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Warner, Apr 2002, 6.99, 512 pp.
ISBN: 0446610771
The Ghengis Khan pirates attack the merchant space ship Mukudori murdering the adults and enslaving the children. During the fracas, eight-year-old Joslyn Musey kills one of the assailants. Impressed by the courage of the obviously frightened youngster, the pirate leader Falcone decides to keep Jos as his personal toy while selling the remaining captives. Falcone begins training Jos on how he expects the lad to behave.
When the Ghengis Khan ship lands on a space station, Falcone takes Jos with him. However, the Striviire-na, known by mankind as the deadly Strit, attacks the station. Jos escapes from Falcone only to be taken prisoner by the Strit. He is taken to their home world, Aaian-na. They begin to brainwash him so that as an adult he will loathe his own kind and become a future pawn when the Strit invade their mortal enemy, humans.
WARCHILD is a strong science fiction tale that easily explains why Karin Lowachee won the Warner Aspect First Novel contest. The thrilling story line cleverly balances plenty of action with full character development. The depth of the tale enables the audience to live Jos' plight and believe that the Strit exist. The story line is used to tell the adventures of the star while furthering the understanding of the key cast especially Jos. Fans of alien space wars will fully relish Ms. Lowachee's debut novel.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%
Tone of book
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Coming of age
Yes
Youngster becomes
- great warrior
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- search for identity/new understanding
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
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling 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 entire race
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Setting
Spaceship setting:
- really, really giant spaceship/station
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- a fair amount of scientific explanation
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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