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Plot Summary of By the Light of the Moon
"After being injected by a mysterious serum by an insane doctor, Dylan O'Connar and Jillian Jackson must evade a contingient of crack soldiers. As a result of the injections terrifying changes take place within their bodies."
Hamish., Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of By the Light of the Moon
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%




Tone of story - very humorous
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Medical Thriller Yes
Medical Plotlets: - wild experiments on people - nano tech
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - artist
Age: - 20's-30's
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can see into the future
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
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 - bulging muscles

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status: - doctor
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - deluded - mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - evil doctors
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - average physique

Setting
Desert? Yes
Small town? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Unusual forms of death - frozen
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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