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Review Summaries
"Perhaps one too many as the characters from Callahan's Crosstime Saloon meet again to down a few, trade puns and save the world. When alien Mickey Finn and Mary Callahan return from being thrashed by a 3 legged alien bent on destroying the world, Callahan's team kicks in to save the world with a few drinks and some horrible puns. Entertaining but predictable. Not as good as the first."
Bill MacArthur, Resident Spider Robinson Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story
Yes
Plotlets:
- dimension travel
- preventing an ecological disaster
Robots, Computers, VR
Yes
Robot, PC, VR Plotlets:
- good computer AI
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV:
- fighting overt invasion (attacking aliens)
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- fighting a personal illness/handicap
- coping with mental/magical powers
War or Invasion
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male Alien
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- slave
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- impregnation/reproduction
How much dialogue?
- significantly more dialog than descript
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