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AT WINTER'S END is a novel written in 1988.
After the falling of the death-stars on Earth, 700,000 years have passed. Koshmar's tribe has been able to survive by building a cocoon beneath the ice. Now strange signals have happened that persuade Koshmar that the time has come to emerge. Under the guidance of Koshmar and Hresh, a young boy who's so curious about everything that he's been chosen as the new Wise Man of the group, the tribe is heading towards Vengiboneezza, the legendary city that ruled the world before the great cataclysm. Hresh will spend years searching for informations about the ancient time in the ruins of the City. He will also discover that he and his tribe are not humans but only animals who have developed intelligence during their reclusion in the cocoon. The tribe will also have to deal with other animals who have survived on the planet. Will Koshmar and Hresh be able to find a place for them to live in peace or will the tribe be eliminated by the Hijks, giant ants that are slowly invading the Earth.
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40%
Tone of book
- sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story
Yes
Plotlets:
- surviving a post environmental/nuclear disaster
- surviving natural elements on planet
Tech./$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- info about lifeform(s)/society/phenomena
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- search for identity/new understanding
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- scholar
Age:
- a teen
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- mind reading
- mind control
- clairvoyant
- can read emotions
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- wild
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Terrain
- Jungle
- Mountains
- Forests
Earth setting:
- distant future
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- actual description of sex
- description of breasts
- rape/molest (yeech!)
How much dialogue?
- significantly more descript than dialog
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