| Believing that their breakaway colonies in the Empyrean have come under the control of aliens known as "Angels", the Pax Comitas sends scientist and newly recruited spy Jereko Costas investigate. With the help of a con artist and thief named Chandris Lalasha, Jereko discovers that the "Angels" aren't the morality controllers that the Comitas and the Empyrean believes them to be. What follows is an adventure involving socioeconomic and political intrigue mixed with hard science and philosophical debate. All in all another engaging story by Zahn. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes Explore: Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes Stealing/recovering/destroying Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - society Profession/status: How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Spaceship setting: - a space station - futuristic human freighter/transport A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society Planet outside solar system? Yes Takes place in spaceship? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment scientific jargon? (SF only) - a significant amount of technical jargon 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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