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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- part earth & part fantasy world
Coming of age
Yes
Youngster becomes
- great warrior
- guardian of justice
Spying & Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- spying/espionage in enemy territorry
Political power play
Yes
Political plotlets
- saving govt/kingdom from external overthrow
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV:
- fighting overt invasion (attacking aliens)
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- search for identity/new understanding
- coping with mental/magical powers
- change of heart
War or Invasion
Yes
Major kinds of combat:
- sword fights
- lasers
- spaceship battles
Kind of series
- Star Wars
Kind of alteration:
- exotic/alien torture for major character
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Star Trek or Star Wars book?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- 40's-50's
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- telekinesis
- mind reading
- is very quick
- can read emotions
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Setting
Spaceship setting:
- futuristic human warship
- alien spaceship
- futuristic human freighter/transport
- 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)
- a significant amount of technical jargon
Sex in book?
Yes
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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