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An alien named Ramnik has chosen the way of domination through infiltration of local and world governments, which in turn changes the mainstream of human society.
Joshua becomes a reluctant leader of those that have been enlightened to this subtle take-over, and through determination, warfare, suffering, and death, the government in partnership with the aliens strike up a questionable solution.
Radha McLean, Resident Scholar

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Plot

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

Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Repressive society story Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Cultural problems, alien culture Yes
Culture clash- - one culture tries to impose its culture on another group
Who's a slave/repressed? - humans are slaves of aliens

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - government investigator
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can see into the future - can read emotions
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 - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male Alien
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - diplomat
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - super strength - can fly - teleportation - can read emotions - is very quick
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric - obsessed - emotionally unstable - wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Genius (really!)
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
Terrain - Jungle - Desert - Water - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - near future (later in 21st century)
Spaceship setting: - alien spaceship
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - unfriendly aliens - empty, or nearly empty world - very controlled society
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Person? - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript. of non-breast female anat.
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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