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Book Review By Thomas Head
Blood and Fire by David Gerrold

'Blood and Fire' is the fourth book in David Gerrold's Star Wolf series. The story opens on the deck of the Star Wolf, as the ship jumps through hyperspace in answer to a distress call of a derelict ship. Commander Korie is here (nope, no stars yet), as well as the other members of the crew from the previous books, with some new faces: Captain Parsons, and new members of the Quilla group. The main story arcs involve the mysteries of the distressed vessel, and the strange virus it holds, and crew member Brian Armstrong coming to grips with his loss and his relationship to the Quilla group.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding
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 - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 %

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount

Setting
Terrain
Spaceship setting: - futuristic human warship
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a significant amount of technical jargon
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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