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"Bowen Tyler Jr. is the son of a shipbuilding tycoon caught in the middle of the First World War. Accompanying him is his dog Nobs and a mysterious woman. After capturing a German U-boat with a crew from Britain, Bowen tries to take the ship back to England. However, instead of travelling to England, Bowen and the crew ended up travelling to the dreaded island of Caspak, where they discover a large population of dinosaurs and other unknown creatures."
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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 - depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Adversaries are… - dinosaurs
GIANT monster(s) Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - navy soldier
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Jungle - Water - Mountains - Forests
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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