying & Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- finding a spy/saboteur
Political power play
Yes
Political plotlets
- preventing/managing clash/war between govts/kingdoms
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- spy
Age:
- 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- spy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Terrain
- Planet surface, need spacesuit
- Domed/Underground City
Which planet?
- Earth's Moon
Not Earth, in Solar System?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- a significant amount of technical jargon
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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