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Race For Doroon - Gloria Jean Hartman Book Review

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"Human colonosts have decided there really are mysterious cats on Doroon after all and they're blaming them for the loss of cattle. The cats have decided that the humans, whose first act on arriving was to kill the King's heir, are just too uncivilized and must be removed. Meanwhile, the human throne remains empty since the Queen was assasinated years ago. The government she wisely set in motion continues to function but corruption runs unchecked. Meanwhile, the Rangers struggle in vain to rid the human worlds of crime and violence because pirates have infiltrated the government."
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%




Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - factions fight within govt for control
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Cultural problems, alien culture Yes
Culture clash- - one culture tries to impose its culture on another group

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 40's-50's
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Terrain - Jungle - Forests
Earth setting: - distant future
Spaceship setting: - futuristic human freighter/transport - one or two man fighter/scoutship
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - inhabited by friendly aliens - unfriendly aliens - very controlled society
Takes place on Earth? Yes
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
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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