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This book consists of two books: The Moon Maid and The Moon Men. The first story concerns the discovery of the aliens on the moon and battles with them and escape back to the earth. The second story is about the aliens conquering Earth and the revolution to unseat them after several hundred years of occupancy, suffering and slavery.
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Plot & Themes

FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?    -   science fiction story Explore/1st contact/ enviro story    -   Yes Explore:    -   exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena    -   stranded on alien planet, fighting aliens to survive Spying & Investigations    -   Yes What is main char. doing?    -   rescue mission/escape from confinement Repressive society story    -   Yes If an invasion, from Earth/human POV:    -   fighting overt invasion (attacking aliens) Inner Struggle    -   Yes War or Invasion    -   Yes Major kinds of combat:    -   hand to hand    -   guns    -   sword fights Is this an adult or child's book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book Cultural problems, alien culture    -   Yes Culture clash-    -   feelings of a human growing up among aliens Who's a slave/repressed?    -   aliens are slaves

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   Prince/Nobleman/King Age:    -   20's-30's

Setting

Terrain    -   Mountains    -   Asteroid Earth setting:    -   distant future A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:    -   unfriendly aliens    -   very controlled society Takes place on Earth?    -   Yes Planet outside solar system?    -   Yes

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   explicit references to deaths scientific jargon? (SF only)    -   a moderate amount of scientific explanation Sex in book?    -   Yes How much dialogue?    -   significantly more descript than dialog

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