| The first English colonists reach the North Americas, but they don't find Indians-only Pleistocene mammals and subhuman anthropoids(Homo erectus), which they call 'sims'. The moral implications of this discovery unfold for the next three hundred and fifty years, mostly for the better but not always for the best. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - alternate history Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes Explore: Romance Yes Romance plotlets: - two lovers coping with tough mission - Repressive society story Yes Repressive because: Inner Struggle Yes Adversaries are… - Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Adversary How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Terrain Earth setting: - 20th century - 19th century - 18th century - 17th century Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - - - actual description of sex - description of breasts - descript. of private male anat. - descript. of non-breast female anat. How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog |
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