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It starts with a strange disappearance of a woman in a subway. Soon other people vanish and/or are killed...not to mention a whole subway train that gets attacked by shadowy figures... Can the main characters find out what is going on, and put an end to this horror?
Sal Roma, Resident Scholar


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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%




Tone of book - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Kind of alteration: - Scientifically turned into another lifeform
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror story? Yes
Culture clash- - one culture tries to impose its culture on another group
Horror plotlets - the monster chased me!

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 40's-50's
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 - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an entire race
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - killer
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - super strength - is very quick
Eccentric: Yes - wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Domed/Underground City
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - major character becomes a sex slave - rape/molest (yeech!)
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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