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Plot Summary of The Great Imperfection
"Rick Maxim, a pianoman, is periodically overwhelmed by an electrical aura that protects him in moments of danger. He has no idea what it is or where it comes from. After his last event, when two thugs are killed by the phenomenon, he hides out at a restaurant/art gallery complex in Annapolis, Maryland, where he meets a group of people who are at least as strange as he is. With their help, he learns about his destiny, and the destiny of the Earth he thought he belonged to."
Kathleen Allen, Resident Scholar



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Plot

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




Tone of book - cynical or dry-wit
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - musician
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - scholar
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of touching personal anatomy
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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