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Review Summaries
"Arienrohd, the queen, has herself cloned in a plot to avoid her own ritual sacrifice at the end of her reign. Circumstance and her daughter's unique abilities cause her plots to veer into unexpected directions, and the betrayals of herself and others complicate matters further, as she also tries to keep the government of the greater galaxy from denying her world sophisticated technology."
Roxanne Hutton, Resident Joan D. Vinge Scholar
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Overall Review
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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Youngster becomes
- ruler
Romance
Yes
Romance plotlets:
- two lovers coping with tough mission
- destined love (dream or prediction)
Spying & Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- rescue mission/escape from confinement
Political plotlets
- saving govt/kingdom from external overthrow
- factions fight within govt for control
Repressive because:
- kills without good reason
Tech./$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- search for identity/new understanding
Story involving clones/duplicates?
- good clones/duplicates
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Clones
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Spaceship setting:
- a space station
- really, really giant spaceship/station
- one or two man fighter/scoutship
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a futuristic society
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- an average amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- impregnation/reproduction
How much dialogue?
- significantly more descript than dialog
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