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Plot Summary of Abduction
"A roup of people on a scientific and financial drilling exploration of the ocean floor are abducted by an Atlantis type society who live in earth's core. Society is many millions of years old and they don't want people on the surface to know about them. "
Deborah Stoops, Resident Scholar

"A group of scientists exploring the ocean floor are abducted by a society that lives in the earth's core. They are millions of years old and do not want the world to know about them. The abductees, however do not want to stay in that society despite the benefits that it represents. "
irina, Resident Scholar

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Composition of Book
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 35%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 45%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena - generally friendly contact with alien(s)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Adversary
Identity: - an entire race
Age: - long-lived adults
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Water - Domed/Underground City
Earth setting: - current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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