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Review Summaries
"Jackleg Time Travel. Not a practical method of time travel.
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Philip A. Petmecky, Resident Robert A. Heinlein Scholar
"Dan was a great inventor, working on building his robot helpers, until his girlfriend drugged him, stole his money, and had him frozen for decades. When he woke up, he was in a new world and had to totally readjust and get used to the new culture. Once he settled in, he started thinking about settling old scores...."
Steve, Resident Robert A. Heinlein Scholar
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Overall Review
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Plot
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Time Travel:
- largely forwards/future
- largely backwards/past
Romance
Yes
Romance plotlets:
- destined love (dream or prediction)
Spying & Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- unraveling a conspiracy
Tech./$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- scientist
- engineer
Age:
- 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Earth setting:
- near future (later in 21st century)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
- some scientific explanation
How much dialogue?
- significantly more dialog than descript
- little dialog