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Plot Summary of Area 51 - The Grail
"It is the fifth book of the series "Area 51". More and more myths and beliefs are related to the Aliens. More and more artifacts are found and the fighting groups prepare for the big war."
irina, Resident Scholar

"This book is about the human race's attempt to uncover the truth about alien cultures, which could mean the fall or demise of the human race. "
Mike Henry, Resident Scholar




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Review Analysis of Area 51 - The Grail
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 25%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 25%




Tone of book - very upbeat - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - magical artifact - info about lifeform(s)/society/phenomena
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV: - subtle invasion (mind control, lookalikes)
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - guns
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male - Female
Profession/status: - infantry soldier - government investigator
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male Alien - an entire race
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - unemployed - writer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters - Genius (really!)
Physique - bulging muscles - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Jungle - Desert - Water - Mountains - Forests - Domed/Underground City
Earth setting: - near future (later in 21st century) - current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed - a significant amount of technical jargon
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript - significantly more descript than dialog
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