Marianne O'Hara travels from New New York (one of the orbital Worlds) to Earth to complete her post-doctoral studies. She unwittingly becomes involved with a group of politicos whose plans will leave Earth and all of the Worlds forever changed. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book - cynical or dry-wit FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Coming of age Yes Youngster becomes - an adult (general) Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Cultural problems, alien culture Yes Culture clash- - one person from different culture of other persons Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40 % Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Main Adversary Identity: - society How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount Setting Earth setting: - near future (later in 21st century) Spaceship setting: - a space station - really, really giant spaceship/station Takes place on Earth? Yes Takes place in spaceship? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog |