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Review Summaries
"30 years ago, Earth's war with the Ryqril was lost. In a last chance effort to overthrow Earth's alien domination, Allen Caine, an operative in the Resistance, is sent to find and reactivate the elite fighting force known as Blackcollars. "
chris sandstedt, Resident Timothy Zahn Scholar
"The blackcollars, the most elite warriors of the Ryqril / Human conflict, have all been killed or disappeared into hiding since the war ended 30 years earlier. Now, a freshly-trained resistance agent from Earth joins up with a blackcollar squad while on a mission to re-acquire 5 hidden fully-armed Warships, a treasure that could free Humankind from Ryqril dominance once again, but first they've got to find them!"
Adam, Resident Timothy Zahn Scholar
"Allen Caine is a resistance fightewr on futuristic Earth, tasked with locating 5 starships hidden 30 years before the humans lost a war to the Ryqril. Along the way, he links with the few remaining Blackcollars - elite guerilla warriors who will stop at nothing to free the TDE from the grip of the Ryqs and their human collaborators."
Jeremy Steele, Resident Timothy Zahn Scholar
"In this book, the primary character, Allen Caine, is a resistance fighter from Earth who is trying to overthrow the alien Ryqrils years after their successful invasion and occupation of the Earth and its colonies. Caine is given a mission to locate the elite Blackcollar unit on the former Earth colony of Plinry and give them the location of hidden starships that may give them the power to finally overthrow the alien occupation."
Preston, Resident Timothy Zahn Scholar
"Thirty years after Earth's defeat by the Ryqril, Allen Caine, a resistance operative, is sent to the Earth colony Plinry. His mission: to find local Blackcollar survivors to help him locate the secret drug Backlash and to begin the fight to free themselves from the domination of their alien conquerers."
Chris Sandtedt, Resident Timothy Zahn Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20% Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Spying & Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- spying/espionage in enemy territorry
Tech./$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- warship
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- spy
Age:
- 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
Terrain
- Mountains
- Forests
Spaceship setting:
- futuristic human warship
- futuristic human freighter/transport
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a futuristic society
- unfriendly aliens
- very controlled 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)
- some scientific explanation
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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