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Plot Summary of Neptune Crossing
"John Bandicut was a test pilot on Triton until an accident left him unable to fly. Now working on the surface, he discovers an alien artifact, which somehow downloads an alien intelligence into his brain. It's bad enough that he has to deal with having a peeping tom in his brain--one whose interests don't always coincide with Bandicut's--but it's even worse when he learns that it's up to *him* to save Earth from destruction, quite possibly at the cost of his own life."
Samer Ismail, Resident Scholar



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Composition of Book
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Lifeform altered? Yes
Kind of alteration: - Under control of alien
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - pilot, civilian
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Eccentric: Yes - mentally ill
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some

Setting
Terrain - Planet surface, need spacesuit
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

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