Plot & Themes FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes Explore: Kind of series - Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Really unusual traits? Main Adversary How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Earth setting: - medium future 22-24th century A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - inhabited by friendly aliens - neutral aliens - primitive aliens Takes place on Earth? Yes Planet outside solar system? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths scientific jargon? (SF only) - a fair amount of scientific explanation Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - weird alien sex - - major character becomes a sex slave How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |