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Nemesis - Isaac Asimov Book Review

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Review Summaries
"When Eugenia Insigna of the Settlement Rotor, an independent space station, discovers an unknown red dwarf star two light years from Earth, she names it Nemesis. Led by Dr. Janus Pitt, Rotor and its population travel to the star to build a new, morally pure society. Insigna's daughter Marlene, who can read body language like a telepath, learns that Nemesis is moving dangerously close to Earth's solar system. After trying to communicate her knowledge, Marlene discovers that a conspiracy is suppressing it. "
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"A planetary settlement learns that there is a star twice closer to the solar system than the closest known star. Being the first to posses "speed of light" travel they take of to the new star. There however, they realize that the star system is moving towards the earth's sun and will destroy life on earth. Only one girl can save humanity. "
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Plot

Composition of Book
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 35%




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
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - info about lifeform(s)/society/phenomena
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Family relations Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed - student
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - none - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - bureaucrat
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Desert
Spaceship setting: - really, really giant spaceship/station
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - neutral aliens - empty, or nearly empty world
Planet outside solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed - some scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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