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The End of the Matter - Flinx of the Commonwealth 4
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Plot Summary of The End of the Matter - Flinx of the Commonwealth 4
"Book 3 of Flinx and Pip. After killing a Qwarm, then inheriting an alien so strange, nobody has heard or ever seen one before, Flinx decides to go to Alaspin in search of clues to his father. There he is saved by two old friends who have been searching for his alien. They think he holds the secret to saving three worlds. Flinx gets answers about his father, but ends up going after a alien "save the galaxy" machine."
Ed Phillips, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The End of the Matter - Flinx of the Commonwealth 4
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 40%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount

Setting
Spaceship setting: - futuristic human freighter/transport
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - inhabited by friendly aliens - unfriendly aliens - primitive aliens - empty, or nearly empty world
Planet outside solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a significant amount of technical jargon
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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