Coils - Roger Zelazny and Fred Saberhagen Book Review

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"A man Donald BelPatri lives in the Florida Keys, with his girlfriend Cora. All he knows is that he get major income wired to his bank account and that he has an odd ability to communicate with computers. When he goes with Cora to see his family, the town he remembers isn't there. When Cora goes missing, Don goes looking for her... and finds an energy company called Angra who is holding her hostage who he used to work for before he quit. They want him back because of his ability to control anything plugged into a computer anywhere with his mind, and will stop at nothing to get him. As he rediscovers his memories, he must search for Cora and try to stay alive, for if Angra can't get him to work for them, they'd rather have him dead than revealing their secrets. "
kate, Resident Roger Zelazny and Fred Saberhagen Scholar

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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%

Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - two lovers coping with tough mission
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
magical powers: - telepath (scifi)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - business executive
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind control
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
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
Terrain - Water
Earth setting: - near future (later in 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog

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