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Thinning the Herd - David L. Fraley Book Review

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"Five aliens come to a greenhouse devistated earth in 2011 to restore it to paradise. Each establishes a "zone" in a different geographical area where only a very few humans and no human technology can enter but are freely accessible by all other of earth's creatures. Creatures speak very little, reflect mostly lower animal insticts, are fur-bearing, possess unlimited powers and seem to place discern no significant difference betwee humans and the lower animals. The ook spans period of approximately seventy five years in which the creatures work, eventually with man's acceptance, to restore earth to paradise."
David L. Fraley, Resident David L. Fraley Scholar


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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 - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 50%




Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - surviving a post environmental/nuclear disaster - surviving natural elements on planet
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - doctor
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - An "It".
Age: - long-lived adults
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - telekinesis - mind reading - can see into the future - super strength - teleportation - can read emotions
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Genius (really!)
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Forests
Earth setting: - near future (later in 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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