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Plot Summary of Eye of Cat
"When William Blackhorse Singer is called on by the government to protect a alien diplomat from a member of his species, he goes to release a shapeshifter known as Cat, whom he captured years before and put in a zoo, to help. The creature agrees to kill the alien threatening the diplomat, however in return he wants to kill Singer, who put him in the zoo years before. Singer agrees because he doesn't really want to live. Cat, sensing his resolution, gives him a chance to run with the agreement that if Singer lives for a week, he's free."
kate, Resident Scholar



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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
magical powers: - shapechanger (scifi)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - bounty hunter
Age: - long lived adults
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - killer
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - mind reading - mind control - super strength - can fly - can read emotions - is very quick
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Genius (really!)
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Desert - Water - Mountains - Forests
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a contemporary society - inhabited by friendly aliens - unfriendly aliens - neutral aliens
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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