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The Bavarian Gate - John Dalmas Book Review

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"This is the sequel to The Lion Of Farside. Curtis Macurdy is back from Yuulith and because some people from Yuulith won't leave him alone, he goes to Oregon. There he gets married and wants to settle down and live a normal life. World War II interupts his plans. He joins the army and with his talents becomes a spy to investigate the Nazis recruiting of people with supposed occult powers and training them to use against the Allies. He finds out that they have made contact with people through another gate. He must stop Nazis and destroy the gate at all costs."
Ed Phillips, Resident John Dalmas Scholar


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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 40%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - spying/espionage in enemy territorry
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - hand to hand - guns
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - Invisibility - healing
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an entire race
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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