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"Dan was a great inventor, working on building his robot helpers, until his girlfriend drugged him, stole his money, and had him frozen for decades. When he woke up, he was in a new world and had to totally readjust and get used to the new culture. Once he settled in, he started thinking about settling old scores...."
Steve, Resident Scholar
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"Jackleg Time Travel. Not a practical method of time travel.
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Philip A. Petmecky, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Door Into Summer |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Time Travel:
- largely forwards/future
- largely backwards/past
Romance
Yes
Romance plotlets:
- destined love (dream or prediction)
Spying & Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- unraveling a conspiracy
Tech./$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- scientist
- engineer
Age:
- 20's-30's
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
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Earth setting:
- near future (later in 21st century)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
- some scientific explanation
How much dialogue?
- significantly more dialog than descript
- little dialog
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