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Book Review By Kevin Dole
Worlds Apart by Joe Haldeman

The second book in the Worlds trilogy. Marianne O'Hara is back in the orbital World New New York having barely escaped the war that depopulated most of Earth and destroyed most of the Worlds. Also surviving is O'Hara's lover, Jeff Hawking who is trapped on Earth. As Jeff and O'Hara struggle to cope witht the aftermath of the war and restore their respective societies O'hara must make a choice. Should she look for Jeff and try to rebuild Earth? Should she focus her efforts on restoring New New York and coping with the influx of refugees? Or should take to the stars in the starship that's being built?


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - cynical or dry-wit
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Explore:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 %

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - society

Setting
Terrain
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
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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