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"This is the story of Karr, a young soldier which is assigned to his first mission on the primitive planet "Fronn". While on the planet, he and his comreds discover that a human legion of "mechs" (soldiers that are, unlike them the "arches", trained to fight on civilized hi-tech worlds) is illegaly helping one of the local primitive leaders to take over the planet. Surprisingly, the Central Control, the same authority which have established the galactic rules, is secretly supporting them. The "horde" of arches is now being hunted by the mechs, which have a far superior weapons. Can Karr and his fellow soldiers find a ship in which they could escape the planet, and warn the Earth of the betrayal of the mechs? ------------------------------------------------------------ This book is full of chalenges to the young and unexperienced Karr and his veteran companions. They seem to encounter an INFINITE number of difficulties, but eventually, after great losses, they succeed.

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. "
Dimitri Melamoud, Resident Andre Norton Scholar

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Plot

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

FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - stranded on alien planet, fighting aliens to survive
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Age: - a teen
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization

Setting
Terrain - Water - Mountains - Domed/Underground City
Earth setting: - distant future
Spaceship setting: - futuristic human freighter/transport
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - inhabited by friendly aliens - unfriendly aliens - neutral aliens - primitive aliens
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths

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