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Plot Summary of Moon Base
"The cold war continues on the moon with the bases of each country carefully watching each other. Felix Larsen is sent to England's base to investigate reports of an attempted sabotage. What he finds is incredible. People falling a thousand feet with only minor bruising and someone with the inclination and means for suicide who is unable to commit the act. All inclinations point towards ABIC, the bases manufactured computer brain who is responsible for these events...but how and why is it doing it?"
Neil Morey, Resident Scholar

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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%




Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - finding a spy/saboteur
Robots, Computers, VR Yes
Robot, PC, VR Plotlets: - good computer AI
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - scientist
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - 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: - An "It".
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Asteroid
Which planet? - Earth's Moon
Not Earth, in Solar System? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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