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Dinosaur Beach by Keith Laumer

A truly beleivable method of describing a possible reality of time travel. From a highly descriptive treatise on dinosaurs, to an incredible aptitude for describing a world that is at once other worldly yet common high-tech.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Time Travel: - into past and future equally
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story? Yes
Descript. of chases or violence - 20 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40 %
Story largely takes place in - Really long ago

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
If magical mental powers: - can see into the future - super strength - Invisibility - is very quick - can read emotions

Main Adversary
Identity: - Robot
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - can see into the future - super strength - is very quick
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Terrain
Earth setting: - 20th century - 17th century - dinosaur times - distant future
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of touching personal anatomy - description of breasts
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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