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Review Summaries
"The planet with no name. It is a stratified rainforest 3/4 of a mile high with seven distinct levels. Humans tend to live on level 3 and dont stray to the other levels ruled by giant monsters. One day life changes as a craft crashes near the villiage of Born (a hunter\explorer). he sets off with his furcot Ruumahan to investigate and finds the crashed ship of Logan and Cohoma. Born teams up with his rival Losting and his furcot Geeliwan to return the two strangers to their base. But when they see how the human scientists are exploiting their environment Born vows revenge on the wasteful human scientists.
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Neil Morey, Resident Alan Dean Foster Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence - 30% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10% Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story
Yes
Plotlets:
- exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena
- preventing an ecological disaster
Adversaries are…
- giant monsters
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
GIANT monster(s)
Yes
Cultural problems, alien culture
Yes
Culture clash-
- one human from different culture of other humans
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- explorer
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:
- an organization
Profession/status:
- scientist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Setting
Terrain
- Jungle
- Water
- Forests
- Domed/Underground City
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue?
- significantly more descript than dialog
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