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In "The Holmes-Dracula File" a threat to unleash a plague on London sends Sherlock Holmes (who resembles Dracula) after the culpret. Dracula returns to London, and as he steps off the boat he is clubbed and taken to be a plague test subject.
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Spying & Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- finding a killer (criminal)
- uncovering amnesiatic memories
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror story?
Yes
Horror plotlets
- vampires taking a quick bite
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- long lived adults
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can change shapes
- can talk to animals
- fire/lightning/weather cntrl
- mind reading
- mind control
- super strength
- can fly
- is very quick
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- doctor
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Terrain
- Water
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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