Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus - Isaac Asimov Book Review

A new enemy (Asimov gives the Sirians a rest for this one) is using V-frogs, frogs from Venus, to control the minds of others. The new enemy takes over the mind of one councilman and then tries to take control of Lucky. Lucky must battle the mental dominator, who tries to convince Lucky to take the ship down and destroy itself. This is a rather different Lucky Starr adventure from the others, for Lucky must not merely solve a mystery, but battle for control of his own mind.

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" A new enemy (Asimov gives the Sirians a rest for this one) is using V-frogs, frogs from Venus, to control the minds of others. The new enemy takes over the mind of one councilman and then tries to take control of Lucky. Lucky must battle the mental dominator, who tries to convince Lucky to take the ship down and destroy itself. This is a rather different Lucky Starr adventure from the others, for Lucky must not merely solve a mystery, but battle for control of his own mind."
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - unraveling a conspiracy - finding a spy/saboteur
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - government investigator
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - middling 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
Age: - 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript

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