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Imzadi - Peter David Book Review

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This book examines the continuing relationship between Riker and Troi from when they first met to far in the future. Riker must go back in time in order to save Troi's life and help himself.
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adm.riker goes back in time to save counselor troi (his loved one) and sees their past and how they met.

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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%




Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Time Travel: - largely backwards/past
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - destined love (dream or prediction)
Kind of series - Star Trek
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story? Yes
Star Trek or Star Wars book? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - infantry soldier - explorer
Age: - 60's-90's
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - hard edged
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male Alien - an organization
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - killer
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Jungle - Planet surface, need spacesuit
Spaceship setting: - really, really giant spaceship/station
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - inhabited by friendly aliens - empty, or nearly empty world
Planet outside solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - actual description of sex - description of breasts
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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