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Plot Summary of Outlander
"This is the first in a series of what will be five time-travel romance of fantastic fiction, deals with passion and honor. When Claire travels back in time to a violent Scotland skirmish in 143 after serving in WWII torn England as a nurse, she encounters kidnapping, witchcraft and makes use of her war-time medical knowledge. There are twists in plot, lots of humor and bravery untold. You will love the male character Jamie! Even if you think time-travel romance seems hokey, you will like this story, and will run to find the rest of the books in the series. The first in what will be a series of five books, this time-"
Kathleen, Resident Scholar

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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Time Travel: - largely backwards/past
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - love among disparate social classes - love triangle/polygon
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Water - Mountains - Forests
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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