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In the future Earth is under the tyrannical rule of the Avanist Govt. The only ones who can combat is the fireball Company under Anson Guthrie and brave space pilot named Kyra Davis. Kyra must rescue Anson's personality which is downloaded on a computer.Their adventures take them from a Earth to exotic lunar colony and finally to a planet menaced by a dying star. Anderson's speculations of artificial intelligences, biotech and nanotech are first-rate and his lyrical prose makes his novel literally sing.
RODNEY POWELL, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Lifeform altered?
Yes
Kind of alteration:
- turned into/from a robot/computer
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- wealthy
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Terrain
- Planet surface, need spacesuit
- Space, need spacesuit
- Domed/Underground City
- Asteroid
Which planet?
- Earth's Moon
Earth setting:
- medium future 22-24th century
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a futuristic society
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Not Earth, in Solar System?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- a lot of techical jargon
Sex in book?
Yes
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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