Imagine having a job where you are literally time itself. With your hourglass, you can change the color of the sand and move freely into the past, present and future. There's one drawback. You live backwards while others live forwards. | ||
Plot & Themes FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes Time Travel: - largely forwards/future - largely backwards/past Explore: Romance Yes Romance plotlets: - - two lovers coping with tough mission - - - Spying & Investigations Yes What is main char. doing? - deposing an evil leader - unraveling a conspiracy - - finding a spy/saboteur Political power play Yes Political plotlets - saving govt/kingdom from external overthrow Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes magical powers: Training/Apprent. Yes Kind of series - Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Time Travel story? Yes Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's If magical mental powers: - can see into the future - can fly - Invisibility - is very quick Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Has magical powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - telekinesis - can fly - teleportation - can cast all sorts of spells - is very quick How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Terrain Earth setting: - 20th century - 19th century - 18th century - 17th century - general past - dinosaur times - near future (later in 21st century) Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment scientific jargon? (SF only) - an average amount of scientific explanation Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript |