| A time machine has been invented which can take people to the past. This is a major breakthrough in science. But a problem occurs when one of the persons experimenting with the machine goes back to the past and loses his only means to come back. A team of archeologists is sent to get the person back, but on reaching there they realise that they are centuries back in the past, a period when there were no rules and people had to fight just to survive. They must get the lost person back to the present and at the same time fight againsts the rulers of that era befoe the time runs out. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Time Travel: - largely backwards/past Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Time Travel story? Yes Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40 % Story largely takes place in - Really long ago Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths scientific jargon? (SF only) - a lot of techical jargon How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript |
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