Anne Burden is alone. After a nuclear holocaust only her valley is left untouched. Anne tries to make a new life for herself, dreaming of a time when she has somebody else to share it with. One day however somebody does come, wearing a strange suit that protects him from the radiation. Anne hides at first but when the newcomer swims in the polluted steam and falls sick she must reveal herself. But after nursing him back to health Anne starts to wish that she had remained alone as things all start to go wrong. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - King Arthur Youngster becomes - great naval officer Explore: Adversaries are… - giant monsters Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14) GIANT monster(s) Yes Descript. of chases or violence - 0 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 80 % Main Character Identity: - clone Profession/status: Age: - 60's-90's If magical mental powers: - can cast many different spells Really unusual traits? Main Adversary Identity: - Female Alien Age: - a kid Profession/status: Has magical powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can cast all sorts of spells How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book. How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Brain damaged Setting Earth setting: - general past Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture scientific jargon? (SF only) - the book is simply packed with technical jargon Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of touching personal anatomy - licking - major character becomes a sex slave - actual description of sex - lesbians! - description of breasts - rape/molest (yeech!) How much dialogue? - mostly dialog |