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Plot Summary of Patriarch's Hope
" Seafort is Secretary-General of the United Nations, attempting to balance the world's political interests, especially the environmentalists and those who support strengthening Earth's military."
Mark, Resident Scholar



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




Tone of book - cynical or dry-wit
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - factions fight within govt for control

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
Age: - 60's-90's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - missing body parts/abilities

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - navy soldier
Eccentric: Yes - mentally ill - deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.

Setting
Terrain - Planet surface, need spacesuit - Space, need spacesuit
Which planet? - Earth's Moon
Earth setting: - medium future 22-24th century
Spaceship setting: - futuristic human warship - a space station - someone is depressurized
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes
Not Earth, in Solar System? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a significant amount of technical jargon
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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