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Plot Summary of Children Of The Thunder
"They are charismatic and can force everyone to do exactly what they want - the Children Of The Thunder. This skill they use ruthlessly - at first on their one, later on in a group. "
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Review Analysis of Children Of The Thunder
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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - private investigator
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a fair amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - orgies - actual description of sex - description of breasts - descript. of non-breast female anat. - rape/molest (yeech!)
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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